Guan Zhen

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Guan Zhen
关震
Personal information
Full name Guan Zhen
Date of birth (1985-02-06) February 6, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Tianjin, China
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1998–2000 Tianjin Huochetou
2000–2002 Shandong Luneng Taishan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Shandong Luneng Taishan 4 (0)
2006 → Chengdu Blades (loan) 1 (0)
2008–2014 Jiangsu Sainty 89 (0)
2015–2016 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 52 (2)
2017–2020 Shenzhen FC 49 (0)
Total 195 (2)
International career‡
2005 China U-20
2006–2007 China U-23
2009–2011 China 2 (0)
Managerial career
2020-2022 Shenzhen FC (Goalkeeping Coach)
2022 Shenzhen FC (Caretaker)
2023-2024 Shenzhen FC (Goalkeeping Coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2019
In this Chinese name, the family name is Guan.

Guan Zhen (simplified Chinese: 关震; traditional Chinese: 關震; pinyin: Guān Zhèn; born February 6, 1985, in Tianjin) is a former Chinese professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Shenzhen FC[1]

Club career

Shandong Luneng Taishan

Guan would make his senior club debut on March 16, 2003, for Shandong Luneng Taishan in a league game versus Yunnan Hongta. His appearance was to make him the youngest goalkeeper to ever appear in the top tier in the Chinese league system, however this record was later broken by Wang Dalei. After his debut he would play understudy to Zong Lei and Deng Xiaofei for several seasons, however Shandong Luneng would bring in Li Leilei in the 2006 league season and Guan was loaned out to Chengdu F.C.

Chengdu Wuniu

Guan would join second tier club Chengdu F.C. on loan in 2006 to gain more playing time but failed to make it as their first choice goalkeeper. He would return to Shandong Luneng where he would once more be used as a third choice goalkeeper. Unable to improve upon his position Shandong Luneng Taishan were willing to let Guan leave at the end of the 2007 league season.

Jiangsu Sainty

He transferred to second tier club Jiangsu Sainty at the beginning of the 2008 league season and was immediately placed as their first-choice goalkeeper within the team. He played extremely well enough to immediately help the club in their push for promotion to the Chinese Super League by aiding them to win the 2008 Chinese League One title.[2] The following season Guan's former team mate Deng Xiaofei was brought into the club and for a short period replaced Guan as the team's first choice goalkeeper, however he would eventually go on to win back his place within the team and help establish Jiangsu within the top tier.

Shijiazhuang Ever Bright

In January 2015, Guan transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Shijiazhuang Ever Bright.[3]

Guan scored his first ever goal in his 100th top-tier match on May 8, 2016, converting a penalty in a 2–1 loss against Shanghai SIPG.[4] Yasen Petrov, manager of Shijiazhuang, expressed that Guan would be the first penalty kicker of the club until he missed.[5] He scored his second penalty on May 22, 2016, in a 1–1 home draw against Beijing Guoan.[6] On June 19, 2016, Guan missed a penalty in a 1–0 victory against Henan Jianye before his teammate Rúben Micael took the other penalty of the match.[7]

Shenzhen F.C.

On February 8, 2017, Guan transferred to China League One side Shenzhen F.C.[8] He would make his debut appearance on 12 March 2017 against Dalian Transcendence in a league game that ended in a 6–0 victory.[9] He would establish himself as a regular within the team and go on to gain promotion with the club at the end of the 2018 China League One campaign.[10]

Guan Zhen retired in December 2020, and joined the backroom staff as an assistant goalkeeping coach.[11]

International career

Guan was the first choice keeper for the Chinese U-20 team before the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship that was managed by Eckhard Krautzun, however he was ruled out after suffering an injury before the tournament by his own teammate Wang Yongpo. He would go on to be promoted to the Chinese U-23 and was part of the squad that played in the Football at the 2006 Asian Games, however it was only after an impressive start to the 2009 Chinese Super League season with Jiangsu Sainty before Guan would be called up into Gao Hongbo's squad to face Kyrgyzstan in a 3–0 win on July 25, 2009, where he came on as a substitute for Zeng Cheng.[12] His performance was good enough for him to be tried out in the 2010 East Asian Football Championship and then later included in the squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 December 2020.[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shandong Luneng Taishan 2003 Chinese Jia-A League 4 0 0 0 - - - 4 0
2004 Chinese Super League 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chengdu F.C. (Loan) 2006 China League One 1 0 0 0 - - - 1 0
Shandong Luneng Taishan 2007 Chinese Super League 0 0 - - 0 0 0[a] 0 0 0
Jiangsu Sainty 2008 China League One 24 0 - - - - 24 0
2009 Chinese Super League 15 0 - - - - 15 0
2010 17 0 - - - - 17 0
2011 9 0 0 0 - - - 9 0
2012 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0
2013 11 0 2 0 - 0 0 1[b] 0 13 0
2014 13 0 0 0 - - - 13 0
Total 89 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 92 0
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 2015 Chinese Super League 23 0 1 0 - - - 24 0
2016 29 2 0 0 - - - 29 2
Total 52 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 2
Shenzhen F.C. 2017 China League One 26 0 0 0 - - - 26 0
2018 22 0 0 0 - - - 22 0
2019 Chinese Super League 0 0 1 0 - - - 1 0
2020 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0
Total 48 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0
Career total 194 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 199 2
  1. ^ Appearances in A3 Champions Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Chinese FA Super Cup

Honours

Club

Shandong Luneng Taishan[14]

Jiangsu Sainty

Country

China PR national football team

See also

References

  1. ^ "深圳市足球俱乐部·深圳队·深足·深圳佳兆业队".
  2. ^ "2008 Chinese League Tables". RSSSF. April 3, 2009. Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  3. ^ 关震： 曾以为能挺过七年之痒 Archived January 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine at goalchina.net 2015-01-12 Retrieved 2015-01-12
  4. ^ 关震迎百场顶级联赛点球破门 复刻南昌门将神迹 at sohu.com 2016-05-08 Retrieved 2016-05-09
  5. ^ 永昌主帅钦点关震任第一点球手：直至罚失换人 at sohu.com 2016-05-08 Retrieved 2016-05-23
  6. ^ 关震争议点球破门奥古救主 国安1-1永昌 at sohu.com 2016-05-22 Retrieved 2016-05-23
  7. ^ 鲁本破门+2人失点 永昌1-0建业近7轮首胜 at sohu.com 2016-06-19 Retrieved 2016-06-20
  8. ^ 永昌官方宣布关震转会深圳 两进点球成经典时刻 at sina.com 2017-02-08 Retrieved 2017-02-08
  9. ^ "China » League One 2017 » 1. Round » Shenzhen FC - Dalian Transcendence 6:0". worldfootball.net. March 17, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  10. ^ "China 2018 > China League One". RSSSF. October 8, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  11. ^ "深圳市足球俱乐部·深圳队·深足·深圳佳兆业队".
  12. ^ "China 3 Kyrgyzstan 0". Sohu.com. July 25, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  13. ^ 关震 at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01 (in Chinese)
  14. ^ "Guan, Zhen". National-football-teams.com. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  15. ^ "积分-重庆冲超成功 毅腾负江苏不幸降级(11.15)". sports.sohu.com. November 15, 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2019.