He Jia

He Jia
何佳
Personal information
Full name He Jia
Date of birth (1951-08-16) 16 August 1951
Place of birth Guangzhou, China
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1982 Guangdong team
1983–1986 South China
International career
1975–1978 China 17 (5)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  China
AFC Asian Cup
1976 Iran Team
Asian Games
1978 Bangkok Football
* 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 team. 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. Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. 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.