# Pei Encai

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Chinese footballer and manager

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

Pei Encai Personal information Full name Pei Encai Date of birth (1953-12-01) December 1, 1953 (age 72) Place of birth Tianjin, China Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1972–1982 Bayi Managerial career 1983–1988 Bayi (Youth) 1990 Beijing Military 1996–1998 Bayi (Youth) 1997–1998 China U-20 (Assistant) 1998 Bayi (Assistant) 1999 Huizhou PLA Saonong 2003 Bayi 2003–2005 Wuhan Huanghelou 2005 China (women) 2006–2007 Wuhan Optics Valley 2007 Henan Construction 2008–2010 Jiangsu Sainty 2011 Chongqing F.C. 2013 Tianjin Songjiang 2018 Hunan Billows 2019 Guangxi Baoyun 2021–2022 Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Pei Encai** ([Chinese](/source/Chinese_language): 裴恩才; [pinyin](/source/Pinyin): *Péi ēncái*; born 1 December 1953) is a Chinese [football](/source/Association_football) manager and a former player.

## Playing career

Pei Encai would spend his youth within the Chinese military where he rose to be a [Colonel](/source/Colonel). While in the army he would show to be promising midfielder and would work his way up to play for countries top army football team [Bayi Football Team](/source/Bayi_Football_Team) where he spent his whole career for them. At Bayi he would have a successful career where he won several league titles, however despite these trophies he never received an international call-up and unfortunately had to retire early due to injury.[1]

## Management career

Pei became a coach of the youth team in the [Bayi Football Team](/source/Bayi_Football_Team) in 1983 and won his first title in a national youth league in 1985.[2] He led [Huizhou PLA Saonon](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Huizhou_PLA_Saonon&action=edit&redlink=1) to [the second division](/source/Chinese_Football_Association_Jia_League) in 1998, and became the [head coach](/source/Head_coach) of the Bayi Football Team in 2003. However, the Bayi Football Team, together with several other military-owned teams, were dismantled as part of the reorganization of the [People's Liberation Army](/source/People's_Liberation_Army) in 2003, and Pei left the team.

Pei became the head coach of [Wuhan Huanghelou](/source/Wuhan_Huanghelou) in June 2003, and led them to the top of the [Chinese Football Association Jia League](/source/Chinese_Football_Association_Jia_League) and the promotion to [Chinese Super League](/source/Chinese_Super_League) in 2004. After the promotion, the team had an incredible start of seventh consecutive victories in the 2005 season before he was summoned by the [Chinese Football Association](/source/Chinese_Football_Association) (CFA).

Pei was the national coach of the [China women's national football team](/source/China_women's_national_football_team) between May 2005 and November 2005. Pei resigned from women's national football team at November 2005, and is succeeded by [Ma Liangxing](/source/Ma_Liangxing), the former head coach of the team between 2001 and 2003.[3] He returned to the Wuhan team afterwards.

On September 25, 2007, Pei resigned from Wuhan. A week later, [Henan Construction](/source/Henan_Construction) announced him as the replacement of the head coach [Men Wenfeng](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Men_Wenfeng&action=edit&redlink=1). After finishing the season, he was replaced by [Jia Xiuquan](/source/Jia_Xiuquan) in December.

He was the head coach of Chinese club [Jiangsu Sainty](/source/Jiangsu_Sainty_F.C.) from season 2008 to 2010.

