Qingdao Red Lions
Coordinates: 36°19′09″N 120°18′56″E / 36.319083°N 120.315596°E
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Qingdao Red Lions Football Club 青岛红狮足球运动俱乐部 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Lions | ||
| Founded | 1 March 2016 | ||
| Ground | Qingda Community Center, Chengyang, Qingdao | ||
| President | Piet van der Pol | ||
| Head Coach | Jan Poortvliet | ||
| League | Qingdao City Super League | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Qingdao Red Lions Football Club [1] is a football club from Qingdao in Shandong province, China. The club has its home base in the Chengyang district of the city. During the 2016 season the club participates in the Qingdao City Super League, which is part of the fourth tier of the Chinese football league system.
The first team is coached by Jan Poortvliet, former manager of Southampton FC and 1978 World Cup finalist with the Netherlands as a player. Notable players include David Löfquist,[2] Kwame Quansah and Milan Perić.
Qingdao Red Lions was established in early 2016 by its founding members Bruno Marveggio, Rob van Eck and Piet van der Pol. The club aims to contribute to the development of Chinese football, both on youth level as in competitive league football.
Club badge and colours
The 2016 home and away kit for Qingdao Red Lions are designed and manufactured by Guangzhou based sports clothing company UCANSport.
Results
- 2016 Qingdao City Super League: season starts in May 2016
- 2016 China Amateur Football League Finals: qualification possible through Qingdao City Super League
- Qingdao Red Lions did not participate in the 2016 Qingdao City Cup Tournament
Team
- As of 14 April 2016
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
| Name | Nationality | |
| Kwame Quansah |   |
2 caps for Ghana. Played for Ajax and Heracles Almelo |
| David Löfquist |  |
Played for Parma, Malmö FF and Mjällby AIF |
| Milan Perić |  |
6 caps for Serbia U21. Played for Ferencvaros, Partizan Belgrade, Kaposvári and Panegialios |
Coaching Staff
| Position | Name | Nationality |
| Head coach | Jan Poortvliet | |
| Assistent-coach | Rob Vollenbroek | |
| Assistent-coach | Hans de Winter | |
Management
Bruno Marveggio (Founding Chairman)- Rob van Eck (Founding Deputy Chairman)
- Piet van der Pol (President)
- Lon Weijers (General Manager)
- Hans de Winter (Head of Youth Development)
References
- ↑ Chinese: 青岛红狮足球运动俱乐部; pinyin: Qīngdǎo Hóngshī
- ↑ http://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/sport/forre-allsvenska-stjarnans-jobb-i-kina/
External links
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