Li Zhihai
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Li Zhihai (born August 2, 1982) is a Chinese
footballer who currently plays as a defender
for Chinese League One team Guangdong Sunray Cave.
with Guangzhou at the end of the 2007 league season. The following season he would lead Guangzhou to a 7th place finish at the end of the 2008 league season despite missing much of the campaign through injury. The next season saw Li Zhihai miss eight games due to suspension after he fought with Tianjin Teda F.C. player Éber Luís Cucchi
during a June 25, 2008 league game. After missing much of the 2008 league season through suspension Li Zhihai would once again struggle with injury through much of the 2009 league season and lose the captaincy to Xu Liang
. At the end of the season the club would be relegated after it was discovered that the club had fixed a match during the 2007 league campaign, despite this Li Zhihai would stay with the club to help in their push for premotion. At the start of the 2010 league campaign Guangzhou would bring in a new manager in Lee Jang-Soo
who decided to bring in several new players, which saw Li Zhihai often sitting on the bench and despite helping the team win premotion back to the top tier at the end of the season was allowed to leave to second tier football club Guangdong Sunray Cave at the beginning of the 2011 league campaign.
Chinese people
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footballer who currently plays as a defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
for Chinese League One team Guangdong Sunray Cave.
Club career
Li Zhihai would join second tier club Guangzhou F.C. senior team at the beginning of the 2002 league season and would steadily establish himself as a regular within the squad. Over the following seasons he would become a vital member of the team and was awarded with the club captaincy where he led the team to a division championship and premotion to the Chinese Super LeagueChinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
with Guangzhou at the end of the 2007 league season. The following season he would lead Guangzhou to a 7th place finish at the end of the 2008 league season despite missing much of the campaign through injury. The next season saw Li Zhihai miss eight games due to suspension after he fought with Tianjin Teda F.C. player Éber Luís Cucchi
Éber Luís Cucchi
Éber Luís Cucchi, , is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Qingdao Jonoon in the Chinese Super League where he plays as a forward.-Club career:Éber was signed by Tianjin Teda F.C...
during a June 25, 2008 league game. After missing much of the 2008 league season through suspension Li Zhihai would once again struggle with injury through much of the 2009 league season and lose the captaincy to Xu Liang
Xu Liang
Xu Liang is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Beijing Guoan.-Club career:Xu Liang started his footballing career with Liaoning Youth team and eventually graduated to the first team squad in the 2002 league season where he made 23 appearances in his debut season...
. At the end of the season the club would be relegated after it was discovered that the club had fixed a match during the 2007 league campaign, despite this Li Zhihai would stay with the club to help in their push for premotion. At the start of the 2010 league campaign Guangzhou would bring in a new manager in Lee Jang-Soo
Lee Jang-Soo
Lee Jang-Soo is a South Korean association football manager and a former player. As a player he had the distinction of being one of the first fully professional footballers to play in the newly formed Korean Super League in the inaugural 1983 league season, however it has been as a manager where...
who decided to bring in several new players, which saw Li Zhihai often sitting on the bench and despite helping the team win premotion back to the top tier at the end of the season was allowed to leave to second tier football club Guangdong Sunray Cave at the beginning of the 2011 league campaign.
External links
- Player profile at Guangzhou Pharmaceutical website
- Player stats at sohu.com