# Cai Jinbiao

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Chinese footballer

Cai Jinbiao 蔡锦标 Personal information Full name Cai Jinbiao Date of birth June 1954 (age 72) Place of birth Xingning, Guangdong, China Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Position Defender Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1974–1983 Guangdong team International career 1976–1982 China 20 (1) Medal record Men's football Representing China AFC Asian Cup 1976 Iran Team Asian Games 1978 Bangkok Football * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Cai Jinbiao** ([Chinese](/source/Chinese_language): 蔡锦标; born 1954) is a former [Chinese](/source/China) international [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a defender. He represented [Guangdong team](/source/Guangdong_Hongyuan_F.C.) where he won the 1979 Chinese league title as well as playing for the [China national football team](/source/China_national_football_team) in the [1980 Asian Cup](/source/1980_Asian_Cup).

## Playing career

At an early age, Cai Jinbiao would be accepted in a specialist sports school within [Xingning, Guangdong](/source/Xingning%2C_Guangdong). This was before he started his career playing for the Guangdong youth team where he would soon be promoted to the senior team in 1974.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Despite his relatively short height for a defender, he would go on to establish himself as an extremely effective defender and receive the nickname "Steel head" by the local fans.[1] He would soon receive his first call-up to the [Chinese national team](/source/China_national_football_team) by the manager [Nian Weisi](/source/Nian_Weisi) while back at his club Cai's free-kick skills and jumping ability would then go on to see [Guangdong FC](/source/Guangdong_Hongyuan_F.C.) win their first ever Chinese league title at the end of the 1979 league season.[2]

## Career statistics

### International statistics

Competition Year Apps Goal Friendly 1978-1982 5 0 Great Wall Cup 1980 1 0 Asian Cup 1980 2 0 World Cup Qualifier 1980-1982 12 1 Total 20 1

## Honours

**Guangdong FC**

- China national league: 1979[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["蔡锦标中流砥柱号铜头魏崇金摧城拔寨称射手"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090722145650/http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2009-07/16/content_635127.htm). gzdaily.dayoo.com. 2009-07-16. Archived from [the original](http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2009-07/16/content_635127.htm) on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2012-07-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["China 1979"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html). *[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF)*. 22 Oct 2009. Retrieved 2012-07-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["China 1979"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html). *[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF)*. 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2019-08-06.

## External links

- [Team China Stats](http://teamchina.freehostia.com/en/player.php?id=caijinbiao)

v t e China squad – 1976 AFC Asian Cup third place 1 Hu Zhigang 2 Qi Wusheng (c) 3 Guan Zhirui 4 Chi Shangbin 5 Xiang Hengqing 6 He Jia 7 Chen Xirong 8 Li Guoning 9 Wang Jilian 10 Rong Zhixing 11 Du Zhiren 12 Li Fusheng 13 Cai Jinbiao 14 Zhang Qun 15 Zhang Yiming 16 Yang Anli 17 Yu Jinglian 18 Li Weimiao Coach: Nian Weisi

v t e China squad – 1980 AFC Asian Cup 1 Li Fusheng 2 Cai Jinbiao 3 Liu Zhicai 4 Lin Lefeng 5 Chi Shangbin (c) 6 Huang Xiangdong 7 Yang Yumin 8 Zuo Shusheng 9 Xu Yonglai 10 Li Fubao 11 Chen Jingang 12 Zang Cailing 13 Shen Xiangfu 15 Gu Guangming 16 Wang Feng 18 Gai Zengchen 20 Chen Xirong 22 Xu Jianping Coach: Su Yongshun

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