Gao Leilei
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| Gao Leilei 高雷雷 |
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Gao Leilei | |
| Date of birth | July 15, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Beijing, China | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | FC KooTeePee | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Youth career | ||
| 1996-1997 | Beijing Electric Bus | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998 1999-2006 2006-2007 2007 2008 2009 2009 |
Wuhan F.C. Beijing Guoan → New Zealand Knights (loan) MyPa Wellington Phoenix Beijing Hongdeng FC KooTeePee |
7 (0) 121 (11) 7 (1) 7 (2) 8 (0) 1 (0) 9 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Gao.
Gao Leilei (Simplified Chinese: 高雷雷) (born July 15, 1980 in China) is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for FC KooTeePee.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Club career
Gao first gained the public notice of Chinese football when he scored an equalizer against Liaoning FC in the last round of 1999 Jia A. In the past seven seasons, he was between a regular and a substitute of the Beijing Guoan.
Towards the end of the 2006 season, Gao expressed his wish to leave the team and seek other options. There were spectulations that Gao is going to a team in the Segunda División of Spain. However, In December, 2006 Gao Leilei was loaned to A-League club New Zealand Knights FC for a short period. Gao made this debut in the A-League for the Knights on December 3, 2006 against Newcastle Jets and scored his first A-League goal in his second match against Adelaide United.
Following the dissolution of the Knights franchise, Gao signed with Finnish team MyPa. He became the first Chinese footballer to play in the Veikkausliiga. Gao made his debut against FC Honka as a substitute in the 46th minute on April 22, 2007. He made his first start for MyPa against TPS Turku on April 26, 2007.
On March 18, 2008, Gao signed a one-year contract with Wellington Phoenix FC, rejoining his former manager from the Knights, Ricki Herbert. [1] Gao's contract with the New Zealand club was terminated after a bust up with team bosses. [2] He reportedly enjoyed playing his PSP rather than playing football, while at the Phoenix.
Gao was linked with a move to A-League club Perth Glory after training with the club, but was not signed. [3][4] On July 3, 2009, Gao returned to Beijing and signed a short contract with Beijing Hongdeng[5]. After just one month with the team however, he transferred to Finland again signing with FC KooTeePee. He made his debut for FC KooTeePee on August 16, 2009 against AC Oulu[6].
[edit] References
- ^ "Phoenix strengthen midfield with speedy Gao". March 18, 2008. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4444283a1823.html.
- ^ http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/89339,gao-gone-in-phoenix-bustup.aspx
- ^ http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=4&ContentID=110895
- ^ http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/89433,piorkowski-off-to-gold-coast-too.aspx?r=rss
- ^ http://news.xinmin.cn/rollnews/2009/07/08/2207897.html (Chinese)
- ^ http://www.fckooteepee.fi/?page=showCalendar&date=2009-08-16
