Lü Hongxiang (; born March 27, 1960) is a former Chinese international

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who represented

Tianjin Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...

before moving to Japan where he had spells at Fujitsu F.C. and Tokyo Gas, while internationally he represented China in the

1984 Asian Cup The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the 8th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by Singapore between 1 December and 16 December 198 ...

Biography

Lu Hongxiang started his career in the 1979 Chinese league season with

, where he showed he was capable of playing as a

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, wingback or striker. The following season, he quickly established himself as one of the most skillful players in China and was part of the team that won the 1980 league title. This then saw him called up to the Chinese national team, where he was included in the squads that took part in the

1982 Asian Games The 9th Asian Games ( hi, 1982 एशियाई खेल) were held from 19 November to 4 December 1982, in Delhi, India. 74 Asian and Asian Games records were broken at the event. This was also the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of t ...

and

1984 AFC Asian Cup The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the 8th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by Singapore between 1 December and 16 December 19 ...

where China came runners-up. By 1987 he had the chance to move abroad with Japanese side Fujitsu F.C. before ending his career with Tokyo Gas.
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Honours

Chinese Jia-A League The National Football Jia A League (simplified Chinese, commonly known as Jia-A, was the highest tier of professional football in the People's Republic of China, during 1994 through 2003, operating under the auspices of the Chinese Football Assoc ...

: 1980

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Team China Stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lu, Hongxiang 1960 births Living people Chinese footballers Footballers from Tianjin China men's international footballers Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players Expatriate footballers in Japan Japan Soccer League players Kawasaki Frontale players FC Tokyo players 1984 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games Men's association football utility players Asian Games competitors for China