Zhao Junzhe
肇俊哲
Personal information
Full name Zhao Junzhe
Date of birth (1979-04-19) 19 April 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1997 Liaoning F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2016 Liaoning F.C. 405 (51)
International career‡
1998–2008 China 71 (2)
Managerial career
2017 Liaoning F.C. (caretaker)
2022 China (assistant)
2023– Cangzhou Mighty Lions
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  China
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2016

Zhao Junzhe (Chinese: 肇俊哲; pinyin: Zhào Jùnzhé; born 19 April 1979) is a Chinese football coach and former professional footballer who is currently the head coach of Chinese Super League club Cangzhou Mighty Lions. He spent his entire playing career at Liaoning F.C.

Club career

Zhao Junzhe was promoted to Liaoning F.C.'s first team from the club's youth academy and made his debut in the 1998 season. He continued to be a vital member for Liaoning that season when he aided them to being runners-up and the Chinese FA Cup.[1] He was soon promoted to club captain and won the Chinese Football Association Player of the Year award in 2004. The following seasons saw the club's fortunes fall and Zhao unfortunately led the team to relegation to the second tier at the end of the 2008 season. Despite this setback, he remained with the team and immediately led Liaoning back up to the top tier when they won the second tier title in the 2009 season. Zhao announced his retirement from football at the end of the 2016 season. On 30 October 2016, he made last appearance in his career in a league match against Jiangsu Suning.[2]

International career

Zhao was included into the Chinese national team by then manager Bora Milutinović for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[3] Though his chances were limited on the national team at the time, he did play in two group stage matches during the tournament and nearly scored by hitting the post against Brazil.[4] He played a vital role in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup in which China finished the tournament as runners-up.

Managerial career

On 29 September 2017, Zhao was appointed as the caretaker manager of Liaoning FC, who sat at the bottom of the league table.[5] On 14 October, in his first game as manager, he guided Liaoning to a 3–3 draw against second place team Shanghai SIPG.[6] However, Liaoning finally relegated to the second tier after losing the last three matches of the season. On 12 December 2017, Zhao's caretaker spell ended when Chen Yang became the manager of Liaoning.[7]

On 21 February 2023, Zhao was appointed as the head coach of Chinese Super League club Cangzhou Mighty Lions.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 October 2016 [9]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Others Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Others Total
1998 Liaoning F.C. Chinese Jia-B League 3 - - - - - - 3
1999 Chinese Jia-A League 25 3 0 0 - - - - - - 25 3
2000 24 4 4 1 - - - - 1[a] 0 29 5
2001 25 4 1 1 - - - - - - 26 5
2002 27 3 5 1 - - - - - - 32 4
2003 27 5 3 3 - - - - - - 30 8
2004 Chinese Super League 21 3 1 0 0 0 - - - - 22 3
2005 15 0 2 1 3 0 - - - - 20 1
2006 28 3 1 0 - - - - - - 29 3
2007 28 4 - - - - - - - - 28 4
2008 29 4 - - - - - - - - 29 4
2009 China League One 24 5 - - - - - - - - 24 5
2010 Chinese Super League 29 0 - - - - - - - - 29 0
2011 28 5 0 0 - - - - - - 28 5
2012 26 4 4 1 - - - - - - 30 5
2013 24 1 1 0 - - - - - - 25 1
2014 20 3 1 0 - - - - - - 21 3
2015 2 0 0 0 - - - - - - 2 0
2016 3 0 0 0 - - - - - - 3 0
Career total 405 51 23 8 3 0 0 0 1 0 432 59
  1. ^ Appearances in Chinese Football Super Cup

International

National team
Year Apps Goals
1998 8 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 10 1
2003 8 0
2004 20 0
2005 5 0
2006 8 0
2007 5 0
2008 7 0
Total 71 2

International goals

Results list China's goal tally first.
Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
8 December 1998 Bangkok, Thailand  Tajikistan 3–1 1998 Asian Games
7 December 2002 Manama, Bahrain  Syria 3–1 Friendly international

Managerial statistics

As of 4 November 2023.
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Liaoning F.C. (caretaker) China 29 September 2017 12 December 2017 4 0 1 3 000.00
Cangzhou Mighty Lions China 21 February 2023 present 31 8 7 16 025.81
Total 35 8 8 19 022.86

Honours

Player

Club

Liaoning Whowin

Individual

Personal life

Zhao is of Manchu ethnicity from Aisin Gioro clan. He is a descendant of Boolungga, who is the brother of Giocangga.[11]

References

  1. ^ "姓名：肇俊哲". sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  2. ^ "肇俊哲辉煌球员生涯落幕 辽足19年忠魂创造历史". sports.sohu.com. 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  3. ^ "BBC SPORT". news.bbc.co.uk. 29 May 2002. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  4. ^ "Zhao Junzhe". fifa.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  5. ^ "辽足保级关键时期突然换帅 洋帅离任肇俊哲接手". sina. 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  6. ^ "肇俊哲:这才是辽足真实水平 我的情怀只是一方面". sina. 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  7. ^ "二进宫!辽足官宣陈洋重掌球队 签三年盼早回中超". sina. 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  8. ^ "官方：肇俊哲担任沧州雄狮主帅 已带队在佛山集结". Sina Sports. 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  9. ^ "肇俊哲". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  10. ^ "中甲最终积分榜：辽宁冠军南昌冲超成功 四川降级". sports.sina.com.cn. 2009-03-28. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  11. ^ "国足边缘人：肇俊哲从容少动力 病态大羽不让位". news.sports.cn. 2008-02-05. Retrieved 2012-09-24.

External links

Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C. – current squad
Current Chinese Super League managers
2004 AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament
Chinese Football Association Player of the Year
China Squad
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