Qu Shengqing
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Qu Shengqing is a Chinese
association football coach and former international player. As a player he was predominantly remembered for his time with Liaoning FC where he personally won the Golden Boot in the 1999 league season before joining Shanghai Shenhua
and winning the 2003 league title
with them. He would also move abroad to A-League
side Adelaide United before returning to China to end his career with lower sides Nanjing Yoyo
and Shenyang Dongjin
. Since retiring he has moved into coaching where he is the current manager of the Guangzhou F.C. Reserve team.
, China, Qu's first team football club was Liaoning FC. He soon excelled at the club and became one of the top strikers in China. Qu was the top goal scorer in the Chinese league in 1999 with 17 goals. Along with being top scorer Qu was also voted "Mr Soccer of China" for 1999, the award for the top player of the year. Qu joined Shanghai Shenhua
in 2000 and scored a total of 38 goals for the club during his 4 years there.
After a successful trial with Adelaide United in February 2005, Qu was quickly signed by the club in April of the same year. He scored his first goal in the A-League on September 18, 2005 in a 2-1 victory over Perth Glory
. Qu soon established himself as a top striker in the A-League. He finished the season with seven goals in 17 appearances for the club.
Qu went back to China after the season was over citing he and his family were homesick. He signed with Nanjing Yoyo of the Chinese Jia League
in March 2006. After just 4 months in China and a string of poor performances, Qu signed with Adelaide United once again.
In December 2006, Qu's status as Adelaide United's marquee player came into doubt as his ankle injury ruled him out for the rest of the 2006-2007 season, plus the Asian Champions League (which United qualified for on the back of its 2005-06 A-League season
minor premiership
). With clubs unable to sign players on guest signings for the Champions League, United faced a front-line strike problem as highlighted in the Adelaide Advertiser on 18 December 2006. In April 2007, Qu returned to Shanghai after Adelaide United declined to renew his contract for the 2007-08 A-League season, although he indicated he hoped to stay in contact with the club, and apply for permanent residency
in Australia.
Qu has been capped 30 times for the Chinese national football team
.
Qu currently holds an Australian passport.
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...
association football coach and former international player. As a player he was predominantly remembered for his time with Liaoning FC where he personally won the Golden Boot in the 1999 league season before joining Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...
and winning the 2003 league title
Chinese Jia-A League 2003
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with them. He would also move abroad to A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
side Adelaide United before returning to China to end his career with lower sides Nanjing Yoyo
Nanjing Yoyo
Nanjing Yoyo is a Chinese football club currently playing in the China Jia League. Founded in 2002 as the Liaoning Star FC, it was based on the youth team of Liaoning FC...
and Shenyang Dongjin
Shenyang Dongjin
Shenyang Dongjin Football Club is a Chinese football club its based in Shenyang, China.Founded as Jining Dranix Football Club in 1999, the team was then based in Jining, Shandong. They stayed there until 2004...
. Since retiring he has moved into coaching where he is the current manager of the Guangzhou F.C. Reserve team.
Biography
Born in 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...
, China, Qu's first team football club was Liaoning FC. He soon excelled at the club and became one of the top strikers in China. Qu was the top goal scorer in the Chinese league in 1999 with 17 goals. Along with being top scorer Qu was also voted "Mr Soccer of China" for 1999, the award for the top player of the year. Qu joined Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...
in 2000 and scored a total of 38 goals for the club during his 4 years there.
After a successful trial with Adelaide United in February 2005, Qu was quickly signed by the club in April of the same year. He scored his first goal in the A-League on September 18, 2005 in a 2-1 victory over Perth Glory
Perth Glory FC
Perth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League...
. Qu soon established himself as a top striker in the A-League. He finished the season with seven goals in 17 appearances for the club.
Qu went back to China after the season was over citing he and his family were homesick. He signed with Nanjing Yoyo of the Chinese Jia League
Chinese Football Association Jia League
The China League One is the second tier professional league for Chinese football clubs. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association. Above the League One is Chinese Super League....
in March 2006. After just 4 months in China and a string of poor performances, Qu signed with Adelaide United once again.
In December 2006, Qu's status as Adelaide United's marquee player came into doubt as his ankle injury ruled him out for the rest of the 2006-2007 season, plus the Asian Champions League (which United qualified for on the back of its 2005-06 A-League season
A-League 2005-06
The 2005-06 season was the first season of the A-League, a domestic club competition for football in Australia. After over 12 months without a national professional club competition, the first match in the A-League was played on 26 August 2005...
minor premiership
Minor premiership
A minor premiership is the name of the title given to the team which finishes a sporting competition first in the league standings after the regular season but prior to commencement of the playoffs....
). With clubs unable to sign players on guest signings for the Champions League, United faced a front-line strike problem as highlighted in the Adelaide Advertiser on 18 December 2006. In April 2007, Qu returned to Shanghai after Adelaide United declined to renew his contract for the 2007-08 A-League season, although he indicated he hoped to stay in contact with the club, and apply for permanent residency
Permanent residency
Permanent residency refers to a person's visa status: the person is allowed to reside indefinitely within a country of which he or she is not a citizen. A person with such status is known as a permanent resident....
in Australia.
Qu has been capped 30 times for the Chinese 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...
.
Qu currently holds an Australian passport.