Wang Xiao
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Wang Xiao is a retired Chinese
football player who previously plays for Tianjin Teda F.C. as a centre-back in the Chinese Super League
.
in 2001 to begin his professional football career and in his debut season he would qucikly established himself as a regular for the senior team. An integral member of the Yunnan team for the following seasons Wang Xiao time at the club was cut short when Chongqing Lifan F.C. decided to merge with Yunnan and Wang Xiao was allowed to leave.
season and would make his club debut when he played in their first game on the season on May 16, 2004 against Chongqing Lifan F.C. in a 0-0 draw. By the following season he had established himself as a key member of the team and by the 2006 league season he had become the teams captain after Yu Genwei
retired. His reputation at Tianjin would grow when he was able to lead them to their first continental cup campaign in the 2009 AFC Champions League, however his poor performance within the campaign saw him stripped of the captaincy and it given to Cao Yang
. Injury and suspensions would then see Wang Xiao miss much of the league season to end a disappointing 2009 league season. During 2010, he became the team captain again after former captain Cao Yang
got injured at the beginning of the season 2010. Later he got injured after several games, his teammate Marko Zorić
took his armband. After fighting with serious injures, he had announced his retirement after season. He also mentioned that he is going to stay and become a coach in the team.
in a FIFA World Cup qualification
game that China won 4-0. Under the recently appointed Chinese head coach Vladimir Petrović
he was an integral member of his team and was named as the vice captain for Chinese National Team in their unsuccessful 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
campaign. After Vladimir Petrović left Wang Xiao would play one further game for China on January 14, 2009 against Syria
in a AFC Asian Cup
qualification game that China lost 3-2.
Chinese people
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football player who previously plays for Tianjin Teda F.C. as a centre-back 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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Yunnan Hongta
Wang Xiao originally began his football career with the Liaoning F.C. youth team in 1994 until 1998 when he spent a short period with the Chinese national youth team. He would return to Liaoning F.C. youth team the following year and would remain with them until 2000 when he left after being unable to break into their senior team. He would instead move to Yunnan HongtaYunnan Hongta
Yunnan Hongta was a football club who played in the Chinese Jia-A League who were originally founded by the Shenzhen Jinpeng Group in 1996 and named Shenzhen Jinpeng...
in 2001 to begin his professional football career and in his debut season he would qucikly established himself as a regular for the senior team. An integral member of the Yunnan team for the following seasons Wang Xiao time at the club was cut short when Chongqing Lifan F.C. decided to merge with Yunnan and Wang Xiao was allowed to leave.
Tianjin Teda F.C.
He transferred to Tianjin Teda F.C. at the beginning of the 2004 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...
season and would make his club debut when he played in their first game on the season on May 16, 2004 against Chongqing Lifan F.C. in a 0-0 draw. By the following season he had established himself as a key member of the team and by the 2006 league season he had become the teams captain after Yu Genwei
Yu Genwei
Yu Genwei is a retired Chinese football player who played his entire career for Tianjin Teda as a versatile attacking midfielder or striker...
retired. His reputation at Tianjin would grow when he was able to lead them to their first continental cup campaign in the 2009 AFC Champions League, however his poor performance within the campaign saw him stripped of the captaincy and it given to Cao Yang
Cao Yang
Cao Yang is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Tianjin Teda FC. A versatile defender with good offensive and defensive ability who is physically tall and strong who can also play in midfield.-Club career:...
. Injury and suspensions would then see Wang Xiao miss much of the league season to end a disappointing 2009 league season. During 2010, he became the team captain again after former captain Cao Yang
Cao Yang
Cao Yang is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Tianjin Teda FC. A versatile defender with good offensive and defensive ability who is physically tall and strong who can also play in midfield.-Club career:...
got injured at the beginning of the season 2010. Later he got injured after several games, his teammate Marko Zorić
Marko Zoric
Marko Zorić is a Serbian footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League team Tianjin Teda where he is also their vice captain.-Club Career:...
took his armband. After fighting with serious injures, he had announced his retirement after season. He also mentioned that he is going to stay and become a coach in the team.
International career
Wang Xiao would make his official senior debut on October 28, 2007 against MyanmarMyanmar national football team
The Myanmar national football team is the national team of Myanmar and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation. It was known as the Burma national football team until 1989, when Burma was renamed Myanmar. It finished second in the 1968 Asian Cup. They have participated in the Summer...
in a FIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...
game that China won 4-0. Under the recently appointed Chinese head coach Vladimir Petrović
he was an integral member of his team and was named as the vice captain for Chinese National Team in their unsuccessful 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
The qualification competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC , CAF , CONCACAF , CONMEBOL , OFC , and UEFA — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament...
campaign. After Vladimir Petrović left Wang Xiao would play one further game for China on January 14, 2009 against Syria
Syria national football team
The Syria national football team represents Syria in association football and is controlled by the Syrian Football Association, the governing body for football in Syria. Syria's home grounds are Abbasiyyin Stadium and Aleppo International Stadium...
in a AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup
The AFC Asian Cup is an international association football tournament run by the Asian Football Confederation . It is the second oldest continental football championship in the world after Copa América. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and automatically qualifies for the FIFA...
qualification game that China lost 3-2.