Qu Bo
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Qu Bo is a Chinese
professional association football player currently plays for Shaanxi Zhongjian. He also plays for the China national football team
and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup
.
youth team where he was spotted by and then transferred to top tier side Qingdao in 2000 for 4.3 million yuan. He would quickly establish himself as an exciting young player and go on to play in seventeen league games while scoring eight goals, which would enough to personally win the Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year award at the end of the 2000 league season
. Qu Bo would continue to be a vital member of the team and after playing in the 2002 FIFA World Cup
where he would draw considerable interest from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur
where he had a month-long stint with them before leaving due to a lack of a work permit. On his return to Qingdao, Qu Bo would show his importance to the team by helping the team win the clubs first ever Chinese FA Cup
at the end of the 2002 league season. On February 22, 2010,he transferred to Shaanxi Chanba.
where he grabbed four goals for his country. After playing in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
he would quickly catch the attention of Bora Milutinovic who included him into the 2002 FIFA World Cup
squad where he preferred to place Qu at the wing where he can get the best out of the young prospect's pace. Since his initial rise to the national team Qu has had difficulty in retaining his position as a consistent member of the team. He was not selected for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup
squad and was forced out with injury in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup
squad. He was however brought back into the national team for several world cup qualifying games.
Last update: 28 July 2011
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
professional association football player currently plays for Shaanxi Zhongjian. He also plays for the China national football team
China national football team
The China PR national football team is the national association football team of the People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association...
and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
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Club career
Qu Bo started his football career playing for the Tianjin LocomotiveTianjin Locomotive
Tianjin Locomotive is a Chinese professional football club who founded by the football team of the Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China in 1994. Based in Tianjin, China the club currently play at the Tianjin Locomotive Stadium in the Chinese League Two, third tier of the Chinese...
youth team where he was spotted by and then transferred to top tier side Qingdao in 2000 for 4.3 million yuan. He would quickly establish himself as an exciting young player and go on to play in seventeen league games while scoring eight goals, which would enough to personally win the Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year award at the end of the 2000 league season
Chinese Jia-A League 2000
-Overview:It was performed in 14 teams, and Dalian Shide won the championship.-League standings:-References:*...
. Qu Bo would continue to be a vital member of the team and after playing in the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
where he would draw considerable interest from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
where he had a month-long stint with them before leaving due to a lack of a work permit. On his return to Qingdao, Qu Bo would show his importance to the team by helping the team win the clubs first ever Chinese FA Cup
Chinese FA Cup
The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May....
at the end of the 2002 league season. On February 22, 2010,he transferred to Shaanxi Chanba.
International career
Qu's lightning pace first caught the eye at the 2000 Asian Under-19 ChampionshipsAFC Youth Championship 2000
The 2000 AFC Youth Championship was held between November 12 and 26 in Iran. It was won by Iraq 2-1 over Japan.-Participants: Iran The teams that reached the semi-final qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina....
where he grabbed four goals for his country. After playing in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Argentina between June 17 and July 8, 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, and Mar del Plata...
he would quickly catch the attention of Bora Milutinovic who included him into the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
squad where he preferred to place Qu at the wing where he can get the best out of the young prospect's pace. Since his initial rise to the national team Qu has had difficulty in retaining his position as a consistent member of the team. He was not selected for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup
2004 AFC Asian Cup
The 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition is the thirteenth staging of AFC Asian Cup. It was held from July 17 to August 7, 2004 in China. The defending champions Japan defeated China in the final in Beijing....
squad and was forced out with injury in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup
2007 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals were held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. For the first time in its history, the competition was co-hosted by four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The tournament was won by first-time champions Iraq, who defeated Saudi...
squad. He was however brought back into the national team for several world cup qualifying games.
International goals
- Results list China's goal tally first.
