Zhao Zuojun (;

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: Zhào Zuòjùn; born 16 October 1983) is a Chinese

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, who currently plays as a defender.

Club career

Zhao Zuojun was a graduate of the Shanghai COSCO Huili youth team before moving to the senior team in the 2002 league season. Under the team's Head coach

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, Zhao was given his chance to establish himself in the 2003 league season and despite

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coming in as Claude Le Roy's replacement during the season Zhao would still establish himself as part of the team that saw the club just miss out in the league title to

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by a single point. Zhao continued to develop as a defender for the team and remained loyal to the club even when they decided to move to

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and rename themselves. After becoming a vital member within the team Zhao left the club in 2009 to join second tier club

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where he was re-teamed with

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who was a former assistant coach at Zhao's previous club. The move turned out to be a successful one when Nanchang came second in the division and promotion to the top tier. In January 2015, Zhao transferred to

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side Nei Mongol Zhongyou. On 13 January 2016, Zhao returned to

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Club career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 3 November 2018.''赵作峻
at sodasoccer Retrieved 2015-11-01

References

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Player stats
at sohu.com * 1983 births Living people Chinese footballers Footballers from Shanghai Beijing Renhe F.C. players Shanghai Shenxin F.C. players Inner Mongolia Zhongyou F.C. players Chinese Super League players China League One players Association football defenders 21st-century Chinese people {{PRChina-footy-bio-stub