{{short description|Chinese footballer and coach}} {{family name hatnote|Qu|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Qu Shengqing <br> 曲圣卿 | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|6|5}} | birth_place = [[Shenyang]], [[Liaoning]], [[China]] | currentclub = | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | years1 = 1994–2000 | clubs1 = [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning FC]] | caps1 = 82 | goals1 = 24 | years2 = 2001–2006 | clubs2 = [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]] | caps2 = 76 | goals2 = 38 | years3 = 2004–2006 | clubs3 = → [[Adelaide United]] (loan) | caps3 = 21 | goals3 = 7 | years4 = 2006 | clubs4 = → [[Nanjing Yoyo F.C.|Nanjing Yoyo]] (loan) | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2006–2007 | clubs5 = [[Adelaide United]] | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 1 | years6 =2009 | clubs6 =[[Shenyang Dongjin F.C.|Shenyang Dongjin]] | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | totalcaps = 196 | totalgoals = 71 | nationalyears1= 1999–2003 | nationalteam1= [[China national football team|China]] | nationalcaps1= 13 | nationalgoals1 = 5 | manageryears1 = 2011–2012 | managerclubs1 = [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande Reserve]] | pcupdate = July 4, 2011 | ntupdate = July 4, 2011 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }} {{MedalSport | Men's [[Association football|football]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[AFC U-17 Asian Cup|AFC U-16 Championship]]}} {{MedalGold|[[1992 AFC U-16 Championship|1992 Saudi Arabia]]|[[China national under-17 football team|Team]]}} }} '''Qu Shengqing''' ({{lang-zh|s=曲圣卿|p=Qū Shèngqīng}} born June 5, 1975) is a [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] football coach and former international player. As a player he represented [[Liaoning FC]] where he won the Golden Boot in the 1999 league season before joining [[Shanghai Shenhua]]. He would also move abroad to [[A-League]] side [[Adelaide United]] before returning to China to end his career with lower sides [[Nanjing Yoyo]] and [[Shenyang Dongjin]]. Since retiring he has moved into coaching and mainly works for [[Tongji University]].
==Biography== Born in [[Shenyang]], China, Qu's first team football club was [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning FC]]. He soon excelled at the club and became one of the top strikers in China. Qu was the top goal scorer in the Chinese league in 1999 with 17 goals. Along with being top scorer Qu was also voted "Mr Soccer of China" for 1999, the award for the top player of the year. Qu joined [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]] in 2000 and scored a total of 38 goals for the club during his fours years there, which included him winning the [[Chinese Jia-A League 2003|2003 league title]]. Unfortunately in 2013 the [[Chinese Football Association]] would revoke the league title after it was discovered the Shenhua General manager Lou Shifang had bribed officials to be bias to Shenhua in games that season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2011-03/31/content_12300071.htm |title= Details of soccer referee investigation released to public|publisher=chinadaily.com.cn|date=2011-03-31|access-date=2014-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.cri.cn/8046/2013/02/18/189s748945.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130220235512/http://english.cri.cn/8046/2013/02/18/189s748945.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 20, 2013|title=China Strips Shenhua of 2003 League Title, Bans 33 People for Life|publisher=english.cri.cn|date=18 February 2013|access-date=2014-05-20}}</ref>
After a successful trial with Adelaide United in February 2005, Qu was quickly signed by the club in April of the same year.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/football/eastern-promise-arrives-right-on-qu/2005/07/14/1120934363497.html Eastern promise arrives right on Qu], ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'', July 15, 2005.</ref> He scored his first goal in the A-League on September 18, 2005, in a 2–1 victory over [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]]. Qu soon established himself as a top striker in the A-League. He finished the season with seven goals in 17 appearances for the club.
Qu went back to China after the season was over citing he and his family were homesick. He signed with Nanjing Yoyo of the Chinese [[Chinese Football Association Jia League|Jia League]] in March 2006. After just 4 months in China and a string of poor performances, Qu signed with Adelaide United once again.
In December 2006, Qu's status as Adelaide United's [[A-League#Marquee player|marquee player]] came into doubt as his ankle injury ruled him out for the rest of the 2006–2007 season, plus the [[Asian Champions League]] (which United qualified for on the back of its [[A-League 2005-06|2005-06 A-League season]] [[minor premiership]]). With clubs unable to sign players on guest signings for the Champions League, United faced a front-line strike problem as highlighted in the ''[[Adelaide Advertiser]]'' on 18 December 2006.<ref>{{cite news | title = No Done Deal for Romario | url = http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,20942448-12428,00.html | publisher = Adelaide Advertiser | date = 2006-12-18 | access-date = 2006-12-18 | first=Daniel | last=Lato}}</ref> In April 2007, Qu returned to Shanghai after Adelaide United declined to renew his contract for the 2007-08 A-League season,<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/Adelaide-United-releases-Chinese-striker/2007/04/13/1175971321894.html Adelaide United releases Chinese striker], ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'', 13 April 2007.</ref> although he indicated he hoped to stay in contact with the club, and apply for [[permanent residency]] in Australia.<ref>[http://mastertwg.sbs.com.au/a-league/index.php?pid=st&cid=86383 Qu departs Adelaide]{{dead link|date=July 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''The World Game'' ([[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]]), 13 April 2007.</ref>
==Honours==
===Club=== '''[[Shanghai Shenhua]]''' *[[Chinese Jia-A League]]: [[Chinese Jia-A League 2003|2003]] (revoked due to match-fixing scandal)
'''[[Adelaide United]]''' *[[A-League]]: [[A-League Premiership 2005|2006]]
===Individual=== *Chinese Jia League Golden Boot Winner: 1999
==See also== *[[List of football records in China]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{ESPN FC|68857}}
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