Guan Zhen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guan Zhen | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jiangsu Sainty | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998-2000 | Tianjin Locomotive | ||
| 2000-2002 | Shandong Luneng | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003-2007 | Shandong Luneng | 4 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Chengdu Wuniu (loan) | ? | (0) |
| 2008- | Jiangsu Sainty | 52 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009- | China | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Template:Chinese name Guan Zhen (simplified Chinese: 关震; traditional Chinese: 關震; pinyin: Guān Zhèn; born February 6, 1985 in Tianjin) is a Chinese international footballer who currently plays for Jiangsu Sainty as a goalkeeper in the Chinese Super League.
Club career
Shandong Luneng
Guan Zhen would make his senior club debut on March 16, 2003 for Shandong Luneng in a league game vs Yunnan Hongta. His appearance was to make him the youngest goalkeeper to ever appear in the top tier in the Chinese league system, however this record was later broken by Wang Dalei. After his debut he would play understudy to Zong Lei and Deng Xiaofei for several seasons, however Shandong Luneng would bring in Li Leilei in the 2006 league season and Guan Zhen was loaned out to Chengdu Wuniu.
Chengdu Wuniu
Guan Zhen would join second tier club Chengdu Wuniu on loan in 2006 to gain more playing time but failed to make it as their first choice goalkeeper. He would return to Shandong Luneng where he would once more be used as a third choice goalkeeper. Unable to improve unpon his position Shandong Luneng were willing to let Guan Zhen leave at the end of the 2007 league season.
Jiangsu Sainty
He transferred to second tier club Jiangsu Sainty at the beginning of the 2008 league season and was immediately placed as their first-choice goalkeeper within the team. He played extremely well enough to immediately help the club in their push for promotion to the Chinese Super League by aiding them to win the 2008 Chinese League One title.[1] The following season Guan's former team mate Deng Xiaofei was brought into the club and for a short period replaced Guan as the teams first choice goalkeeper, however he would eventually go on to win back his place within the team and help establish Jiangsu within the top tier.
International career
Guan Zhen was the first choice keeper of China U-20 team before 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship that was managed by Eckhard Krautzun, however he suffered an injury before the tournament by his own teammate Wang Yongpo.
After an impressive start to the 2009 Chinese Super League season with Jiangsu Sainty Guan Zhen would be called up into Gao Hongbo's squad to face Kyrgyzstan in a 3-0 win on the 25th of July, 2009 where he came on as a substitute for Zeng Cheng.[2]
Club statistics
Last update: 25 Sept 2010
| Season | Team | Country | Division | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Shandong Luneng | China | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | Shandong Luneng | China | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Shandong Luneng | China | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Chengdu Wuniu | China | 2 | ? | 0 |
| 2007 | Shandong Luneng | China | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Jiangsu Sainty | China | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| 2009 | Jiangsu Sainty | China | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 2010 | Jiangsu Sainty | China | 1 | 17 | 0 |
Honours
Club
Country
China PR national football team
References
- ^ "2008 Chinese League Tables". rsssf.com. 3 Apr 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
- ^ "China 3 Kyrgyzstan 0". Sohu.com. 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
External links
- Official Jiangsu Sainty website
- Career player profile at National-football-teams.com
- Player profile at Sodasoccer.com
- Player stats at Sohu.com
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