Wang Peng
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Wang Peng (born June 16, 1978 in Dalian
Dalian
Dalian is a major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It faces Shandong to the south, the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west and south. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, Dalian is the southernmost city of Northeast China and China's...

) is a Chinese
Chinese people
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 football player. He currently plays for Shaanxi Chanba in the Chinese Super League
Chinese 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...

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Dalian Shide

Wang Peng started his professional career with Dalian Wanda in the 1996 season making 3 appearances and scoring 1 goal. The following season was to prove extremely successful for Wang Peng as he won the league title with Dalian, playing a significant role by making 22 appearances and scoring 7 goals. During his time with Dalian he won several league titles and one 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....

 with them. By the 2004 season Wang Peng saw his playing time significantly reduced with the arrival of Ermin Šiljak
Ermin Šiljak
Ermin Šiljak is a former Slovenian football player of Bosnian origin. He is renowned as a great finisher, and has top off the ball instincts to get into scoring positions. He currently works as assistant coach at NK Domžale.-Club career:He started his professional career at NK Svoboda...

 and the return of Zoran Janković
Zoran Jankovic
Zoran Janković may refer to:*Zoran Janković , footballer*Zoran Janković , formerly chair of Mercator retail chain, and currently mayor of Ljubljana...

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Loan moves and Shaanxi Chanba

Wang Peng moved to Sichuan Guancheng
Sichuan Guancheng
Sichuan Guancheng was a Chinese Football Association Jia A League and Chinese Super League Club.Formed as Sichuan Quanxing in 8 November 1993, the football club was the football flagship of western China until Vanguard Huandao surfaced. In 2002, Sichuan Quanxing was sold to Dahe Group and was...

 for one season where he regained his form by scoring 8 goals in his 23 appearances, however Sichuan Guancheng disbanded the following season and Wang Peng moved to Xi'an Chanba on loan. After one season with Xi'an Chanba Wang Peng moved back to Dalian for one more season before returning to Xi'an Chanba (which had changed its name to Shaanxi Chanba) on a permanent basis for 2,000,000 RMB
Renminbi
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International career

Wang Peng would make his debut for the senior team on November 22, 1998 in a friendly against South Korea in a 0-0 draw. His performance was considered good enough for him to be included in 1998 Asian Games
1998 Asian Games
The 13th Asian Games were held from December 6 to December 20, 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the first time that Thailand bid for the event after it shouldered the two postponed hosting rights in 1970 and 1978.-Emblem:...

 where Wang Peng would score his first goal against Lebanon
Lebanon national football team
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 and help China come third and in the tournament. He would unfortunately lose favour with new head coach Bora Milutinović and miss 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...

, however while he would regain his position within the Chinese squad when Arie Haan became the next head coach Wang Peng could not take part in 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....

 when he sustained an injury before the tournament. On his return to the national team he found it differcult to gain consistent playing time yet was still included 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 but did not play in any of their games in a disappointing tournament.

Honours

Dalian Shide
  • Chinese Jia-A League
    Chinese Jia-A League
    The National Football Jia A League , commonly known as Jia-A , was the highest tier of professional football in the People's Republic of China, during 1994 through 2003, operating under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association.The Chinese Professional Football League was established in 1994...

    /Chinese Super League
    Chinese 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...

    : 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002
  • 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....

    : 2001

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