{{Short description|Chinese footballer and coach}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Liu Zhicai <br> 刘志才 | image = | caption = | fullname = Liu Zhicai | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|10|20|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Dalian]], [[Liaoning]], [[China]] | death_date = | height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|1|abbr=on}} | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | currentclub = | years1 = 1972 | clubs1 = Shenyang Army | years2 = 1973–1983 | clubs2 = [[Bayi Football Team]] | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[association football|football]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[1978 Asian Games|1978 Bangkok]]|[[Football at the 1978 Asian Games|Football]]}} | nationalyears1 = 1975–1981 | nationalteam1 = [[China national football team|China]]| nationalcaps1 = 16 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | managerclubs1 = [[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Wanda]] (assistant) | manageryears1 = 1996–1997 | managerclubs2 = [[Changchun Yatai F.C.|Changchun Yatai]] (assistant) | manageryears2 = 1999 | managerclubs3 = [[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2001-2002 | managerclubs4 = [[Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C.|Chongqing Lifan]] (interim) | manageryears4 = 2002 | managerclubs5 = [[Harbin Lange F.C.|Harbin Lange]] | manageryears5 = 2003 | managerclubs6 = [[Shenyang Zhongze F.C.|Tianjin Runyulong]] | manageryears6 = 2011 | managerclubs7 = [[Guizhou F.C.|Guizhou Zhicheng]] | manageryears7 = 2012 | managerclubs8 = [[Shenyang Zhongze F.C.|Shenyang Shenbei]] | manageryears8 = 2012–2013 | managerclubs9 = [[Hunan Billows F.C.|Hunan Billows]] (assistant) | manageryears9 = 2016-2017 }}
'''Liu Zhicai''' ({{zh|s=刘志才}}; born October 20, 1954) is a Chinese [[association football|football]] coach and a former international player. As a player he was a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] who represented Shenyang Army and [[Bayi Football Team]] while internationally he played for [[China national football team|China]] in the [[1980 Asian Cup]].
== Management career == Liu Zhicai would manage amateur minor-league club [[Shenyang Zhongze F.C.|Tianjin Runyulong]] in the 2010 league season, however the recently formed ambitious club would decide that they wanted to be a professional unit the following season and buy [[Anhui Jiufang F.C.|Anhui Jiufang]]'s position within the second tier of Chinese football. This would then see a turbulent period in Liu's career where he would see the club move to [[Shenyang]] and rename themselves as [[Shenyang Zhongze F.C.|Shenyang Shenbei]] while having to overhaul his squad to compete with professional football.<ref>[http://www.gywb.cn/main/view/id/158490.htm 智诚新帅走马上任] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120802224423/http://www.gywb.cn/main/view/id/158490.htm |date=2012-08-02 }} at gywb.cn 2012-01-29 Retrieved 2012-08-07</ref> In the [[2011 China League One|2011 league season]] Liu looked like he was able to produce a team that were able to fight for promotion, however it would soon be clear that the club would finish in mid-table and despite finishing in a respectable sixth there would be rumours that Liu would be sacked at the end of the season. Unfortunately these rumours would be true and the ambitious club would hire [[Chinese FA Cup]] winning coach [[Arie Haan]] at the beginning of 2012.<ref>[http://sports.sohu.com/20120101/n330935329.shtml 阿里汉挂帅中甲沈阳沈北 合同1+1未定明确目标] at sports.sohu.com 2012-01-01 Retrieved 2012-08-07</ref>
== Career statistics == === International statistics ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;" |- !Competition!!Year!!Apps!!Goal |- |rowspan=1|'''[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]''' |1975-1981||7||0 |- |rowspan=1|'''[[Asian Games]]''' |1978||7||0 |- |rowspan=1|'''[[Asian Cup]] Qualifier''' |1978||2||0 |- |rowspan=1|'''Total''' |||16||0 |- |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://teamchina.freehostia.com/en/player.php?id=liuzhicai Team China Stats] *[https://archive.today/20120403202300/http://sodasoccer.com/search/player/5E3773681E9390A3.html Player profile] at Sodasoccer
{{China squad 1980 AFC Asian Cup}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Zhicai}} [[Category:1954 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Chinese football managers]] [[Category:Chinese men's footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Dalian]] [[Category:China men's international footballers]] [[Category:1980 AFC Asian Cup players]] [[Category:Bayi Football Team players]] [[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for China]] [[Category:Men's association football defenders]] [[Category:Footballers at the 1978 Asian Games]] [[Category:Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games]] [[Category:20th-century Chinese sportsmen]] [[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists in football]]