# Gu Guangming

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Chinese footballer and manager

This article is about the footballer. For the professional wrestler also called Gu Guangming, see [Gu Guangming (boxer)](/source/Gu_Guangming_(boxer)).

Gu Guangming 古广明 Personal information Full name Gu Guangming Date of birth (1959-01-31) 31 January 1959 (age 67) Place of birth Shaoguan, Guangdong, China Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Position Right winger Youth career 1975–1978 Guangdong Junior Team 1977–1978 China National Junior Team Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1976–1985 Guangdong team 1986–1987 TuS Koblenz 1987–1992 SV Darmstadt 98 107 (8) International career 1979–1992 China 50 (12) Managerial career 1995–1998 Guangzhou Songri (general manager) 2006–2007 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical (general manager) Medal record Men's football Representing China AFC Asian Cup 1984 Singapore Team * Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this [Chinese name](/source/Chinese_name), the [family name](/source/Chinese_surname) is *[Gu](/source/Gu_(surname))*.

**Gu Guangming** ([Chinese](/source/Chinese_language): 古广明; [Chinese](/source/Traditional_Chinese_characters): 古廣明; [pinyin](/source/Pinyin): *Gǔ Guǎngmíng*; born 31 January 1959) is a Chinese former professional [football](/source/Association_football) player and manager. Nicknamed "The [Weatherfish](/source/Oriental_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 provincial team](/source/Guangdong_Hongyuan_F.C.) in the semi-professional [Chinese Jia League](/source/Chinese_Jia-A_League) from 1976 to 1985 and became the second Chinese player to play in a [European professional league](/source/UEFA)[1] when he played for [SV Darmstadt 98](/source/SV_Darmstadt_98) in the German [2. Bundesliga](/source/2._Bundesliga) from 1987 to 1992.[2] On the international level, he played for the [China national team](/source/China_PR_national_football_team) from 1979 to 1985, participating in the [1982](/source/1982_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC_and_OFC)) and the [1986](/source/1986_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)) [FIFA World Cup](/source/FIFA_World_Cup) qualifications.[3]

## Playing career

Gu was considered a highly talented young player and joined top tier [Chinese Jia League](/source/Chinese_Jia-A_League) side [Guangdong provincial team](/source/Guangdong_Hongyuan_F.C.) by the 1976 league season. He soon went on to play for the [Chinese National Junior Team](/source/China_national_under-20_football_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 [Chinese national team](/source/China_national_football_team) for the first time.[4] With the national team he went on to be in the squads that took part in the [1980](/source/1980_AFC_Asian_Cup) and [1984 AFC Asian Cup](/source/1984_AFC_Asian_Cup) third placed team, while also participating in the [1982](/source/1982_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC_and_OFC)) and the [1986](/source/1986_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)) [FIFA World Cup](/source/FIFA_World_Cup) qualifications.

In 1985, Gu suffered a broken right [tibia](/source/Tibia) injury in a domestic match against the [Beijing football team](/source/Beijing_Guoan_Football_Club),[3] and was forced out of all competitions for almost two years. In 1987, he made a comeback in [Germany](/source/Germany) and played for five seasons with [SV Darmstadt 98](/source/SV_Darmstadt_98) in the [2. Bundesliga](/source/2._Bundesliga) from 1987 to 1993,[2] becoming the first footballer from the [People's Republic of China](/source/People's_Republic_of_China) to play in a [European professional league](/source/UEFA).[5]

## Honours

### Club

**[Guangdong team](/source/Guangdong_Hongyuan_F.C.)**

- [Chinese Jia-A League](/source/Chinese_Jia-A_League): 1979

### Individual

- [National](/source/Chinese_Football_Association) Best XI: 1980–1983

- [AFC](/source/Asian_Football_Confederation) All-Star Team: 1985

- Voted "Favorite Football Player in China" by fans: 1986

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Saga over As Dong Joins Man Utd"](http://www.china.org.cn/english/MATERIAL/196576.htm). china.org.cn. January 18, 2007. Retrieved June 10, 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-fussballdaten_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-fussballdaten_2-1) ["Gu Guangming"](http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/guguangming/) (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved June 10, 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Sina_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Sina_3-1) ["Gu Guangming Profile at Sina"](http://sports.sina.com.cn/star/guguangming/index.shtml) (in Chinese). Retrieved June 10, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Lewis, Tom (October 22, 2009). ["China 1979"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html). *[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140607124048/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/chinahist.html) from the original on June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Sina_Sports_5-0)** [细数留洋20年欧陆航线:先驱古广明董方卓创新时代](http://sports.sina.com.cn/g/2007-01-16/09492695250.shtml) (in Chinese). January 16, 2007. Retrieved June 10, 2012.

## External links

- [Player profile](http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/BC7DF0B59AAF0DD6.html) at Sodasoccer

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

v t e China squad – 1984 AFC Asian Cup runners-up 1 Lu Jianren 2 Zhu Bo 3 Lin Lefeng 4 Lü Hongxiang 5 Jia Xiuquan 6 Lin Qiang 7 Gu Guangming 8 Zhao Dayu 9 Zuo Shusheng (c) 10 Li Hui 11 Li Huayun 12 Chi Minghua 14 Wu Yuhua 15 Qin Guorong 16 Liu Haiguang 17 Yang Zhaohui 18 Ma Lin 19 Wang Dongning 20 Jiang Fenglin 21 Tang Yaodong 22 Yang Ning 23 Wang Zhenjie Coach: Zeng Xuelin

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