# Tang Yaodong

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Chinese footballer and manager

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Tang Yaodong 唐尧东 Personal information Full name Tang Yaodong Date of birth (1962-02-17) 17 February 1962 (age 64) Place of birth Shenyang, China Position Centre forward Youth career 1976–1982 Liaoning team Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1983–1991 Liaoning team ? (?) 1992 Otsuka Pharmaceutical ? (?) 1993–1995 Liaoning FC ? (?) International career 1985–1990 China 37 (4) Managerial career 1996–2001 Liaoning Liaoqing 2002 Liaoning Xingguang 2005 Liaoning FC (assistant) 2005–2007 Liaoning FC 2008 Henan Jianye (assistant) 2008–2010 Henan Jianye 2012 Chongqing Lifan 2013–2014 Henan Jianye 2016 Shenzhen FC 2017 Wuhan Zall Medal record Men's football Representing China AFC Asian Cup 1984 Singapore Team * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Tang Yaodong** ([Chinese](/source/Simplified_Chinese_characters): 唐尧东; born 17 February 1962 in [Shenyang](/source/Shenyang), [China](/source/China)) is a Chinese football manager and former [Chinese](/source/China_national_football_team) international [footballer](/source/Association_football). He mainly played as a [centre forward](/source/Centre_forward) for [Liaoning FC](/source/Liaoning_FC).

## Playing career

### Club career

Tang Yaodong began his football career playing for his hometown football club [Liaoning](/source/Liaoning_FC)'s youth team and would later graduate to the senior team in the 1983 league season. After several seasons he would later rise to prominence when he would help them win the 1985 league title. This was to be the first of many trophies that were to follow and Tang Yaodong would play an integral part in a dominant Liaoning team that also saw them win the 1990 [Asian Club Championship](/source/Asian_Club_Championship). Despite winning another league title he would transfer to a second tier Japanese club [Otsuka Pharmaceutical](/source/Tokushima_Vortis) in the 1992 league season. After only one season with them he would return to [Liaoning FC](/source/Liaoning_FC) until he retired.

### International career

Tang Yaodong would make his senior debut in a friendly against [Korea DPR](/source/Korea_DPR_national_football_team) on 24 August 1986, in a 0–0 draw.[1] Under head coach [Gao Fengwen](/source/Gao_Fengwen) he would quickly become an integral member of the Chinese team and score his first goal against [Singapore](/source/Singapore_national_football_team) in a friendly on 1 September 1986, in a 3–0 win.[2] Tang played all three games for China at the [1988 Olympics](/source/Football_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics) in [Seoul](/source/Seoul), [Korea](/source/Korea) as they were eliminated in the first round.[3] He appeared also in the [1988 AFC Asian Cup](/source/1988_AFC_Asian_Cup) and help China come 4th within the tournament, however when China were unable to qualify for the [1990 FIFA World Cup](/source/1990_FIFA_World_Cup) Tang Yaodong's appearances became limited and effectively ended once Gao Fengwen left the Chinese team.

## International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 28 February 1989 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand 1–0 3–0 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification 2. 17 October 1989 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore United Arab Emirates 1–0 1–2 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification

## Management career

### Liaoning Liaoqing and Liaoning Xingguang

After he retired he would take the position of head coach for the [Liaoning Liaoqing](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liaoning_Liaoqing&action=edit&redlink=1), the youth team of [Liaoning FC](/source/Liaoning_FC), in 1996 until 2001 when the youth team were allowed to participate in the third-tier [China League Two](/source/China_League_Two). However, in 2002, they're forbidden to play in the second-tier [Jia B](/source/Jia_B) after their promotion to it, and as a result they transferred their place in Jia B to a newly created club named [Liaoning Xingguang](/source/Liaoning_Xingguang), which Tang also moved to. He was allowed to stay with the team throughout the 2002 league season to help the team in their transition within the professional league system and took them to a respectable 6th within the league.[4] The 2003 league season would see the team sold off to SVT Group and move to [Nanjing](/source/Nanjing), Tang Yaodong did not follow them and remained in [Liaoning](/source/Liaoning_province) with [Liaoning FC](/source/Liaoning_FC) where he was offered an assistant position within the team.[5]

### Liaoning FC

After spending a short period as an assistant he was promoted to head coach after Liaoning's poor start to the [2005 Chinese Super League](/source/Chinese_Super_League_2005) season. In his first season at Liaoning he was unable to achieve much success except to stabilize the club and lead them to midtable in his first attempt at managing a top-flight team. Liaoning's relatively poor performance even saw Tang Yaodong willing to step down before the beginning of the [2006 Chinese Super League](/source/Chinese_Super_League_2006) season, however the club stood by him throughout the season even though results did not improve throughout the season.[6] This would continue once more throughout the [2007 Chinese Super League](/source/Chinese_Super_League_2007) season, however Liaoning lost patience at the end the season and with Tang Yaodong's contract up for renewal they decided not to renew it.[7]

