Ou Chuliang (; born 26 August 1968 in

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) is an assistant coach and former

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. As a player, he was goalkeeper for Guangdong Hongyuan,

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, Yunnan Hongta and Chongqing Qiche while internationally he was a participant of the Chinese football team that took part in the

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Club career

Ou started his football career with Guangdong Hongyuan F.C. during the 1988 football league season. With them Ou would see Guangdong establish themselves as a professional football club in the Chinese league system and also help them come second in the 1993 league season. Guangdong, however were relegated in the 1997 league season and Ou Chuliang was transferred to

at the beginning of the 1998 league season. With Shanghai Ou Chuliang would make an immediate impact by helping them come second within the league as well as aiding them in their

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win. Yunnan Hongta who were a newly promoted football team wanted to take Ou Chuliang in their attempt to establish themselves within the top tier and Ou would help them do this by quickly establish himself in the team by playing in 26 league games and aiding Yunnan Hongta avoid relegation. Qu would spend several more seasons with Yunnan before being transferred to Chongqing Lifan F.C. in 2004 eventually ending his career with them.

International career

Ou made his international debut in a friendly match against

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on 2 April 1992 in a 5–2 defeat. Despite the defeat, Ou would be given the chance to play in several other friendlies which were enough to be called up to the Chinese squad that took part 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 ...

where he played understudy to Fu Yubin. Ou would rise to prominence when he replaced Fu Yubin as the first choice goalkeeper for China in the

1996 AFC Asian Cup The 1996 AFC Asian Cup was the 11th 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 the United Arab Emirates between 4 and 21 Decembe ...

by starting the first game of the tournament against

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. After a disappointing 1998 World Cup qualifying performance, Ou found himself increasingly replaced by Jiang Jin leading up to the

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. Jiang eventually cemented his position at the

Management career

After he retired he would move to the United Kingdom and Germany to study for and achieve a

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coaching licence. When he returned in 2005 he was offered an assistant goalkeeping position for the Chinese U-23 football team to help them prepare for the

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. Ou would only stay for a short period before he returned to Shanghai Shenhua to become their goalkeeping coach. By 2008 he was offered another assistant position, this time with the Chinese senior team as their new goalkeeping coach.

Personal life

Ou Chuliang's grandfather Ou Shounian () was a general of the

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of the

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Honours

Player

: 1998

References

External links

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2002 World Cup profile
at BBC Sport {{DEFAULTSORT:Ou, Chuliang 1968 births Living people 2002 FIFA World Cup players China men's international footballers 1992 AFC Asian Cup players 1996 AFC Asian Cup players 2000 AFC Asian Cup players Chinese men's footballers Footballers from Guangzhou Men's association football goalkeepers Guangdong Winnerway F.C. players Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Yunnan Hongta F.C. players Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C. players Chinese football managers Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games 20th-century Chinese sportsmen Asian Games silver medalists in football