He Jia
何佳
Personal information
Full name He Jia
Date of birth (1951-08-16) 16 August 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Guangzhou, China
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1982 Guangdong
1983–1986 South China
International career
1975–1978 China 17 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He Jia (Chinese: 何佳; pinyin: Hé Jiā; born 16 August 1951) is a former Chinese footballer.

Club career

He was born in 1951 in Guangzhou, Guangdong.[1] He began his career at Guangdong. In 1979, He captained Guangdong in the inaugural Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup, scoring in the second leg.[2] In 1982, Jia left Guangdong, moving to Hong Kong in the process. Following the influx of mainland Chinese players into the Hong Kong First Division, He joined South China in 1983.[3]

International career

On 15 June 1975, He made his debut for China in a 1–0 win against North Korea. He played three times for China at the 1976 AFC Asian Cup, scoring once.[4] On 6 October 1977, He scored the opening goal against the United States in China's first game of their first tour to the Western Bloc.[5]

International goals

Scores and results list China's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 August 1975 Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China  Kuwait 3–3 Friendly
2 13 June 1976 Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Iraq 1–0 1–0 1976 AFC Asian Cup third place play-off
3 6 October 1977 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States  United States 1–0 1–1 Friendly
4 31 March 1978 Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela  Venezuela 1–0 1–0 Friendly
5 18 December 1978 Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 4–1 4–1 1978 Asian Games

References

  1. ^ "中国国家男子足球队名册（1977）" (in Chinese). China Football Academy. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ^ "首届省港杯广东队队长何佳：友谊第一比赛第二" (in Chinese). NetEase Sports. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ "雄风犹存的何佳" (in Chinese). Sina. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  4. ^ "He Jia". China National Football Team Database. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. ^ "China's historic 1977 tour to the USA remembered". Wild East Football. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2019.


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