Last update: 28 July 2011
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 27 January 2001 |  OaklandOakland, California Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724... |
1-2 | 1-2 | Friendly match | |
| 2 | 6 May 2001 |  Phnom PenhPhnom Penh Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,... |
2-0 | 4-0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 199 teams entered the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament. and , as the co-hosts, and , as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 29 spots open for competition.... |
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| 3 | 13 October 2001 |  ShenyangShenyang Shenyang , or Mukden , is the capital and largest city of Liaoning Province in Northeast China. Currently holding sub-provincial administrative status, the city was once known as Shengjing or Fengtianfu... |
2-0 | 3-0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 199 teams entered the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament. and , as the co-hosts, and , as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 29 spots open for competition.... |
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| 4 | 12 December 2002 |  ManamaManama Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 155,000 people.Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very diverse population... |
2-2 | 2-2 | Friendly match | |
| 5 | 21 October 2007 | Foshan Foshan Foshan is a city in central Guangdong province in southern China. The prefectural area under the city's jurisdiction over an area of about 3,840 km² and a population of 5.4 million of which 1.1 million reside in the city proper .... |
1-0 | 7-0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) The Asian Football Confederation was allocated four assured qualifying berths for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and one place in a play-off. 43 teams were in the running for these spots; Laos, Brunei and the Philippines did not attempt to qualify... |
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| 6 | 21 October 2007 | Foshan Foshan Foshan is a city in central Guangdong province in southern China. The prefectural area under the city's jurisdiction over an area of about 3,840 km² and a population of 5.4 million of which 1.1 million reside in the city proper .... |
7-0 | 7-0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) The Asian Football Confederation was allocated four assured qualifying berths for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and one place in a play-off. 43 teams were in the running for these spots; Laos, Brunei and the Philippines did not attempt to qualify... |
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| 7 | 27 January 2008 | Zhongshan Zhongshan Zhongshan , also spelled Chungshan and historically known as Xiangshan or Siangshan, is a prefecture-level city in the south of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong province in southern China. Zhongshan, one of the few cities in China with an eponymous name, is named after Dr. Sun Yat-sen who was... |
1-0 | 2-1 | Friendly match | |
| 8 | 15 March 2008 | Kunming Kunming ' is the capital and largest city of Yunnan Province in Southwest China. It was known as Yunnan-Fou until the 1920s. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of Yunnan, and is the seat of the provincial government... |
1-0 | 3-3 | Friendly match | |
| 9 | 23 April 2008 | Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... |
2-2 | 2-2 | Friendly match | |
| 10 | 17 December 2008 |  MuscatMuscat, Oman Muscat is the capital of Oman. It is also the seat of government and largest city in the Governorate of Muscat. As of 2008, the population of the Muscat metropolitan area was 1,090,797. The metropolitan area spans approximately and includes six provinces called wilayats... |
1-1 | 1-3 | Friendly match | |
| 11 | 14 January 2009 |  AleppoAleppo Aleppo is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,301,570 , expanding to over 2.5 million in the metropolitan area, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant... |
1-3 | 2-3 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification The 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification saw various countries take part to determine 10 spots to the final tournament in Qatar under the new qualification system set by the Asian Football Confederation .... |
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| 12 | 18 July 2009 | Tianjin Tianjin ' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government... |
1-0 | 3-1 | Friendly match | |
| 13 | 30 September 2009 | Hohhot Hohhot Hohhot , is a city in north-central China and the capital of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, serving as the region's administrative, economic, and cultural centre.... |
2-0 | 4-1 | Friendly match | |
| 14 | 14 November 2009 |  BeirutBeirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... |
2-0 | 2-0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification The 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification saw various countries take part to determine 10 spots to the final tournament in Qatar under the new qualification system set by the Asian Football Confederation .... |
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| 15 | 14 February 2010 |  TokyoTokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... |
1-0 | 2-0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship | |
| 16 | 14 February 2010 | Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... |
2-0 | 2-0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship | |
| 17 | 26 June 2010 | Kunming Kunming ' is the capital and largest city of Yunnan Province in Southwest China. It was known as Yunnan-Fou until the 1920s. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of Yunnan, and is the seat of the provincial government... |
3-0 | 4-0 | Friendly match | |
| 18 | 28 July 2011 |  VientianeVientiane -Geography:Vientiane is situated on a bend of the Mekong river, which forms the border with Thailand at this point.-Climate:Vientiane features a tropical wet and dry climate with a distinct monsoon season and a dry season. Vientiane’s dry season spans from November through March. April marks the... |
1-0 | 6-1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
National team
- East Asian Football Championship: 2010
External links
- http://www.chinasuperleague.com/teamchina_wc2002.htm 2002 China Team Player Profile at Sinosoc website
- http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=181040/index.html Fifa stats
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/china/squad/newsid_1906000/1906961.stm 2002 World Cup Player Profile at BBC website
- http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=1512 Career player profile
- http://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/6579/ Player stats at football-lineups website