Fan Zhiyi Sports manager

Fan Zhiyi is a former professional football player from the People's Republic of China. A folk hero and football icon in his native country he was considered a trailblazer when he moved to English club Crystal Palace to become the first Chinese person to do so. Internationally he would go on to play in China's first World Cup when he played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He has gone on to become a manager and is currently the Head coach of Shanghai East Asia.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 22, 1970
Birth place
China , Shanghai , Yangpu District
Height (meters)0.0

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Football manager

club
Hong Kong Rangers FC
Shanghai Dongya F.C.
Suzhou Trips F.C.
Shanghai United F.C.
position
Defender (association football)
teams
Dundee F.C.
Hong Kong Rangers FC
Cardiff City F.C.
Crystal Palace F.C.
China national football team
Shanghai Greenland F.C.
Shanghai United F.C.
Guizhou Renhe F.C.
China national under-23 football team

Topical connections

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Aaron WildigFootball player
Aaron RamseyFootball player
Ali DaeiSports manager
Cédric SabinFootball player
Bian JunFootball player

Fan Zhiyi on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/china/squad/newsid_1906000/1906769.stm