{{short description|Chinese football manager}} {{family name hatnote|[[Zhou (surname)|Zhou]]|lang=Chinese}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Zhou Sui'an <br> 周穗安 | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|1|29|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Guangzhou]], [[Guangdong]], China | height = | position = | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = | clubs1 = | caps1 = | goals1 = | manageryears1 = 1990–1995 | managerclubs1 = [[Guangzhou F.C.|Guangzhou Apollo]] | manageryears2 = 1996 | managerclubs2 = [[Shenzhen F.C.|Shenzhen Feiyada]] | manageryears3 = 1997 | managerclubs3 = [[Yunnan Hongta F.C.|Shenzhen Jinpeng]] | manageryears4 = 1998 | managerclubs4 = [[Yunnan Hongta F.C.|Yunnan Hongta]] | manageryears5 = 1999–2003 | managerclubs5 = [[Guangzhou F.C.]]{{#tag:ref|Guangzhou F.C. was sponsored by various companies at that time, for the full list of name, see [[Guangzhou F.C.W#Ownership and naming history]]|group="nb"}} | manageryears6 = 2003–2004 | managerclubs6 = [[Nanjing Yoyo F.C.|Nanjing Yoyo]] | manageryears7 = 2005–2006 | managerclubs7 = [[Shanghai Shenxin F.C.|Nanchang Bayi]] | manageryears8 = 2006–2007 | managerclubs8 = [[Hangzhou Sanchao F.C.|Hangzhou Sanchao]] | manageryears9 = 2007 | managerclubs9 = [[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Zhejiang Greentown]] | manageryears10 = 2008 | managerclubs10 = [[Hangzhou Sanchao F.C.|Hangzhou Sanchao]] | manageryears11 = 2008–2009 | managerclubs11 = [[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]] }} {{Infobox Chinese | s = 周穗安 | p = Zhōu Suì'ān | mi = {{IPAc-cmn|zh|ou|1|-|s|wei|4|.|an|1|}} | j = Zau1 Seoi6(ng)on1 | ci = {{IPA|yue|tsɐ́u sɵ̀y.(ŋ)ɔ́ːn|}} }}
'''Zhou Sui'an''' (born 29 January 1961) is a Chinese [[coach (association football)| football coach]]. He most recently worked as the manager of [[China Super League]] side [[Zhejiang Professional F.C.|Hangzhou Greentown]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090324075051/http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2009-03/20/content_11041690.htm]{{in lang|zh}}</ref>
==Managerial career==
===Guangzhou Apollo=== Zhou Sui'an was born in [[Guangzhou]]. He became a professional coach after graduating from the Guangzhou Sports Institute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greentownfc.com/Html/yixiandui/yixiandui/lirenjiaolian/203639211.html |title=绿城足球俱乐部 |access-date=4 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516182141/http://www.greentownfc.com/Html/yixiandui/yixiandui/lirenjiaolian/203639211.html |archive-date=16 May 2009 }}</ref> His ties to Guangzhou allowed Zhou Sui'an his first chance to be the Head coach of [[Guangzhou Pharmaceutical F.C.|Guangzhou football team]] in 1990. He immediately made an impact when he quickly saw the team promoted to the top tier in his first attempt by coming second in the league.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china90.html |title=China 1990 |access-date=10 April 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020121934/http://rsssf.com/tablesc/china90.html |archive-date=20 October 2011 }}</ref> In his first season in the top tier, Zhou Sui'an would lead Guangzhou to fourth in the league and help establish them within the league.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china91.html |title=China 1991 |access-date=5 November 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727145011/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china91.html |archive-date=27 July 2014 }}</ref> The following season was to personally prove his most successful when he helped guide Guangzhou to second in the league and even personally winning the 1992 Coach of the year award. Seeing Guangzhou become a professional football team he would once again lead Guangzhou to second in the 1994 league season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china94.html |title=China League 1994 |access-date=9 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727150541/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china94.html |archive-date=27 July 2014 }}</ref>
===Away from Guangzhou=== Unable to actually win the league title yet still a highly rated coach, Zhou Sui'an would move to an ambitious football team named [[Shenzhen Asia Travel F.C.|Shenzhen Feiyada]] in 1996, however his time with them was to prove to be a failure when Shenzhen were relegated at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china96.html |title=China League 1996 |access-date=29 September 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929192052/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china96.html |archive-date=29 September 2012 }}</ref> This immediately led to Zhou Sui'an's departure, yet he quickly found work when he moved to fellow [[Shenzhen]] team [[Shenzhen Jinpeng]] at the beginning of the 1997 league season. Unable to see them promoted from the second tier, Zhou Sui'an once again left after only one season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china97.html |title=China League 1997 |access-date=24 July 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929192131/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china97.html |archive-date=29 September 2012 }}</ref> The following seasons would see Zhou Sui'an finding himself working for [[Yunnan Hongta]] and Guangzhou City with little success.
===Return to Guangzhou Apollo=== Halfway through the 2000 league season, Zhou Sui'an was brought back to Guangzhou Apollo who were in the second tier and fighting against relegation to the third tier. Zhou Sui'an would be successful in keeping Guangzhou Apollo in the second tier when they finished tenth, just enough to avoid relegation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china00.html |title=China 2000 |access-date=20 September 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929192335/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china00.html |archive-date=29 September 2012 }}</ref> In the 2001 league season Guangzhou Apollo changed their name to [[Guangzhou Geely]] and Zhou Sui'an was officially announced as their full-time manager. While their results significantly improved Zhou Sui'an, they were not promoted to the top tier, and on 2 September 2002, Zhou Sui'an was under increased pressure to see Guangzhou promoted. Guangzhou once again changed their name to [[Guangzhou Xiangxue F.C.|Guangzhou Xiangxue]] and were immediately expecting promotion to the top tier; unable to achieve this, Guangzhou were left unsatisfied with Zhou Sui'an's progress, and he left his post on 18 February 2003. After several mouths out of management, Zhou Sui'an would be given the [[Nanjing Yoyo]] job in October. A second-tier club he spent two seasons with them before he left to join third-tier club [[Nanchang Bayi]] for a short time.
===Hangzhou=== Zhou Sui'an moved to [[Hangzhou Greentown F.C.]] in 2006, where he worked as a coach for them. He predominately worked with the youth team and coached [[Hangzhou Sanchao]] (Hangzhou Greentown F.C. youth team) for several seasons. In 2007 Zhou Sui'an was asked to help coach the senior team for a short period to help them avoid relegation from the top tier. Juggling both the senior team and youth team squads through much of the 2008 league season, Zhou Sui'an was eventually allowed to become the official head coach of the senior team by the end of the 2008 league season and helped guide them to mid-table safety by the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china08.html |title=China 2008 |access-date=3 August 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721030528/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china08.html |archive-date=21 July 2010 }}</ref> He was sacked on 20 September 2009, following a 4–1 defeat at the hands of [[Jiangsu Sainty F.C.|Jiangsu Sainty]] that afternoon.
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090516182141/http://www.greentownfc.com/Html/yixiandui/yixiandui/lirenjiaolian/203639211.html Profile at Greentown website]
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