Liu Haiguang

Liu Haiguang
柳海光
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-07-11) 11 July 1963
Place of birth Shanghai, China
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Striker
Youth career
1974–1981 Shanghai Team
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1987 Shanghai Team
1988 Partizan 6 (3)
1989–1991 Shanghai Team
International career
1983–1990 China 58 (20)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  China
AFC Asian Cup
1984 Singapore Team
AFC Youth Championship
1982 Bangkok Team
University Games
1985 Kobe Football
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Haiguang (Chinese: 柳海光; pinyin: Liǔ Hǎiguāng; born 11 July 1963) is a Chinese former international footballer who spent the majority of his career playing for the Shanghai Team, however he gained distinction when he joined Yugoslav club Partizan along with Jia Xiuquan making them one of the earliest Chinese footballers to play in Europe.

Biography

Liu Haiguang started his youth career with the Shanghai Team and would soon break into the China under-20 national team where he took part in the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship where he scored one goal as China were knocked-out in the group stages.[1] He would soon become a regular for Shanghai and also be promoted to the Chinese senior team where he was included in the squad for the 1984 AFC Asian Cup, which saw China finish runners-up.[2] After establishing himself as a regular for the national team he along with fellow international team mate Jia Xiuquan would join Yugoslav club Partizan and together be one of the earliest Chinese footballers to play in a European club.[3] Liu stayed for two seasons playing in the Yugoslav First League where he won the 1988–89 Yugoslav Cup before soon returning to Shanghai.

On the international stage he represented China at the 1988 AFC Asian Cup and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. When he decided to retire from international football he had scored 36 goals for China national team making him their top goalscorer. This record would however be broken by Hao Haidong several years later and as of 2024, Liu is the third highest goalscorer.[4]

He retired completely from playing in 1991 and since then has become a businessman and founded four children football clubs.

Career statistics

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 July 1989 Shenyang People's Stadium, Shenyang, China  Iran 1–0 2–0 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Partizan

Shanghai Team

References

  1. ^ Report - FIFA.com - Previous Tournaments 9 June 1983 Retrieved 24 October 2012
  2. ^ Asian Nations Cup 1984 at rsssf.org 21 December 2009 Retrieved 24 October 2012
  3. ^ "A FOREIGN FIELD: JIA XIUQUAN AND LIU HAIGUANG AT PARTIZAN". IBWM. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. ^ The topscorer for China national football team
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