Cai Jinbiao (; born 1954) is a former

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international

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who played as a defender. He represented Guangdong FC where he won the 1979 Chinese league title as well as playing for the

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in the

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Playing career

At an early age, Cai Jinbiao would be accepted in a specialist sports school within

Xingning, Guangdong :''Xingning is also the era name for Emperor Ai of the Jin dynasty.'' Xingning ( postal: Hingning; , Hakka: Hinnên) is a county-level city, under the jurisdiction of Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, China. The second largest city in eastern G ...

. This was before he started his career playing for the Guangdong youth team where he would soon be promoted to the senior team in 1974. Despite his relatively short height for a defender, he would go on to establish himself as an extremely effective defender and receive the nickname "Steel head" by the local fans. He would soon receive his first call-up to the Chinese national team by the manager

Nian Weisi Nian Weisi (; born 11 May 1933) is a Chinese football manager and former player. As a player he played for the North China team as well as the China national team before he moved into management. As a coach he intermittently managed the Chines ...

while back at his club Cai's free-kick skills and jumping ability would then go on to see Guangdong FC win their first ever Chinese league title at the end of the 1979 league season.

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Honours

Guangdong FC * China national league: 1979

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Team China Stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cai, Jinbiao 1954 births Living people Chinese men's footballers China men's international footballers Footballers from Meizhou Hakka sportspeople People from Xingning Guangdong Winnerway F.C. players 1976 AFC Asian Cup players 1980 AFC Asian Cup players Men's association football defenders 20th-century Chinese sportsmen