## Honours

### Player

**[Bayi Football Team](/source/Bayi_Football_Team)**

- [Chinese Jia-A League](/source/Chinese_Jia-A_League): 1974, 1977, 1981

### Manager

**[Wuhan Huanghelou](/source/Wuhan_Huanghelou)**

- [Chinese Football Association Jia League](/source/Chinese_Football_Association_Jia_League): 2004

**[Jiangsu Sainty](/source/Jiangsu_Sainty_F.C.)**

- [Chinese Football Association Jia League](/source/Chinese_Football_Association_Jia_League): 2008

## See also

- [Jia Xiuquan](/source/Jia_Xiuquan)

- [Hao Haidong](/source/Hao_Haidong)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [管理注重人性化 执教国家队是一种向往--裴恩才其人](http://sports.sina.com.cn/c/2005-05-17/03091563587.shtml) (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 2005-05-17. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [裴恩才](http://sports.sina.com.cn/star/Pei_encai/) (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [裴恩才向足协提出辞职](http://www.cnhubei.com/200511/ca921292.htm) (in Chinese). cnhubei.com. 2005-11-14. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

## External links

- [Pen Encai Profile](http://sports.sina.com.cn/star/Pei_encai/) on [Sina.com](/source/Sina.com)

- [Pei Encai to Be Head Coach of Women's Soccer Team](http://www.china.org.cn/english/NM-e/129357.htm)

- [Head Coach Pei Encai Resigns](https://archive.today/20110707023402/http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/301/2005/11/14/45@30606.htm)

Managerial positions v t e China women's national football team – managers Cong Zheyu (1986–88) Shang Ruihua (1988–91) Ma Yuanan (1991–2001) Ma Liangxing (2002–03) Zhang Haitao (2003–04) Wang Haiming (2004–05) Pei Encai (2005) Ma Liangxing (2005–06) Wang Haimingc (2007) Domanski-Lyfors (2007) Loisel (2007–08) Shang Ruihua (2008–10) Li Xiaopeng (2011–12) Hao Wei (2012–15) Bini (2015–17) Eyjólfsson (2017–18) Jia Xiuquan (2018–21) Shui Qingxia (2021–) (c) = caretaker manager v t e Henan F.C. – managers Zhang Changhai (1994) Wang Suisheng (1994) Ding Sanshi (1998–99) Wang Suisheng (1999–01) Hrstić (2001–02) Chi Shangbin (2003) Yin Lihua (2004–05) Chen Wenjie (2005) Pei Encai (2007) Jia Xiuquan (2007–08) Casimiro (2008) Tang Yaodong (2008–10) Kim Hak-bum (2010–11) Bonfrere (2011) Versleijen (2012) Shen Xiangfu (2012) Tang Yaodong (2013–14) Jia Xiuquan (2014–17) Petrov (2017) Guo Guangqi (2017) Talajić (2018) Chang Woe-ryong (2018) Wang Baoshan (2018–20) Yang Jic (2020) Pereira (2020–21) Gómezc (2021) Pereira (2022) Zarco Díaz (2023) Nam Ki-il (2024–25) Ramos (2025–) v t e Jiangsu F.C. – managers Liu Pingyu (1994–95) Wei Ritun (1996) Hu Zhigang (1997) Yang Yumin (1998–99) Gu Mingchang (2000) Banjac (2000) Koltun (2000–01) Antić (2001) Liu Pingyu (2002) Koltun (2002–03) Chi Shangbin (2004) Koltun (2004) Wang Baoshan (2005) Ma Lin (2006) Li Hongbin (2006) Vojinović (2007) Pei Encai (2008–10) Kocian (2011) Okuka (2011–13) Gao Hongbo (2014–15) Petrescu (2015–16) Choi Yong-soo (2016–17) Li Jinyu (caretaker) (2017) Capello (2017–18) Olăroiu (2018–21) v t e Tianjin Tianhai – managers Han Jinming (2007) Zhang Xiaorui (2008–09) Hao Haidongc (2010) de Wilde (2010–11) Hao Haitao (2012) Pei Encai (2013) Zhang Xiaoruic (2013) Bortoletto (2014) Cajuda (2014) Besek (2014–15) Sun Jianjunc (2015) Tomić (2015) Luxemburgo (2016) Cannavaro (2016–17) Sousa (2018) Park Choong-kyun (2018) Choi Kang-hee (2018–19) Shen Xiangfu (2019) Park Choong-kyun (2019) Li Weifeng (2019–20) (c) = caretaker manager

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