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Gai Yang
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-01-02) 2 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Years Team
2004–2007 Marseille

Gai Yang (Chinese: 盖阳; born 2 January 1987) is a Chinese former footballer.

Club career[edit]

Born in Shenyang, Liaoning, Gai moved to Dalian with his father when he was young.[1] Though he reportedly played for Dalian Shide, Gai himself stated that he merely trained with a number of clubs in China, and was a free agent.[1]

Gai first went on a six-month trial with French club Marseille in January 2004.[2] Having impressed on trial, club owner Robert Louis-Dreyfus personally travelled to Beijing to sign the two-year contract to bring him to Marseille.[3]

In preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the China Olympic team arranged a friendly against Marseille. Gai featured for Marseille in this friendly for a mere 15 minutes, which he later stated was regrettable, as he had hoped to be included in the final squad.[4]

In 2007, with Gai's contract with Marseille set to be terminated, he returned to China.[5] On his return, he was unable to find a professional club to sign with, and eventually resorted to playing amateur football while studying football coaching.[5]

Coaching career[edit]

In December 2007, Gai obtained student status at the Tongji University, where he would go on to study economics and management. While at the university, he played for their football team.[6] He would go on to the Beijing Sport University to study for his master's degree.[6]

He worked as a coach at Ai Football Club and the Beijing UBest Football Club, both youth football academies.[7] [8]

Personal life[edit]

Yang is the son of former Chinese international footballer Gai Zengchen.[9] His uncles, Gai Zengsheng, Gai Zengxian and Gai Zengjun were all also professional footballers.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "中国小将孤独栖身法甲预备役 搜狐体育对话盖阳" [Chinese teenager lives alone in Ligue 1 reserve Sohu Sports Dialogue with Gai Yang]. sports.sohu.com (in Chinese). 19 January 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Soccer teenager signs with French club giant". chinadaily.com.cn. 17 July 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Chinois en France, encore de la marge…" [Chinese in France, still a margin…]. fr.uefa.com (in French). 18 January 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  4. ^ "盖阳请缨愿为国奥效力 杜伊婉言其上场时间太短" [Gai Yang asked Ying to play for the National Olympics, Dujković said that his playing time was too short]. sports.sohu.com (in Chinese). 31 January 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b "他17岁加盟法甲豪门 父亲是前国脚 留洋回国后竟销声匿迹" [He joined the French giants at the age of 17. His father was a former international player and disappeared after returning to China]. sohu.com (in Chinese). 22 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b "曾經的希望之星：蓋陽—加盟G14的中國第一人" [Once the star of hope: Gai Yang - the first Chinese person to join G14]. zi.media (in Chinese). 25 December 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  7. ^ "爱足球俱乐部主教练进入央视演播室" [The head coach of the Ai football club enters the CCTV studio]. event.chinaschool.org.cn (in Chinese). 2 August 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  8. ^ "教练团队" [Coaching team]. team4china.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Chinese teen Gai Yang joins Marseille". thestar.com.my. 19 May 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  10. ^ "噩耗！足坛名宿去世，奠定大连足球辉煌时代，四兄弟全是专业球员" [Bad news! The death of a famous football legend has laid the foundation for the glorious era of Dalian football. The four brothers are all professional players]. sohu.com (in Chinese). 5 August 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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