Liu Kang (16 February 1961 – 29 March 2013, aged 52) was a Chinese football player and coach.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | February 16, 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | ||
Date of death | March 29, 2013 | (aged 52)||
Place of death | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Guangzhou Football Team | ? | (?) | |
Managerial career | |||
1990–1993 | Guangzhou Youth (assistant) | ||
1994–1995 | Guangzhou Matsunichi (assistant) | ||
1995 | Guangzhou Matsunichi | ||
1998–1999 | Guangzhou Matsunichi (assistant) | ||
1999 | Guangzhou Matsunichi | ||
2000 | Guangzhou Matsunichi (assistant) | ||
2001 | Guangzhou F.C. | ||
2003 | Guangzhou F.C. (assistant) | ||
2004 | Xiamen Blue Lions (assistant) | ||
2006 | Guangzhou Pharmaceutical (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Liu Kang | |||||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 刘康 | ||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
Liu played senior football for his home team Guangzhou in his whole career.
Management career edit
He became a football coach after his retirement in 1990. He mainly served two football clubs in Guangzhou (Guangzhou Matsunichi and Guangzhou F.C.) in his manager career.
Death edit
On 29 March 2013, Liu died of lung cancer in Guangzhou, aged 52, after a four-month-battle with the disease.[1]
References edit
- ^ 广州足球名宿刘康因病辞世 陈亦明:天妒英才 at sports.qq.com 2013-03-29 Retrieved 2013-03-29