Liu Zhicai

Liu Zhicai
刘志才

Personal information
Date of birth	20 October 1954
Place of birth	Dalian, China
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1972	Shenyang Army
1973-19??	Bayi Football Team
National team
1975-1981	China	16	(0)
Teams managed
2010-2011	Tianjin Runyulong
2012	Guizhou Zhicheng
2012-2013	Shenyang Shenbei
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Liu Zhicai (Chinese: 刘志才 born October 20, 1954) is a Chinese football coach and a former international player. As a player he predominantly played as a defender and represented China in the 1980 Asian Cup.

Coaching career

Liu Zhicai would manage amateur minor-league club Tianjin Runyulong in the 2010 league season, however the recently formed ambitious club would decide that they wanted to be a professional unit the following season and buy Anhui Jiufang F.C.'s position within the second tier of Chinese football. This would then see a turbulent period in Liu's career where he would see the club move to Shenyang and rename themselves as Shenyang Shenbei while having to overhaul his squad to compete with professional football.^[1] In the 2011 league season Liu looked like he was able to produce a team that were able to fight for promotion, however it would soon be clear that the club would finish in mid-table and despite finishing in a respectable sixth there would be rumours that Liu would be sacked at the end of the season. Unfortunately these rumours would be true and the ambitious club would hire Chinese FA Cup winning coach Arie Haan at the beginning of 2012.^[2]

International Record

Competition	Year	Apps	Goal
Friendly	1975-1981	7	0
Asian Games	1978	7	0
Asian Cup Qualifier	1978	2	0
Total		16	0

References

1. 智诚新帅走马上任 at gywb.cn 2012-01-29 Retrieved 2012-08-07
2. 阿里汉挂帅中甲沈阳沈北 合同1+1未定明确目标 at sports.sohu.com 2012-01-01 Retrieved 2012-08-07

External links

• Team China Stats
• Player profile at Sodasoccer