Li Xiaopeng (footballer)

Li Xiaopeng (李宵鹏; born June 20, 1975 in Qingdao) is a Chinese football player. With the Football World Cup 2002, he played in all preliminary games with. However, the team failed to qualify for the knockout stages.

Life

Li is considered one of China's best midfielders. The first international experience came at the AFC U-16 Junior Cup in 1992, where his team - Asia champion. As a result, China was able to qualify for the FIFA U -17 World Championship in Japan in 1993.

His professional career began in 1994 when he was taken from his home club Shandong Luneng under contract. During his 12 -year career he only played for this club, which has become a rarity in today's football. In 1999 he won with his team the Double.

At international level, then followed the qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2002 in South Korea and Japan, but the Chinese national team already retired from in the first round.

2005 ended Li his career and worked first as a coach for the youth teams of Shandong Luneng. In March 2008 he was finally appointed to his current office, where he was responsible for putting together a competitive women's team for the National Games in October 2008.