{{Short description|Chinese footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Family name hatnote|[[Wang (surname)|Wang]]|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Wang Jilian <br> 王积连 | image = | caption = | fullname = Wang Jilian | birth_date = {{birth date|1946|2|15|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Dalian]], [[Liaoning]], [[China]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|6|5|1946|2|15|df=y}} | death_place = [[Beijing]], [[China]] | height = {{height|m=1.73}} | position = [[Forward (association football)|forward]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Dalian Youth football team | years1 = | clubs1 = Liaoning worker football team | years2 = 1965–1976 | clubs2 = [[Liaoning F.C.|Liaoning team]] | years3 = 1977 | clubs3 = Beijing Military Region | years4 = 1981 | clubs4 = [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing team]] | years5 = 1985 | clubs5 = Beijing worker football team | nationalyears1 = 1966–1976 | nationalteam1 = [[China national football team|China]] | nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[association football|football]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976 Iran]]|[[1976 AFC Asian Cup squads#China|Team]]}} }}
'''Wang Jilian''' ({{zh|s=王积连}}; 15 February 1946 – 5 June 2016) was a Chinese [[Association football|football]]er who played for [[China national football team|China PR]] in the [[1976 Asian Cup]].
==Playing career== Wang Jilian was born in [[Dalian]], he began to play football when he was studying in primary school at the age of 8. In 1958, Wang Jilian joined the Dalian youth football team. From 1958 to 1965, Wang Jilian successively played for Dalian youth football, Liaoning worker football team, and [[Liaoning Whowin F.C.|Liaoning]]. In 1965, Wang Jilian represented Liaoning playing in the 1965 National Games of China, in the same year, Wang jilian was called up to [[China national football team]]. In 1966, Wang Jilian represented [[China national football team|China]] playing in 1st Games of the New Emerging Forces and got runner-up. in 1974, Wang Jilian represented [[China national football team|China]] to play for the [[1974 Asian Games]]. in 1975, Wang Jilian worked as a player on the Liaoning football team to participate in the 1975 National Games. In 1976, Wang Jilian played for [[China national football team|China PR]] in the [[1976 Asian Cup]]. In the same year Wang Jilian retired and began youth player training work at Beijing Chongwen sport school.
==Football related work== Wang Jilian returned to play for the Beijing Military Region football team in a military football match in 1977 for a short time. in 1981, Wang Jilian returned for the second time to play for [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing]] in the Chinese Jia League. In 1985, Wang Jilian returned for the third time to play for the Beijing Worker football team in the 2nd national workers games of China.
==Death== On June 5, 2016, Wang Jilian died in Beijing, at age 70.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.qq.com/a/20160606/062671.htm|title=高洪波恩师不幸去世 曾随国足获亚洲杯第三名|publisher=qq|date=2016-06-06|accessdate=2016-06-06}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://teamchina.freehostia.com/en/player.php?id=wangjilian Team China Stats]
{{China Squad 1976 AFC Asian Cup}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Jilian}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Chinese men's footballers]] [[Category:1976 AFC Asian Cup players]] [[Category:China men's international footballers]] [[Category:Footballers from Dalian]] [[Category:Men's association football forwards]] [[Category:Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games]] [[Category:Asian Games footballers for China]] [[Category:Liaoning F.C. players]] [[Category:Beijing Guoan F.C. players]] [[Category:20th-century Chinese sportsmen]]