{{short description|Chinese footballer and coach}} {{family name hatnote|[[Peng (surname)|Peng]]|lang=Chinese}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Peng Weiguo | image = Peng Weiguo.JPG | upright = 1.1 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1971|10|3}} | birth_place = [[Guangzhou]], Guangdong, China | height = 1.69 m | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1990–1997 | clubs1 = [[Guangzhou Apollo]] | caps1 = 85 | goals1 = 21 | years2 = 1998–1999 | clubs2 = [[Chongqing Longxin]] | caps2 = 25 | goals2 = 6 | years3 = 2000–2001 | clubs3 = [[Shenzhen Pingan]] | caps3 = 35 | goals3 = 4 | nationalyears1 = 1992–1997 | nationalteam1 = [[China national football team|China]] | nationalcaps1 = 53 | nationalgoals1 = 11 | manageryears1 = 2001 | managerclubs1 = [[Shenzhen Pingan]] (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2007 | managerclubs2 = [[Shanghai Stars]] | manageryears3 = 2008–2009 | managerclubs3 = [[Hangzhou Greentown]] (assistant) | manageryears4 = 2009–2013 | managerclubs4 = [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]] (youth team) | manageryears5 = 2009–2010 | managerclubs5 = [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guanghzhou Evergrande]] (caretaker) | manageryears6 = 2011 | managerclubs6 = [[China national under-23 football team|China U22]] (assistant) | manageryears7 = 2011–2013 | managerclubs7 = [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]] (reserve team) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[association football|football]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992 Japan]]|[[1992 AFC Asian Cup squads#China|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[1994 Asian Games|1994 Hiroshima]]|[[Football at the 1994 Asian Games|Football]]}} }} {{Infobox Chinese | s = 彭伟国 | p = Péng Wěiguó | mi = {{IPAc-cmn|p|eng|2|-|wei|3|-|g|wo|2}} | j = Paang4 Wai5gwok3 | ci = {{IPAc-yue|p|aang|4|-|w|ai|5|-|gw|ok|3|}} }}
'''Peng Weiguo''' ({{lang-zh|s=彭伟国|p=Péng Wěiguó}}; born 3 October 1971) is a Chinese [[Association football|football]] coach and a former international player.
As a player he represented [[Guangzhou Apollo]], [[Chongqing Longxin]] and [[Shenzhen Pingan]] while internationally he represented the [[China national football team|China national team]] at the [[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992]] and [[1996 AFC Asian Cup]]. After retiring he moved into coaching and became the assistant coach at [[Shenzhen Pingan]] before gaining his first Head coaching position at [[Shanghai Stars]]. He has continued with coaching as an assistant with [[Hangzhou Greentown]] and [[China national under-23 football team|China U22]] or a reserve team coach with [[Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]].
==Club career== Born in [[Guangzhou]], Peng Weiguo is of [[Hakka]] ethnicity and his father originates from [[Jiexi]], Guangdong. He and his younger brother [[Peng Weijun]] showed a lot of sporting potential and both would join then graduate from the [[Guangzhou Apollo]] youth team. After breaking into the Guangzhou Apollo senior team, Weiguo would quickly become an integral member of the team and then rise to prominence during the 1994 league season when he was named as their captain then lead them to a runners-up position as well as personally winning the Golden Ball award.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china92.html China 1992] at rsssf.org 22 October 2009 Retrieved 8 August 2012</ref> Known for his brutal soccer style he controversially fouled and seriously hurt promising soccer star [[Zhang Haitao]], which ultimately caused Zhang Haitao to retire.<ref>[http://www.olympic.cn/athletes/search_Z/2003-12-17/34009.html 张海涛] at olympic.cn 17 December 2003 Retrieved 2012-08-08 {{in lang|zh}}</ref> Peng Weiguo remained with Guangzhou until the 1997 league season when [[Chongqing Longxin]] were willing to pay 2,350,000 Renminbi for him, however despite his high transfer he was unable to live up to expectations and would return to the [[Guangdong]] province with [[Shenzhen Pingan]] where he was also offered a training position.
