Zhang Yaokun

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Yaokun
张耀坤

Personal information
Full name	Zhang Yaokun
Date of birth	(1981-04-17) 17 April 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Dalian, Liaoning, China
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1997–1998	Dalian Yiteng
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2012	Dalian Shide	272	(16)
2005	→ Sichuan Guancheng (loan)	26	(1)
2013–2016	Guangzhou R&F	113	(1)
2017–2018	Wuhan Zall	48	(1)
International career^‡
2004–2009	China	39	(3)
Managerial career
2022-2023	Dalian Pro U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2010

Zhang Yaokun (simplified Chinese: 张耀坤; traditional Chinese: 張耀坤; pinyin: Zhāng Yàokūn; born 17 April 1981) is a retired Chinese footballer.

Club career

Zhang Yaokun started his football career in 1998 with Dalian Shide; however, due to an ankle fracture, he struggled to establish himself within the team and it was only once he overcame his long term injury did he start to become a regular. He later became an integral member of the defense and helped Dalian in their dominance within Chinese football by winning league titles in the 2001 season and the 2002 season as well as the Chinese FA Cup in 2001.[1] After Dalian had a disappointing 2004 season, Vladimir Petrović came in as the new manager and would loan out Zhang to Sichuan Guancheng during the 2005 season where he quickly established himself as a key member of the club.[2] He returned to Dalian the following season where he continued to be a key member of the squad and would go on to become their captain.

On 18 December 2012, Zhang transferred to fellow Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F.[3] He made his debut for the club on 9 March 2013 in a 4-2 loss against Liaoning Whowin. On 26 February 2017, Zhang transferred to League One side Wuhan Zall.[4]

On 12 November 2018, Zhang Yaokun publicly announced his retirement from professional football right after Wuhan Zall successfully promoted to Chinese Super League.

International career

Zhang was called-up to the Chinese national team for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup where he made several appearances coming on as a substitute and playing in numerous positions in defence.[5] He continued to be a regular for the squad that qualified for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup and he and Li Weifeng were the first-choice centre back pairing during the tournament.[6]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 3 November 2018 [2]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Others		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
China PR			League		FA Cup		CSL Cup		Asia		Others		Total
1998	Dalian Shide	Chinese Jia-A League	3	0		0	-		[a]	0	0[b]	0	3	0
1999			8	0		0	-		[a]	0	[b]	0	8	0
2000			0	0	0	0	-		[c]	1	-		0	0+1
2001			10	0	4	0	-		1[c]	0	-		15	0
2002			27	0	1	0	-		3[a]	0	2[b]	0	33	0
2003			27	0	6	0	-		5[d]	0	4[e]	0	42	0
2004		Chinese Super League	17	0	1	0	0	0	2[d]	0	-		20	0
2005	Sichuan Guancheng		26	1	1	1	0	0	-		-		27	2
2006	Dalian Shide		24	3	5	0	-		5[d]	1	3[f]	0	37	4
2007			25	4	-		-		-		-		25	4
2008			26	4	-		-		-		-		26	4
2009			26	1	-		-		-		-		26	1
2010			26	1	-		-		-		-		26	1
2011			26	1	1	0	-		-		-		27	1
2012			27	2	1	0	-		-		-		28	2
2013	Guangzhou R&F		28	0	2	0	-		-		-		30	0
2014			29	0	2	0	-		-		-		31	0
2015			30	0	2	0	-		7[d]	0	-		39	0
2016			26	1	6	0	-		-		-		32	1
2017	Wuhan Zall	China League One	26	1	0	0	-		-		-		26	1
2018			22	0	0	0	-		-		-		22	0
Career total			459	19	32	1	0	0	23	1+1	9	0	523	21+1

1. Appearances in Asian Club Championship
2. Appearances in Chinese Football Super Cup
3. Appearances in Asian Cup Winners' Cup
4. Appearances in AFC Champions League
5. Appearances in Chinese Football Super Cup and A3 Champions Cup
6. Appearances in A3 Champions Cup

International goals

Results list China's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Competition
1	19 June 2005	Changsha, China	Costa Rica	2–2	Friendly international
2	2 June 2007	San Jose, United States	United States	1–4	Friendly international
3	28 October 2007	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Myanmar	4–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Honours

Club

Dalian Shide[7]

• Chinese Jia-A League: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002
• Chinese FA Cup: 2001
• Chinese FA Super Cup: 2000, 2002

Wuhan Zall

• China League One: 2018[8]

International

China PR national football team

• East Asian Football Championship: 2005

Individual

• Chinese Super League Team of the Year: 2004

References

1. "Seven China Jia A Championships won by Dalian". english.runsky.com. 24 March 2004. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
2. "张耀坤". sodasoccer.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
3. "广州富力足球俱乐部与球员张耀坤正式签约". Guangzhou R&F official website. 18 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
4. 富力官方宣布张耀坤转会卓尔 at sports.sohu.com 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-27 (in Chinese)
5. "Asian Nations Cup 2004 Final Tournament - Extended File". RSSSF. 3 September 2005. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
6. "AFC Asian Cup 2007". football-lineups.com. 10 July 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
7. "Zhang, Yaokun". National-football-teams.com. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
8. "2018中甲联赛积分榜". sports.sina.cn. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

External links

• Zhang Yaokun at National-Football-Teams.com
• Zhang Yaokun at Soccerway
• Player profile at sodasoccer.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Li Zhe	Guangzhou R&F F.C. captain 2013–2016	Succeeded by Jiang Zhipeng