Lu Kun-chi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 6, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Tainan County, Republic of China (Taiwan) | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1997 | Jia Li Preparatory School | ||
| 1997–2000 | Jia Li Junior Elementary | ||
| 2000–2003 | Pei Men SHS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Taiwan PE College | ||
| 2007 | Grulla Morioka | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Taiwan PE College | ||
| 2009–2010 | NSTC | ||
| 2010–present | Taipower | ||
| National team | |||
| 2003–2007 | Chinese Taipei U-23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–present | Chinese Taipei | 23 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Lu Kun-chi (Chinese: 呂昆錡; pinyin: Lǚ Kūnqí, born February 6, 1985 in Tainan County (now part of Tainan City), Republic of China) is a Taiwanese football goalkeeper. Nicknamed Taiwanese Buffon (台灣布馮), he is the first choice goalkeeper in the Chinese Taipei national football team.
Lu was born in Tainan County, Taiwan. He has one brother and one sister, among whom he is the youngest. Lu started to play football at the age of 10 after his family moved to Jiali, another township in Tainan other than which he was born. He has played goalkeeper since age 11 in Jiali Primary School and Jiali Junior High School.
When he was 14, his height reached 180 cm (5 ft 11 in). It was thought he was likely to be included in the Chinese Taipei U-15 squad, but he was not. "At that time, I told myself I should enter the [Chinese Taipei] youth team in three years," he said to the press after years. Under the instruction of Pei Men goalkeeper coach Hung Chin-chang, he spent only two years to make his wish come true. He was called up to the Chinese Taipei U-21 at age 17, the U-23 at age 18, and eventually the senior team in 2004.
Lu's Chinese Taipei senior team debut was on October 14, 2004 against Palestine in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification. His amazing performance soon earned him a regular place in the national team. Since then, he has been the first choice goalkeeper for Chinese Taipei. He also performed well in domestic league. He has been voted as the Best Goalkeeper in the Chinese Taipei National Football League 2005 season at the time he plays for National Taiwan College of Physical Education.
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