{{short description|Chinese footballer}} {{family name hatnote|Rong|lang=Chinese}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Rong Zhixing<br /> 容志行 | image = | caption = | fullname = Rong Zhixing | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|7|30|df=y}} | birth_place = A ship on the journey from China to India | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.71}} | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = 1964 | youthclubs1 = Guangzhou Youth | years1 = 1964–1966 | clubs1 = Guangzhou Worker | years2 = 1966 | clubs2 = Guangzhou team | years3 = 1969–1982 | clubs3 = Guangdong team | nationalyears1 = 1972–1982 | nationalteam1 = China | nationalcaps1 = 34 | nationalgoals1 = 10 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's football}} {{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|AFC Asian Cup}} {{MedalBronze|1976 Iran|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}} {{MedalBronze|1978 Bangkok|Football}} }}
'''Rong Zhixing''' ({{zh|c=容志行}}; born 30 July 1948) is a Chinese retired footballer who played for Guangdong. He represented China PR in the 1976 Asian Cup and qualifying for the 1982 FIFA World Cup .
==Biography== [[File:容志行70年代国足球衣.jpg|thumb|left|A China national team match-worn by Rong from the 1970s]] Rong was born in a ship on the journey from China to India, his family came from Taishan, Guangdong. His family lived in India until 1953, when they returned to China and settled in Guangzhou. Rong started his career playing for the Guangzhou youth football team, after that he was elected to the Guangzhou worker football team. In 1966 Rong join Guangzhou football team. In 1969, Rong was elected to the Guangdong football team, he was called up to the Chinese national team and played in the 1976 Asian Cup, with China earning third place. Rong was still called up to represent China as he played within the 1980 Asian Cup and qualifying for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. After China lost to New Zealand in qualifying for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, Rong retired.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrbhwb/html/2008-06/17/content_40297.htm|title=“中国的贝利”容志行（华侨华人与奥林匹克）|publisher=人民网|date=2008-06-17|accessdate=2008-06-17}}</ref>
In 1982, Rong retired and studied in university, he worked as the coach of Guangdong youth football team for a short time. After that Rong worked as the vice secretary of party committee of Guangdong province sports technical college. In 1991, Rong worked as the director of the Shenzhen sports committee.
On January 21, 2014, Rong was elected vice chairman of the Chinese Football Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.people.com.cn/n/2014/0121/c22134-24181231.html|title=蔡振华出任足协主席 张剑领衔七位副主席|publisher=人民网|date=2014-01-21|accessdate=2014-01-21}}</ref> [[File:容志行相关藏品.jpg|thumb|right|A shirt belonging to Rong from the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]]
==Career statistics== ===International=== <!-- NOTE: when updating stats, update the infobox too! -->
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="10"|China |1973||1||1 |- |1974||0||0 |- |1975||5||2 |- |1976||4||0 |- |1977||2||2 |- |1978||8||2 |- |1979||0||0 |- |1980||4||2 |- |1981||7||1 |- |1982||3||0 |- ! colspan=2|Total!!34!!10 |}
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list China's goal tally first.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://teamchina.freehostia.com/player.php?lang=en&id=rongzhihang |title=Rong Zhihang |accessdate=9 June 2018 |work=China National Football Team Database}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 3 August 1973 || align=center | China || {{fb|GUI}} || align=center | — || align=center | 5–2 || Friendly |- | 2. || 19 June 1975 || rowspan="2" align=center | Government Stadium, Hong Kong || {{fb|BRU}} || align=center | — || align=center | 10–1 || rowspan="2"| 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification |- | 3. || 21 June 1975 || {{fb|HKG|1959}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 |- | 4. || 19 July 1977 || rowspan="2" align=center | China || {{fb|ZAI}} || align=center | — || align=center | 3–2 || rowspan="4"| Friendly |- | 5. || 27 July 1977 || {{fb|HKG|1959}} || align=center | — || align=center | 1–2 |- | 6. || 14 December 1978 || rowspan="2" align=center | Thailand || {{fb|QAT}} || align=center | — || align=center | 3–0 |- | 7. || 19 December 1978 || {{fb|MAS}} || align=center | — || align=center | 7–1 |- | 8. || 24 December 1980 || rowspan="2" align=center | Government Stadium, Hong Kong || {{Fb|MAC|colonial}} || align=center | '''3'''–0 || align=center | 3–0 || rowspan="3"| 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 9. || 26 December 1980 || {{fb|JPN}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 |- | 10. || 18 October 1981 || align=center | Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China || {{fb|KUW}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 3–0 |- |}
== Honours == '''Guangdong''' *China national league: 1979<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html|title=China 1979|date=2017-02-02|website=RSSSF|accessdate=2019-08-06}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://teamchina.freehostia.com/en/player.php?id=rongzhihang Team China Stats]
{{China Squad 1976 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rong, Zhixing}} Category:1948 births Category:Living people Category:Chinese men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Guangdong Winnerway F.C. players Category:Guangzhou F.C. players Category:1976 AFC Asian Cup players Category:China men's international footballers Category:Footballers from Jiangmen Category:People from Taishan, Guangdong Category:Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games Category:Footballers at the 1978 Asian Games Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for China Category:20th-century Chinese sportsmen Category:Asian Games bronze medalists in football Category:People born at sea