==International career== Originally part of the [[China national under-23 football team|Chinese youth team]] he would make the transition to the senior team when he made his debut against [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]] on 20 April 1992, in an [[Asian Cup]] qualifier that China won 2–0.<ref>[http://teamchina.freehostia.com/en/match.php?date=1992-04-20 China PR 2-0 Indonesia] at teamchina.freehostia.com 20 April 1992 Retrieved 8 August 2012</ref> He would immediately become an integral member of the Chinese team and would play in the [[1992 AFC Asian Cup]] where he aided China to a third-place finish as well as also scoring his first goal against [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] during the tournament.<ref>[http://teamchina.freehostia.com/en/match.php?date=1992-11-02 China PR 2-1 Qatar] at teamchina.freehostia.com 2 November 1992 Retrieved 8 August 2012</ref> In the [[1994 Asian Games]] he would continue to aid China to this time a runners-up position, however when it came to the [[1996 AFC Asian Cup]] he was unable to help China improve upon their previous results and China were knocked out during the quarter-finals. Unable to help China qualify for the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] Peng Weiguo would play his last international game in the final game of qualifying.
==Managerial career== Peng Weiguo would leave his training position at Shenzhen Pingan in 2001 and move away from football to start several business ventures. He would return to football in July 2006 when he registered to take a Chinese Soccer association level B training class in management.<ref>[http://sports.sohu.com/20060813/n244768128.shtml 从“教踢球”到“教教球” 粤球星角色转变之路] at sports.sohu.com 13 August 2006 Retrieved 2012-08-08 {{in lang|zh}}</ref> He would quickly achieve his certificate and on 5 January 2007, he would be offered his first head coach position at the second-tier club [[Shanghai Stars]] to replace resigning manager [[Shen Si]], however, he would have a difficult start to his reign and Cao Xiandong was brought into the club as head coach. Peng Weiguo would then move to [[Hangzhou Greentown]] on 29 April 2008, as an assistant until 22 September 2009.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110723131320/http://www.gznet.com/sport/chinafootball/csl/200804/t20080430_582981.html 彭伟国加盟浙江绿城] at gznet.com 30 April 2008 Retrieved 2012-08-08 {{in lang|zh}}</ref>
On 1 December 2009 top tier football club [[Guangzhou Pharmaceutical]] officially announced Peng Weiguo as their caretaker head coach.<ref>[http://www.espnstar.com.cn/pub/csl/2009/1201/143825.htm 广药宣布彭伟国任主帅 临时教练组存变动] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723150506/http://www.espnstar.com.cn/pub/csl/2009/1201/143825.htm |date=23 July 2011 }} at espnstar.com.cn 1 December 2009 Retrieved 2012-08-08 {{in lang|zh}}</ref> On 25 March 2010, it was announced that manager Peng had been relieved of his duties, with Korean manager [[Lee Jang-Soo]] put in charge.<ref>[http://sports.sohu.com/20100325/n271095744.shtml 恒大闪电签约李章洙 铁帅取代彭伟国将率队冲超] at sports.sohu.com 25 March 2010 Retrieved 2012-08-08 {{in lang|zh}}</ref> He became the manager of [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou F.C. Youth Team]].
On 22 September 2011, [[Chinese Football Association]] announced Peng as the assist coach of [[China national under-23 football team|China U22]].<ref>[http://sports.sina.com.cn/n/2011-09-22/10545756798.shtml 足协公布U22国足名单:黎兵挂帅 张琳芃朴成领强阵] at sports.sina.com.cn 22 September 2011 Retrieved 2012-08-08 {{in lang|zh}}</ref>
On 21 May 2012, he became the reserve team coach of [[Guangzhou Evergrande]], just a few days after [[Marcello Lippi]] took over as the new head coach. Peng announced his resignation on his personal [[Sina Weibo|weibo]] account on 27 May 2013.<ref>[http://weibo.com/1905122791/zyBCR5Xq1 Announcement on Peng's Sina weibo] {{in lang|zh}}</ref>
==Career statstics== {| class="wikitable" |- ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || rowspan=2| 30 January 1996 || rowspan=2| [[Mong Kok Stadium]], [[Kowloon]], Hong Kong || rowspan=2| {{fb|MAC}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 7–1 || rowspan=2| [[1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] |- | 2. || align=center|'''3'''–1 |- |}
==Honours==
===Player=== '''Guangzhou Apollo''' *[[Chinese Jia-A League]] runner-up: 1994
'''China''' *[[Asian Games]] runner-up: 1994
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT player|18556}}
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