Dong Liqiang (; born 20 August 1965 in

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) is a Chinese assistant

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coach and a former international player. As a player he won six league titles and the 1989-90

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with

Liaoning FC Liaoning Football Club (), officially known as Liaoning Hongyun (), was a professional association football club with a long history in Chinese football. The club can predate their formation to 1953, when Shenyang government sports body joined ex ...

before ending his career with Shenzhen Ping'an. While internationally he represented

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in the 1988 Asian Cup and 1992 Asian Cup. Since retiring he moved to assistant management and had coached

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, Nanjing Yoyo F.C., Shenzhen Ping'an Kejian, Liaoning FC and

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Playing career

Dong Liqiang would join the senior team of Liaoning FC in the 1986 season and would be part of the squad that won the

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that campaign. The following season, he would start to establish himself as a physically strong and fierce defender within the team and went on to win 1987 league title with Liaoning. After an impressive start to his career the Head coach of the Chinese team

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called him into the squad for the

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and played him in the semi-final game against

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, which China lost 2-1 after extra time. He returned to club football and helped establish Liaoning as the dominant team within Chinese football by winning several further league titles with the club and the 1989-90

making them the first Chinese team to win the premier Asian continental championship. Despite his club success his international career would ultimately be mired by his performance within the

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campaign when on the 17 October 1989 match against

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he was responsible for their two late goals, which saw China lose the match 2-1 and ultimately a place within the World Cup. He was eventually able to rectify his mistakes when in the

1992 AFC Asian Cup The 1992 AFC Asian Cup was the 10th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan between 29 October a ...

China faced United Arab Emirates once again and he played in the team that beat them 4-3 in extra time to win the third place match within the tournament. After spending his whole career with Liaoning and nearing the end of his career he would decide to leave his hometown club and joined second tier football club Shenzhen Ping'an in the 1997 league season where he helped guide them to a runners-up spot within their division a promotion to the top tier. He would spend two more seasons with the club as they remained within the division before he retired at the end of the 1999 campaign.

Career statistics

International statistics

Honours

Liaoning FC *

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: 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 *

: 1986 *

: 1989-90

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Team China Stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dong, Liqiang 1965 births Living people Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Liaoning China men's international footballers Liaoning F.C. players Shenzhen F.C. players Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders