{{short description|Chinese footballer and manager}} {{About|the footballer|the professional wrestler also called Gu Guangming|Gu Guangming (boxer)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2012}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Gu Guangming <br/>古广明 | fullname = Gu Guangming | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|1|31|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Shaoguan]], [[Guangdong]], China | height = 1.68 m | currentclub = | position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Right winger]] | youthyears1 = 1975–1978 | youthclubs1 = Guangdong Junior Team | youthyears2 = 1977–1978 | youthclubs2 = [[China national under-20 football team|China National Junior Team]] | years1 = 1976–1985 | clubs1 = [[Guangdong Hongyuan F.C.|Guangdong team]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1986–1987 | clubs2 = [[TuS Koblenz]] | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1987–1992 | clubs3 = [[SV Darmstadt 98]] | caps3 = 107 | goals3 = 8 | nationalyears1 = 1979–1992 | nationalteam1 = [[China national football team|China]] | nationalcaps1 = 50 | nationalgoals1 = 12 | manageryears1 = 1995–1998 | managerclubs1 = [[Guangzhou Matsunichi F.C.|Guangzhou Songri]] (general manager) | manageryears2 = 2006–2007 | managerclubs2 = [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Pharmaceutical]] (general manager) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[association football|football]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}} {{MedalSilver |[[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984 Singapore]]|[[1984 AFC Asian Cup squads#China|Team]]}} | pcupdate = | ntupdate = }} {{family name hatnote|[[Gu (surname)|Gu]]|lang=Chinese}} '''Gu Guangming''' ({{zh|c=古广明|t=古廣明|p=Gǔ Guǎngmíng}}; born 31 January 1959) is a Chinese former professional [[Association football|football]] player and manager. Nicknamed "The [[Oriental weatherfish|Weatherfish]]" because of his ability to dribble out of tight spaces on the flanks and in the corners while avoiding tackles, Gu played for the [[Guangdong Hongyuan F.C.|Guangdong provincial team]] in the semi-professional [[Chinese Jia-A League|Chinese Jia League]] from 1976 to 1985 and became the second Chinese player to play in a [[UEFA|European professional league]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.china.org.cn/english/MATERIAL/196576.htm | title = Saga over As Dong Joins Man Utd | publisher = china.org.cn | date = January 18, 2007 | accessdate = June 10, 2012}}</ref> when he played for [[SV Darmstadt 98]] in the German [[2. Bundesliga]] from 1987 to 1992.<ref name="fussballdaten">{{cite web | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/guguangming/ | title = Gu Guangming | language = German | publisher = fussballdaten.de | accessdate = June 10, 2012}}</ref> On the international level, he played for the [[China PR national football team|China national team]] from 1979 to 1985, participating in the [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)|1982]] and the [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1986]] [[FIFA World Cup]] qualifications.<ref name="Sina">{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/star/guguangming/index.shtml|title=Gu Guangming Profile at Sina | language = Chinese | accessdate = June 10, 2012}}</ref>
==Playing career== Gu was considered a highly talented young player and joined top tier [[Chinese Jia-A League|Chinese Jia League]] side [[Guangdong Hongyuan F.C.|Guangdong provincial team]] by the 1976 league season. He soon went on to play for the [[China national under-20 football team|Chinese National Junior Team]] before Gu went on to see his club win the Chinese league title at the end of the 1979 league season before being called up to the [[China national football team|Chinese national team]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html |title=China 1979 |date=October 22, 2009 |accessdate=June 10, 2012 |first=Tom |last=Lewis |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607124048/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/chinahist.html |archivedate=June 7, 2014 |website=[[RSSSF]] |df=mdy-all }}</ref> With the national team he went on to be in the squads that took part in the [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]] and [[1984 AFC Asian Cup]] third placed team, while also participating in the [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)|1982]] and the [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1986]] [[FIFA World Cup]] qualifications.
In 1985, Gu suffered a broken right [[tibia]] injury in a domestic match against the [[Beijing Guoan Football Club|Beijing football team]],<ref name="Sina"/> and was forced out of all competitions for almost two years. In 1987, he made a comeback in [[Germany]] and played for five seasons with [[SV Darmstadt 98]] in the [[2. Bundesliga]] from 1987 to 1993,<ref name="fussballdaten"/> becoming the first footballer from the [[People's Republic of China]] to play in a [[UEFA|European professional league]].<ref name="Sina Sports">{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/g/2007-01-16/09492695250.shtml|script-title=zh:细数留洋20年欧陆航线:先驱古广明董方卓创新时代 | language = Chinese | date = January 16, 2007 | accessdate = June 10, 2012}}</ref>
==Honours==
===Club=== ;[[Guangdong Hongyuan F.C.|Guangdong team]] *[[Chinese Jia-A League]]: 1979
===Individual=== * [[Chinese Football Association|National]] Best XI: 1980–1983 * [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] All-Star Team: 1985 * Voted "Favorite Football Player in China" by fans: 1986
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/BC7DF0B59AAF0DD6.html Player profile] at Sodasoccer
{{China squad 1980 AFC Asian Cup}} {{China squad 1984 AFC Asian Cup}}
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