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Rong Zhixing
容志行
Personal information
Full name Rong Zhixing
Date of birth (1948-07-30) 30 July 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth A ship on the journey from China to India
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1964 Guangzhou Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1966 Guangzhou Worker
1966 Guangzhou
1969–1982 Guangdong
International career
1972–1982 China 34 (10)
Managerial career
Guangdong Youth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rong Zhixing or Rong Zhihang (Chinese: 容志行; born 30 July 1948) is a retired Chinese footballer who played for Guangdong. He represented China PR in the 1976 Asian Cup and qualifying for the 1982 FIFA World Cup .

Biography

Rong was born in a ship on the journey from China to India, his family came from Taishan, Guangdong. His family lived in India until 1953, when they returned to China and settled in Guangzhou. Rong started his career playing for the Guangzhou youth football team, after that he was elected to the Guangzhou worker football team. In 1966 Rong join Guangzhou football team. In 1969, Rong was elected to the Guangdong football team, he was called up to the Chinese national team and played in the 1976 Asian Cup, with China earning third place. Rong was still called up to represent China as he played within the 1980 Asian Cup and qualifying for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. After China lost to New Zealand in qualifying for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, Rong retired.[1]

In 1982, Rong retired and studied in university, he worked as the coach of Guangdong youth football team for a short time. After that Rong worked as the vice secretary of party committee of Guangdong province sports technical college. In 1991, Rong worked as the director of the Shenzhen sports committee.

On January 21,2014, Rong was elected vice chairman of the Chinese Football Association.[2]

Career statistics

International

National team Year Apps Goals
China 1973 1 1
1974 0 0
1975 5 2
1976 4 0
1977 2 2
1978 8 2
1979 0 0
1980 4 2
1981 7 1
1982 3 0
Total 34 10

International goals

Scores and results list China's goal tally first.[3]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 August 1973 China  Guinea 5–2 Friendly
2. 19 June 1975 Government Stadium, Hong Kong  Brunei 10–1 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3. 21 June 1975  Hong Kong 1–0 1–0
4. 19 July 1977 China  Zaire 3–2 Friendly
5. 27 July 1977  Hong Kong 1–2
6. 14 December 1978 Thailand  Qatar 3–0
7. 19 December 1978  Malaysia 7–1
8. 24 December 1980 Government Stadium, Hong Kong  Macau 3–0 3–0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
9. 26 December 1980  Japan 1–0 1–0
10. 18 October 1981 Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China  Kuwait 1–0 3–0

Honours

Player

Guangdong FC

  • China national league: 1979[4]

References

  1. ^ ""中国的贝利"容志行(华侨华人与奥林匹克)". 人民网. 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
  2. ^ "蔡振华出任足协主席 张剑领衔七位副主席". 人民网. 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  3. ^ "Rong Zhihang". China National Football Team Database. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. ^ "China 1979". rsssf.com. 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2019-08-06.