Xu Yunlong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xu.
Xu Yunlong
徐云龙
Personal information
Full name Xu Yunlong
Date of birth (1979-02-17) 17 February 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Beijing, China
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1993–1994 Beijing Youth
1994–1998 Beijing Victory
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2016 Beijing Guoan 415 (28)
International career‡
2000–2008 China 72 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2015

Xu Yunlong (simplified Chinese: 徐云龙; traditional Chinese: 徐雲龍; pinyin: Xú Yúnlóng; born 17 February 1979) is a Chinese former footballer who played as a defender for Beijing Guoan and China national team.

Club career

Xu Yunlong started his football career with Beijing Guoan in the 1999 season, making thirteen league appearances and quickly established himself as a versatile player.[1] By the following season, he continued to gain considerably more playing time for Beijing and would often be used as a right back where his pace was quickly exploited; however, after several seasons, he played increasingly more at centre back and become an integral member of the club's defense.[2] Xu's importance towards the team was shown in the 2008 league season when he would be named as the club's vice captain and then later as their captain, leading the club to the league title during the 2009 season.

On 26 February 2017, Xu retired from football and became the Commercial Director of Beijing Guoan.[3]

International career

Xu made his debut for the Chinese national team on 25 May 2000 in a 2-0 loss against Yugoslavia.[4] Under then manager Bora Milutinović, Xu's international career flourished by keeping previous right back Sun Jihai out of the national team during the 2000 AFC Asian Cup. However, he was forced out of action due to illness and Sun regained his place within the team; nevertheless, his performances were still good enough to be called up the squad that participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[5]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 July 2004 Workers Stadium, Beijing, China  Qatar 1–0 1–0 2004 AFC Asian Cup
2. 17 November 2004 Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China  Hong Kong 5–0 7–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Career statistics

As of 30 October 2016
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Others1 Total
1999 Beijing Guoan Chinese Jia-A League 13 0 1 - - - 13 0
2000 21 2 8 2 - - - 29 4
2001 17 2 2 1 - - - 19 3
2002 28 8 0 0 - - - 28 8
2003 21 3 6 3 - - - 27 6
2004 Chinese Super League 22 2 2 0 0 0 - 1 1 25 3
2005 26 5 4 2 4 1 - - 34 8
2006 27 1 1 0 - - - 28 1
2007 26 1 - - - - 26 1
2008 27 0 - - 4 0 - 31 0
2009 24 1 - - 5 0 - 29 1
2010 25 1 - - 7 0 - 32 1
2011 24 0 2 0 - - - 26 0
2012 29 1 2 0 - 4 0 - 35 1
2013 27 0 3 1 - 7 0 - 37 1
2014 26 1 3 0 - 6 0 - 35 1
2015 24 0 0 0 - 7 0 - 31 0
2016 8 0 2 0 - - - 10 0
Career total 415 28 35 9 4 1 40 0 1 1 495 39

1Other tournaments include Chinese FA Super Cup.

Honours

Club

Beijing Guoan[1]

International

China PR national football team

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Xú, Yúnlóng". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Xu Yunlong". football-lineups.com. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  3. ^ "再见!徐云龙正式宣布退役". Sina. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. ^ "China PR 0-2 Yugoslavia". teamchina.freehostia.com. 25 May 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  5. ^ "BBC SPORT". bbc.co.uk. 29 May 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  6. ^ "现代4比3胜申花第二次夺超霸杯 科内塞独中二元". Sports.sina.com.cn. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 22 August 2019.


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