Dong Liqiang

{{short description|Chinese footballer and coach}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Dong Liqiang | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|8|20|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Liaoning]], [[China]] | death_date = | height = | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]], [[Midfielder (association football)|Midfielder]] | years1 = 1986–1996 | clubs1 = [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning FC]] | years2 = 1997–1999 | clubs2 = [[Shenzhen F.C.|Shenzhen Ping'an]] | nationalyears1 = 1988–1993| nationalteam1 = [[China national football team|China]]| nationalcaps1 = 21 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2000 | managerclubs1 = [[Guangzhou City F.C.|Shenyang Sealion]] (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2003 | managerclubs2 = [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning Zhongshun]] (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2004 | managerclubs3 = [[Shenzhen F.C.|Shenzhen Jianlibao]] (assistant) | manageryears4 = 2005-2006 | managerclubs4 = [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning FC]] (assistant) | manageryears5 = 2007 | managerclubs5 = [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning FC Reserve]] | manageryears6 = 2008 | managerclubs6 = [[Henan F.C.|Henan Jianye]] (assistant) | manageryears7 = 2011 | managerclubs7 = [[Henan F.C.|Henan Jianye]] (assistant) | manageryears8 = 2012-2014 | managerclubs8 = [[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] (assistant) | manageryears9 = 2015-2016 | managerclubs9 = [[Shenzhen F.C.|Shenzhen FC]] (assistant) | manageryears10 = 2018 | managerclubs10 = [[Yinchuan Helanshan F.C.|Yinchuan Helanshan]] (assistant) | manageryears11 = 2019-2024 | managerclubs11 = [[Liaoning Tieren F.C.|Liaoning Tieren]] (assistant) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[association football|football]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992 Japan]]|[[1992 AFC Asian Cup squads#China|Team]]}} }}

'''Dong Liqiang''' ({{lang-zh|c=董礼强}}; born 20 August 1965 in [[Liaoning]]) is a Chinese assistant [[association football|football]] coach and a former international player.

As a player he won six league titles and the 1989-90 [[Asian Club Championship]] with [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning FC]] before ending his career with [[Shenzhen Ruby F.C.|Shenzhen Ping'an]]. While internationally he represented [[China national football team|China]] in the [[1988 Asian Cup]] and [[1992 Asian Cup]]. Since retiring he moved to assistant management and had coached [[Guangzhou R&F F.C.|Shenyang]], [[Nanjing Yoyo F.C.]], [[Shenzhen Ruby F.C.|Shenzhen Ping'an Kejian]], Liaoning FC and [[Henan Jianye]].

==Playing career== Dong Liqiang would join the senior team of Liaoning FC in the 1986 season and would be part of the squad that won the [[Chinese FA Cup]] that campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html|title=China 1986 |date=2009-10-22|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=2015-05-12}}</ref> The following season, he would start to establish himself as a physically strong and fierce defender within the team and went on to win 1987 league title with Liaoning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html|title=China 1987 |date=2009-10-22|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=2015-05-12}}</ref> After an impressive start to his career the Head coach of the [[China national football team|Chinese]] team [[Gao Fengwen]] called him into the squad for the [[1988 AFC Asian Cup]] and played him in the semi-final game against [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]], which China lost 2–1 after extra time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/asian-cup-1988-in-katar-halbfinale-suedkorea-china/|title=Asian Cup 1988 Katar » Halbfinale » Südkorea - China 2:1 |publisher=weltfussball.de |date= |accessdate=2015-05-12}}</ref> He returned to club football and helped establish Liaoning as the dominant team within Chinese football by winning several further league titles with the club and the 1989-90 [[Asian Club Championship]] making them the first Chinese team to win the premier Asian continental championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup90.html|title=Champions' Cup 1989/90 |date=2003-11-12|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=2015-05-12}}</ref> Despite his club success his international career would ultimately be mired by his performance within the [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)]] campaign when on the 17 October 1989 match against [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] he was responsible for their two late goals, which saw China lose the match 2-1 and ultimately a place within the World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.china.com.cn/chinese/shijiebei/53672.htm|title=董礼强：队员精力一定要集中 |publisher=china.com.cn |date=2001-08-25|accessdate=2015-05-12}}</ref> He was eventually able to rectify his mistakes when in the [[1992 AFC Asian Cup]] China faced United Arab Emirates once again and he played in the team that beat them 4–3 in extra time to win the third place match within the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/asian-cup-1992-in-japan-3-platz-china-va-emirate/|title=Asian Cup 1992 Japan » 3. Platz » China - VA Emirate 4:3 |publisher=weltfussball.de |date= |accessdate=2015-05-12}}</ref> After spending his whole career with Liaoning and nearing the end of his career he would decide to leave his hometown club and joined second-tier football club [[Shenzhen Ruby F.C.|Shenzhen Ping'an]] in the 1997 league season where he helped guide them to a runners-up spot within their division a promotion to the top tier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china97.html|title=China League 1997 |date=2003-06-21|website=[[RSSSF]]|accessdate=2015-05-12}}</ref> He would spend two more seasons with the club as they remained within the division before he retired at the end of the 1999 campaign.

== Career statistics == === International statistics ===

{| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="width:50%;" |- style="text-align:center; background:#e0e0e0;" ! Year ! Competition ! Apps ! Goal |- style="text-align:center;" || 1988–1992 || [[Asian Cup]] || 7 || 0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" || 1989–1993 || [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] || 8 || 0 |- style="text-align:center;" || 1988 || [[AFC Asian Cup qualifiers]] || 3 || 0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" || 1992–1993 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] || 3 || 0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" || 1990 || [[Dynasty Cup]] || 3 || 0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="2" | Total ! style="text-align:center;"| 21 ! style="text-align:center;"| 0 |}

==Honours== '''Liaoning FC''' * [[Chinese Jia-A League]]: 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 * [[Chinese FA Cup]]: 1986 * [[Asian Club Championship]]: 1989-90

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://teamchina.freehostia.com/en/player.php?id=dongliqiang Team China Stats]

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