{{Short description|Chinese footballer and manager}}{{Distinguish|text=politician [[Chen Xitong]]}}{{Family name hatnote|[[Chen (surname)|Chen]]|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Chen Xirong <br> 陈熙荣 | image = | caption = | fullname = Chen Xirong | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1953}} | birth_place = [[Guangzhou]], [[Guangdong]], China | death_date = | height = | position = [[Midfield]] | years1 = 1976–1984 | clubs1 = [[Guangdong Hongyuan F.C.|Guangdong Team]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | nationalyears1 = 1976–1982 | nationalteam1 = [[China national football team|China]] | nationalcaps1 = 15 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | manageryears1 = 1984–1987 | managerclubs1 = Guangzhou Youth | manageryears2 = 1987–1989 | managerclubs2 = [[China PR national under-20 football team|China U20]] | manageryears3 = 1990–1992 | managerclubs3 = [[Guangdong Hongyuan F.C.|Guangdong Team]] | manageryears4 = 1992 | managerclubs4 = [[China PR national football team|China]] (caretaker) | manageryears5 = 1992–1997 | managerclubs5 = [[China PR national football team|China]] (assist) | manageryears6 = 1992–1997 | managerclubs6 = [[China PR national under-23 football team|China U23]] (assist) | manageryears7 = 1994 | managerclubs7 = [[Guangdong Hongyuan F.C.|Guangdong Hongyuan]] | manageryears8 = 1998 | managerclubs8 = [[Guangzhou Matsunichi F.C.|Guangzhou Matsunichi]] | manageryears9 = 1998–1999 | managerclubs9 = [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Apollo]] | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[association football|football]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976 Iran]]|[[1976 AFC Asian Cup squads#China|Team]]}} }} {{Infobox Chinese | s = 陈熙荣 | p = Chén Xīróng | mi = {{IPAc-cmn|ch|en|2|-|x|i|1|-|r|ong|2|}} | j = Can4 Hei1wing4 | ci = {{IPAc-yue|c|an|4|.|h|ei|1|-|w|ing|4|}} }}
'''Chen Xirong''' (born 1953 in [[Guangzhou]]) is a former Chinese international [[association football|football]] player, coach, and a [[media pundit]]. He played for [[Guangdong Hongyuan F.C.|Guangdong FC]] where he won the club's first ever Chinese league title in 1979, while internationally he represented [[China national football team|China]] in the [[1976 Asian Cup]] and in the [[1980 Asian Cup]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}} After retiring, he moved into management where he joined Guangdong FC's cantonese rival [[Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.|Guangzhou FC]] before becoming a media pundit for [[Guangdong Television|Guangdong sports channel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cnsoccer.titan24.com/2011-03-11/103727_11.html|title=数广东足坛十三大风流人物：容志行古广明均上榜|publisher=cnsoccer.titan24.com|date=2011-03-11|access-date=2012-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918061551/http://cnsoccer.titan24.com/2011-03-11/103727_11.html|archive-date=2011-09-18|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Career statistics == === International statistics===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;" |- !Competition!!Year!!Apps!!Goal |- |rowspan=1|'''[[Asian Cup]]''' |1976||1||0 |- |rowspan=1|'''[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]''' |1981–1982||2||0 |- |rowspan=1|'''[[World Cup Qualifier]]''' |1980–1982||12||1 |- |rowspan=1|'''Total''' |||15||1 |- |- |}
== Honours == ===Player=== '''Guangdong FC''' *China national league: 1979<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html|title=China 1979|date=2017-02-02|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2019-08-06}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://teamchina.freehostia.com/en/player.php?id=chenxirong Team China Stats] *[http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/54/106301/2E3EEB8C09C395D8.shtml Player profile] at Sodasoccer
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