Li Ming (footballer born 1971)

Li Ming
李明

Personal information
Date of birth	26 January 1971 (1971-01-26)
Place of birth	Dalian, Liaoning, China
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Retired Former Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1989-2005	Dalian Wanda	244	(36)
National team‡
1992-2004	China	141	(8)
Honours Men's football Competitor for China Asian Games Silver 1994 Hiroshima Football
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 7, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 7, 2009

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.

Li Ming (Chinese: 李明; pinyin: Lǐ Míng; born January 26, 1971 in Dalian, Liaoning) is a former Chinese international footballer and the current Chairman of Dalian Aerbin F.C. As a footballer he was a highly respected player who played his whole career for Dalian Wanda and was part of the team that dominated Chinese football by winning eight league titles with them. His international career saw him play for the Chinese national team throughout the 1990s and early 2000s where he was widely acknowledged as one of the most technically gifted Chinese players ever and was rewarded with 141 caps, which currently makes him the most capped Chinese player ever.

Football career

Starting his football career in 1989 Li Ming would spend his entire football career with Dalian Wanda. With them he would help establish himself as their first choice right-midfielder, however it wasn't until the 1994 league season when Dalian would win their first professional league title that they would establish themselves as the dominant team within China for severals seasons. From 1994 to 2002 Dalian would win a staggering eight league titles, Li Ming was one of the stars of the Dalian Wanda team that went the entire 1996 league season without losing a single domestic league game.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	February 23, 1997	Malaysia	Finland	2-1	Won	Friendly
2.	February 28, 1997	Malaysia	Zimbabwe	3-1	Won	Friendly
3.	September 13, 1997	Dalian, China PR	Iran	2-4	Loss	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	October 16, 2000	Tripoli, Lebanon	Indonesia	4-0	Won	2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stages
5.	October 23, 2000	Sidon, Lebanon	Qatar	3-1	Won	2000 AFC Asian Cup Quarter-finals
6.	July 3, 2004	China	Lebanon	6-0	Won	Friendly
7.	July 21, 2004	Beijing, China PR	Indonesia	5-0	Won	2004 AFC Asian Cup Group Stages
8.	August 7, 2004	Beijing, China PR	Japan	1-3	Lost	2004 AFC Asian Cup Finals

Honours

• Chinese Jia-A League/Chinese Super League: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005

• Chinese FA Cup: 1992, 2001, 2005

External links

• [1] Career player profile

Preceded by Paul Rideout (Qianwei Huangdao)

Chinese Football Association EMS Quickest Goal 1998

Succeeded by Marcelo Sergipano (Shanghai Shenhua)