# Zuo Shusheng

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Chinese footballer

Zuo Shusheng 左树声 Personal information Full name Zuo Shusheng Date of birth (1958-04-13) 13 April 1958 (age 68) Place of birth Tianjin, China Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Position Attacking midfielder Youth career 1976–1977 Tianjin City Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1978–1988 Tianjin City 1988–1989 PEC Zwolle International career 1978–1985 China 54 (14) Managerial career 1992 Tianjin City 1996–1997 Tianjin Samsung 2004–2005 Sinchi FC 2008–2009 Tianjin Teda Medal record Men's football Representing China AFC Asian Cup 1984 Singapore Team * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 8, 2011

In this [Chinese name](/source/Chinese_name), the [family name](/source/Chinese_surname) is *[Zuo](/source/Zuo_(surname))*.

**Zuo Shusheng** ([Chinese](/source/Chinese_language): 左树声; [Chinese](/source/Traditional_Chinese_characters): 左樹聲; [pinyin](/source/Pinyin): *Zuǒ Shùshēng*; born 13 April 1958 in [Tianjin](/source/Tianjin)) is a former [Chinese](/source/Chinese_people) international soccer player and manager. As a player, he played for Tianjin City FC (currently known as [Tianjin Teda F.C.](/source/Tianjin_Teda_F.C.)) and Dutch team [FC Zwolle](/source/FC_Zwolle) before he retired. As a manager, he returned to his former club in Tianjin where he has twice managed them in his career, with his greatest achievements being taking the club to a fourth-place finish in the [2008 Chinese Super League](/source/2008_Chinese_Super_League) and a chance to play in the [2009 AFC Champions League](/source/2009_AFC_Champions_League) for the first time.

## Club career

Zuo Shusheng started his football career when he played for Tianjin City (currently known as [Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C.](/source/Tianjin_Jinmen_Tiger_F.C.)) in the 1978 league season. With them he helped them win the 1980 as well as the 1983 league title (which they shared with [Guangdong Provincial Team](/source/Guangdong_Hongyuan_F.C.) in 1983).[1] After begin an integral member of the Tianjin squad for ten years he would be given the opportunity join [FC Zwolle](/source/FC_Zwolle) of the Netherlands in 1988.

## International career

Zuo Shusheng would make his debut against [South Korea](/source/South_Korea_national_football_team) on 29 December 1978, in an [Asian Cup](/source/Asian_Cup) qualifier which China lost 1–0.[2] Despite the defeat he would still be included in the squad that took part in the [1980 AFC Asian Cup](/source/1980_AFC_Asian_Cup) and while the tournament saw China play disappointingly Zuo Shusheng would nevertheless start to become an integral member of the Chinese team. By the time of the [1984 AFC Asian Cup](/source/1984_AFC_Asian_Cup) arrived Zuo Shusheng would now captain the team to a runners up position, however he retired from international football in 1985 after China lost a crucial [1986 FIFA World Cup qualification](/source/1986_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification) game against [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong_national_football_team).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Management career

After he retired Zuo Shusheng was allowed to become the head coach of [Tianjin City](/source/Tianjin_Jinmen_Tiger_F.C.) for a short period when they didn't compete in the 1992 league season. Later he became assistant coach for Tianjin while completing his management training. After finishing his management training Zuo Shusheng would officially become the new head coach of [Tianjin Teda](/source/Tianjin_Jinmen_Tiger_F.C.) when he replaced [Lin Xinjiang](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lin_Xinjiang&action=edit&redlink=1) (蔺新江) in the second half of 1996 league season to help Tianjin fight against relegation from the top tier and he would eventually help them to a respectable eighth in the league.[3] The 1997 league season was to be far more difficult for Zuo Shusheng when Tianjin struggled to get results at the beginning of the season and this led Zuo Shusheng to resign as the head coach during the middle of the league season.

He would join [Chengdu Wuniu](/source/Chengdu_Wuniu) and [Gansu Tianma](/source/Gansu_Tianma) as a trainer until 2007 when Tianjin Teda would bring back Zuo Shusheng to the club but this time as the head coach of reserve team. Zuo Shusheng would once again return to Tianjin senior team as head coach in 2008 when [Jozef Jarabinský](/source/Jozef_Jarabinsk%C3%BD) was sacked during the 2008 league season. The appointment would see Tianjin quickly move up the table and end the season in fourth place as well as a position within the [AFC Champions League](/source/AFC_Champions_League) for the first time. During the [2009 AFC Champions League](/source/2009_AFC_Champions_League) Tianjin struggled within the competition while also being unable to improve upon last years final league position, this saw the club replace him with [Arie Haan](/source/Arie_Haan) at the beginning of the 2010 league season.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["China 1983"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/chinahist.html). *[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF)*. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["China PR 0–1 Korea Republic"](http://teamchina.freehostia.com/en/match.php?date=1978-12-29). teamchina.freehostia.com. 29 December 1978. Retrieved 29 September 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["China League 1996"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/china96.html). *[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF)*. 19 June 2003. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120929192052/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/china96.html) from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.

## External links

- [Zuo Shusheng](https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/shusheng-zuo/) at WorldFootball.net

- [International stats](http://teamchina.freehostia.com/en/player.php?id=zuoshusheng)

- [Profile at Tianjin Teda official website](http://sports.enorth.com.cn/system/2009/03/09/003921306.shtml) (Chinese)

Sporting positions Preceded by Chi Shangbin China national football team captain 1983-1985 Succeeded by Jia Xiuquan

v t e China squad – 1980 AFC Asian Cup 1 Li Fusheng 2 Cai Jinbiao 3 Liu Zhicai 4 Lin Lefeng 5 Chi Shangbin (c) 6 Huang Xiangdong 7 Yang Yumin 8 Zuo Shusheng 9 Xu Yonglai 10 Li Fubao 11 Chen Jingang 12 Zang Cailing 13 Shen Xiangfu 15 Gu Guangming 16 Wang Feng 18 Gai Zengchen 20 Chen Xirong 22 Xu Jianping Coach: Su Yongshun

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 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. – managers Lin Xinjiang (1994–96) Zuo Shusheng (1996–97) Chen Jingang (1997) Lin Xinjiang (1998) Giménez (1998) Jin Zhiyang (1999–00) Agresta (2000–02) Materazzi (2003) Qi Wusheng (2004) Liu Chunming (2004–06) Jarabinský (2007–08) Zuo Shusheng (2008–09) Haan (2009–11) Kuže (2012) Guimarães (2012–13) Haan (2014–15) Okuka (2015–16) Pacheco (2016–17) Lee Lim-saeng (2017) Stielike (2017–20) Wang Baoshan (2020) Yu Genwei (2021–)

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