{{Short description|Chinese footballer (born 1942)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{family name hatnote|[[Du (surname)|Du]]|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Du Zhiren<br>杜智仁 | image = | upright = | caption = | full_name = Du Zhiren | birth_date = 1948 | birth_place = [[Guangzhou]], [[Guangdong]], China | death_date = | death_place = | height = | position = [[Left winger]] | youthyears1 = 1965–1969 | youthclubs1 = [[Guangdong Hongyuan F.C.|Guangdong]] | years1 = 1970–1977 | clubs1 = [[Guangdong Hongyuan F.C.|Guangdong]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 1975–1976 | nationalteam1 = [[China national football team|China]] | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = |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 = 杜智仁 | t = 杜智仁 | order = st | p = Dù zhìrén | w = Dù<sup>1</sup> zhì<sup>1</sup>rén<sup>2</sup> }}
'''Du Zhiren''' ({{zh|s=杜智仁|p=Dù zhìrén}}; born 1948) is a retired Chinese footballer. Nicknamed "B-Boy", he played as a [[left winger]] for his home province of [[Guangdong Hongyuan F.C.|Guangdong]] in a domestic level throughout the 1970s. He also represented [[China national football team|China]] internationally for their debut in the [[1976 AFC Asian Cup]].
==Club career== Du began his career in 1965 within the youth sector of [[Guangdong Hongyuan F.C.|Guangdong]] and would remain there throughout the remainder of the 1960s. In 1970, he was promoted to the senior squad. He was recognized by both his style of play with his speed and awareness in front of the goalpost as well as being recognized for his appearance alongside full-back [[Yue Yongrong]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=桃破爱星座|date=December 28, 2025|title=球员时代的遗憾当教练之后弥补，广东六运夺金总指挥，岳永荣|url=https://news.sohu.com/a/970042076_121612292|website=[[Sohu]]|language=zh|access-date=January 2, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 24, 2025|title=看看1975年中国男足队员都有谁，现状如何？刘庆泉、何佳入选！|url=https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1835533321681162979&wfr=spider&for=pc|publisher=随言杂谈体育历史文化|language=zh|access-date=January 2, 2026}}</ref> Alongside right winger [[Ou Weiting]], he participated in the [[1975 National Games of China]] where he contributed greatly in the club winning the tournament before retiring two years later.<ref name="Sina">{{Cite web|last=Lin|first=Bangliu|date=September 9, 2009|title=广东足球60年60杰暨十大最受欢迎球员评选活动启动|url=https://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2009-09-09/20084579389.shtml|website=[[Sina.com]]|language=zh|access-date=January 2, 2026}}</ref>
==International career== Du was first called up to represent [[China national football team|China]] through a series of friendlies in 1975. His greatest accomplishment came through making the final 18-man squad of for the [[1976 AFC Asian Cup]] where he played as a reserve with the Chinese Dragons achieving third place.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 25, 2025|title=看看1976年中国男足队员都有谁，现状如何？李富胜、陈熙荣等|url=https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1835592717605596810&wfr=spider&for=pc|website=随言杂谈体育历史文化|language=zh|access-date=December 17, 2025}}</ref>
==Later life== Following his retirement, Du would remain in Guangzhou to contribute in the development of grassroots football in the area.<ref name="Sina"/>
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