### Henan Jianye

On 7 January 2008, new head coach [Jia Xiuquan](/source/Jia_Xiuquan) brought in Tang Yaodong as his assistant for ambitious [Chinese Super League](/source/Chinese_Super_League) club Henan Construction, however their reign was considered unsuccessful and Jia Xiuquan resigned on 15 June while Tang Yaodong left soon after.[8] When [Portuguese](/source/Portugal) Head coach [Acácio Casimiro](/source/Ac%C3%A1cio_Casimiro) was sacked during the 2008 league season Tang Yaodong was brought back into the club as a short-term solution to help salvage the season.[9] At the beginning of the 2009 league season he remained as their manager and surprisingly the team's form dramatically improved. His reign would see Henan achieve their best ever league position of third and he would personally win the Coach of the year award.

### Chongqing Lifan

On 19 April 2012, Tang was appointed as the new manager of [China League One](/source/China_League_One) side [Chongqing Lifan](/source/Chongqing_Lifan_F.C.), replacing [Lawrie McKinna](/source/Lawrie_McKinna) who was sacked from the club five days before.[10]

## Honours

### Player

- [Chinese Jia-A League](/source/Chinese_Jia-A_League): 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991

- [Chinese FA Cup](/source/Chinese_FA_Cup): 1986

- [Asian Club Championship](/source/Asian_Club_Championship): 1990

### Manager

- [Chinese Super League](/source/Chinese_Super_League): 2009 3rd Place

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["China PR 0-0 Korea DPR"](http://teamchina.freehostia.com/en/match.php?date=1986-08-24). teamchina.freehostia.com. 24 August 1986. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["China PR 3-0 Singapore"](http://teamchina.freehostia.com/en/match.php?date=1986-09-01). teamchina.freehostia.com. 1 September 1986. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Mens Olympic Tournament, Seoul 1988, China PR squad list"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071123225631/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=3351/teams/team=1889781.html). FIFA. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=3351/teams/team=1889781.html) on 23 November 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["China 2002"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china02.html). *[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF)*. 30 March 2003. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["唐尧东肝肠寸断后面对现实 战昔日老友要打出虎威"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120301175030/http://sports.qianlong.com/4713/2005/07/05/1520%402706227.htm). sports.qianlong.com. 5 July 2005. Archived from [the original](http://sports.qianlong.com/4713/2005/07/05/1520@2706227.htm) on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["唐尧东态度坚决提出辞职 辽足队员难舍纷纷挽留"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232637/http://sports.people.com.cn/GB/22134/22137/59581/62103/62124/4363724.html). sports.people.com.cn. 11 May 2006. Archived from [the original](http://sports.people.com.cn/GB/22134/22137/59581/62103/62124/4363724.html) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["唐尧东闪电下课 辽足教练班子洗牌改走洋帅路线"](http://sports.sohu.com/20071231/n254391763.shtml). sports.sohu.com. 31 December 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["唐尧东闪电加盟建业 前辽足主帅当助教辅佐贾帅"](http://sports.sohu.com/20080108/n254513220.shtml). sports.sohu.com. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["河南建业宣布卡西米罗下课 唐尧东任执行主教练"](http://sports.eastday.com/s/20080915/u1a3869175.html). sports.eastday.com. 15 September 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["力帆宣布唐尧东任新帅 高层称其执教经历丰富"](http://sports.qq.com/a/20120419/000844.htm). sports.qq.com. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

## External links

- [Profile and Statistics](http://allsoccerplayers.com/eng/coaches/76235.html?PHPSESSID=669d259cbc9898332275552eaa889fba)

- [Tang Yao Dong](https://web.archive.org/web/20150905/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=58749/index.html) – [FIFA](/source/FIFA) competition record (archived)

