{{short description|Chinese footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Qin Guorong | image = | caption = | fullname = 秦国荣 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|5|4|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Shanghai]], [[China]] | death_date = | height = {{convert|1.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | position = [[Midfielder]] / [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | years1 = 1979–1987 | clubs1 = [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai team]] | years2 = 1989–1992 | clubs2 = [[San Francisco Bay Blackhawks]] | nationalyears1 = 1983–1986 | nationalteam1 = [[China national football team|China]] | nationalcaps1 = 16 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | 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]]}} }} '''Qin Guorong''' ({{zh|c=秦国荣}}; born 4 May 1961), commonly known as '''Townsend Qin''', is a Chinese former [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]] for [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai team]] and [[San Francisco Bay Blackhawks]], while internationally he represented [[China national football team|China]] in the [[1984 Asian Cup]].
==Playing career== Qin started his football career when he played for the Shanghai youth team before he graduated to the senior [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai]] team in the 1979 season. [[Zeng Xuelin]] would include him in the [[China national football team|Chinese national team]] squad that competed in the [[1984 Asian Cup]] where China came runners-up.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/84asch.html |title=Asian Nations Cup 1984|date=2009-12-21 |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=2018-01-30}}</ref> He was subsequently dropped from the Chinese team by [[Gao Fengwen]] and Qin moved to the [[United States]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.qq.com/a/20071128/000003.htm |title=中国球员留洋编年史(五) 秦国荣威震美国联赛|publisher=sports.qq.com |date=2007-11-28 |access-date=2018-01-30}}</ref> In 1989, Qin signed with the [[San Francisco Bay Blackhawks]] of the [[Western Soccer League]].<ref>[http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1989/statswsa89.htm#SFB 1989 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks]</ref> In 1990, the WSL merged with the [[American Soccer League (1988-1989)|American Soccer League]] to form the [[American Professional Soccer League]]. Qin continued to play for the Blackhawks in the new league.<ref>[http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1990/statswsa90.htm#SFB 1990 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks]</ref> He was a 1990 and 1991 First Team All Star and continued to play for the Blackhawks through the 1992 season.
==Career statistics== === International ===
{| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="width:50%;" |- style="text-align:center; background:#e0e0e0;" ! Year ! Competition ! Apps ! Goal |- style="text-align:center;" || 1983–1986 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] || 11 || 2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" || 1984 || [[Great Wall Cup]] || 2 || 0 |- style="text-align:center;" || 1985 || [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] || 1 || 0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#f0f0f0;" || 1986 || [[Asian Games]] || 2 || 1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="2" | Total ! style="text-align:center;"| 16 ! style="text-align:center;"| 3 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://teamchina.freehostia.com/en/player.php?id=qinguorong Team China Stats]
{{China squad 1984 AFC Asian Cup}}
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