Shui Qingxia (; born 18 December 1966) is a Chinese

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and former player who is the head coach of the China women's national team. As a player, she competed as a

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for the China in the

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and

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Olympic football tournaments.

Playing career

In 1996, Shui won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches. Four years later she was a squad member of the Chinese team which finished fifth in the

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, but she did not see any action.

Managerial career

In September 2021, Shui coached the "United Team", made up largely of international players, at the

2021 National Games of China The 14th National Games of China (中华人民共和国第十四届运动会), branded as Shaanxi 2021 (陕西2021), was a multi-sports event held throughout Shaanxi from 15 to 27 September 2021 (though some events took place before the Games st ...

. On 18 November 2021, she was appointed as manager of the China women's national team, becoming the first Chinese woman to lead the team. She led the team to win the

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, the country's first Women's Asian Cup title in sixteen years.

Career statistics

International goals

References

External links

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Shui Qingxia at databaseOlympics.com
1966 births Living people Chinese women's footballers Chinese football managers Olympic footballers for China Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for China Olympic medalists in football 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup players 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics China women's international footballers Asian Games gold medalists for China Women's association football midfielders Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Female association football managers China women's national football team managers 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup managers {{PRChina-women-footy-bio-stub