Awards v t e Chinese Golden Ball 1984: Jia Xiuquan 1985: Wang Zhenjie 1986: Jia Xiuquan 1987: Tang Yaodong 1988: Zhang Huikang 1989: Mai Chao 1990: Wu Qunli 1991: Gao Hongbo 1992: Fu Yubin 1993: Wu Qunli 1994: Peng Weiguo 1995: Fan Zhiyi 1996: Fan Zhiyi 1997: Hao Haidong 1998: Hao Haidong 1999: Qu Shengqing Merged with the Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year award in 2000. v t e Chinese Football Association Coach of the Year 1994: Zhang Honggen 1995: Xu Genbao 1996: Chi Shangbin 1997: Chi Shangbin 1998: Xu Genbao 1999: Santrač 2000: Lee Jang-soo 2001: Kosanović 2002: Zhu Guanghu 2003: Wu Jingui 2004: Zhu Guanghu 2005: Petrović 2006: Tumbaković 2007: Gao Hongbo 2008: Tumbaković 2009: Tang Yaodong 2010: Ivanković 2011: Ma Lin 2012: Okuka 2013: Lippi 2014: Manzano 2015: Scolari 2016: Scolari 2017: Cannavaro 2018: Li Xiaopeng v t e China League One Coach of the Season 2013: Tang Yaodong 2014: Tomić 2015: Park Tae-ha 2016: Li Bing 2017: López Caro 2018: Li Tie

China squads v t e China squad – 1984 AFC Asian Cup runners-up 1 Lu Jianren 2 Zhu Bo 3 Lin Lefeng 4 Lü Hongxiang 5 Jia Xiuquan 6 Lin Qiang 7 Gu Guangming 8 Zhao Dayu 9 Zuo Shusheng (c) 10 Li Hui 11 Li Huayun 12 Chi Minghua 14 Wu Yuhua 15 Qin Guorong 16 Liu Haiguang 17 Yang Zhaohui 18 Ma Lin 19 Wang Dongning 20 Jiang Fenglin 21 Tang Yaodong 22 Yang Ning 23 Wang Zhenjie Coach: Zeng Xuelin v t e China squad – 1988 AFC Asian Cup fourth place 1 Kong Guoxian 2 Zhu Bo 3 Gao Sheng 4 Guo Yijun 7 Xie Yuxin 8 Tang Yaodong 10 Ma Lin 11 Wu Wenbing 12 Wang Baoshan 13 Shi Lianzhi 14 Zhai Biao 15 Zhang Xiaowen 16 Huang Chong 17 Mai Chao 18 Duan Ju 19 Dong Liqiang 20 Zhang Huikang 21 Tu Shengqiao Coach: Gao Fengwen v t e China football squad – 1988 Summer Olympics 1 Kong Guoxian 2 Zhu Bo 3 Gao Sheng 4 Guo Yijun 5 Jia Xiuquan 6 Wu Qunli 7 Xie Yuxin 8 Tang Yaodong 9 Liu Haiguang 10 Ma Lin 11 Zhu Ping 12 Wang Baoshan 13 Cui Guangri 14 Huo Jianting 15 Zhang Xiaowen 16 Li Hui 17 Mai Chao 18 Duan Ju 19 Wang Jun 20 Zhang Huikang Coach: Gao Fengwen

Tang Yaodong managerial positions 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 Shenzhen F.C. – managers Hu Zhigang (1994–95) Zhou Hui'an (1995–96) Liu Jianjiang (1996–97) Lu Jianren (1997) Xiao Duoyin (1997–98) Zeng Xuelin (1998) Cha Bum-kun (1998–99) Tavares (1999–2000) Zhu Guanghu (2000–05) Chi Shangbin (2005) Guo Ruilong (2005) Xie Feng (2005) Wang Baoshan (2005–06) Xie Feng (2006) Zhang Jun (2006–07) Mai Chao (2007–08) Zhang Zengqun (2008–09) Fan Yuhong (2009) Xie Feng (2009) Gogić (2010–11) Troussier (2011–13) Li Yi (2013–15) Lee Lim-saeng (2015) Li Haiqiang (2015) Tang Yaodong (2015–16) Seedorf (2016) Eriksson (2016–17) Wang Baoshan (2017–18) López Caro (2018–19) Donadoni (2019–20) Zhang Xiaorui (2020) Cruyff (2020–21) Granero (2021) Zhang Xiaorui (2021) Lee Jang-soo (2022) Zhang Xiaorui (2022) Chen Tao (2023) Xiang Jun (2023–24) v t e Wuhan Yangtze River F.C. – managers Li Jun (2009–10) Li Xiao (2011) Carlos (2011–12) Zheng Xiong (2012–13) Tumbaković (2013) Wang Jun (2013) Besek (2014) Zheng Bin (2014–15) Zheng Xiong (2015–16) Liu Junwei (2016) Ferrara (2016–17) Tang Yaodong (2017) Chen Yang (2017) Li Tie (2017–19) González (2020) Li Xiaopeng (2020–21) Li Jinyu (2021–23)

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