# Yang Ning

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Chinese footballer

Yang Ning 杨宁 Personal information Date of birth (1962-04-10) April 10, 1962 (age 64) Place of birth Meizhou, Guangdong, China Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Position Goalkeeper Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1978–1988 Guangdong team International career 1980–1986 China 15 (0) Medal record Men's football Representing China AFC Asian Cup 1984 Singapore Team * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Yang Ning** (Chinese 杨宁 born in 1962) is a Chinese former [football](/source/Association_football) [goalkeeper](/source/Goalkeeper_(association_football)) who played for [Guangdong team](/source/Guangdong_Hongyuan_F.C.) and the [Chinese national team](/source/China_national_football_team) who he represented in the [1984 Asian Cup](/source/1984_Asian_Cup).

## Career

Yang Ning grew up into a football family and quickly rose through the ranks before he graduated into the senior team of [Guangdong team](/source/Guangdong_Hongyuan_F.C.) within the 1978 Chinese league season. The following season he went on to be part of the team that went on to win the 1979 Chinese league title.[1] This soon saw him called up to the [Chinese](/source/China_national_football_team) national team in 1980, which made him the youngest goalkeeper ever to be included in the national team.[2] He was then included in the squad that played within the [1982 Asian Games](/source/Football_at_the_1982_Asian_Games) before being the first-choice goalkeeper that came runners-up within the [1984 AFC Asian Cup](/source/1984_AFC_Asian_Cup).[3] After playing in the [1986 Asian Games](/source/Football_at_the_1986_Asian_Games) he retired several years later and moved to [San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco).

## Career statistics

### International statistics

Year Competition Apps Goal 1983–1984 Friendly 7 0 1984 Great Wall Cup 2 0 1984 Asian Cup Qualification 4 0 1984 Asian Cup 2 0 Total 15 0

## Honours

- [Chinese Jia-A League](/source/Chinese_Jia-A_League): 1979

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [China 1979](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html) at rsssf.org 22 Oct 2009 Retrieved 2012-12-13

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [广东足球重镇梅州 客家六虎闪亮国足](http://sports.163.com/07/1011/15/3QHKN6EB00051C8P.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160531021808/http://sports.163.com/07/1011/15/3QHKN6EB00051C8P.html) 2016-05-31 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) at sports.163.com 2007-10-11 Retrieved 2012-12-13

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Asian Nations Cup 1984](https://www.rsssf.org/tables/84asch.html) at rsssf.org 21 Dec 2009 Retrieved 2012-12-13

## External links

- [Team China Stats](http://teamchina.freehostia.com/en/player.php?id=yangning)

- [Yang Ning](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/40106.html) at National-Football-Teams.com

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

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