Xie Feng (footballer)

Xie Feng
谢峰

Personal information
Full name	Xie Feng
Date of birth	(1966-04-09) 9 April 1966
Place of birth	Shanghai, China
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender, Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1997	Beijing Guoan	80	(19)
1998–2001	Shenzhen Pingan	51	(8)
Total		131	(27)
International career
1996–2000	China	17	(0)
Managerial career
2006	Shenzhen Kingway (interim manager)
2009	Shenzhen Asia Travel (interim manager)
2014	Beijing Guoan (interim manager)
2016	Beijing Guoan (interim manager)
2017	Beijing Guoan (interim manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2017 (UTC)

Xie Feng (simplified Chinese: 谢峰; traditional Chinese: 謝峰; pinyin: Xiè Fēng; born 9 April 1966) is a Chinese former footballer who most recently was interim manager for Beijing Guoan in the Chinese Super League.

Club career

Xie Feng started his career at Beijing Guoan, originally playing as a striker before being converted to a right-back. Feng scored against both A.C. Milan and Arsenal in friendlies for Beijing Guoan in 1994 and 1995 respectively.

Management career

After retiring as a player at Shenzhen Pingan, Feng assumed the position of assistant manager at the club, temporarily being named interim manager on two separate occasions. In the 2010 Chinese Super League season, Feng was named assistant manager of Shaanxi Chanba. On 19 May 2016, Alberto Zaccheroni was sacked as Beijing Guoan manager, with Feng being appointed interim manager until a replacement was hired.

Personal life

Xie Feng's father, Xie Hongjun (Chinese: 谢鸿钧), is a retired footballer who played for Shanghai Team and the Chinese national team. His mother Zheng Yuru (Chinese: 郑玉茹) was a sprinter active in the 1950s.