Su Maozhen

Chinese footballer

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Su.

Su MaozhenPersonal information

Date of birth|  (1972-07-30) 30 July 1972 (age 53)
Place of birth|  Qingdao, Shandong, China
Height|  1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)|  Second striker
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1994–2002|  Shandong Luneng|  166|  (65)
International career
1994–2002|  China|  53|  (27)
Managerial career
2006|  Shandong Luneng U17
2006–2008|  China U23 (Assistant Coach)
2009–2011|  China U20
2011–2012|  China U16
2013–2015|  Qingdao Hainiu
2015–2016|  Qingdao Jonoon
2016–2018|  Qingdao Huanghai (Managing Director)
2018|  Tianjin Teda U19
2019–2021|  Beijing Sport University
2023-|  Qingdao Hainiu (Assistant Coach)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Su Maozhen (Chinese: 宿茂臻; pinyin: Sù Màozhēn; born 30 July 1972) is a Chinese football coach and former international player.

As a player, he spent his whole career with Shandong Luneng as a striker where he won several league and cups with them as well as being a regular for the Chinese national team, playing at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. After his retirement as a player he eventually moved into management where he started off as an assistant before becoming the head coach of the China under-20 national team.

## Club career

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Early on in his career, Su had two brief trial periods with Manchester United in the 1989–90 and 1991–92 seasons, during which he made a number of appearances for the Junior A team alongside future stars such as Ryan Giggs, David Beckham and Paul Scholes. Once Su returned to China and established himself as regular for Shandong Luneng, he then started his rise to prominence. This was first shown when he helped Shandong win the 1995 Chinese FA Cup and continued the following 1996 Chinese Jia-A League season when he was the league's top goalscorer with 13 league goals, despite Shandong only finishing in 5th in the league.[1] By the 1999 league season, he had been made club captain, and led them to the league and cup double, resulting in him being named Chinese Footballer of the Year.[2]

## International career

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Su Maozhen made his first senior international cap against Saudi Arabia on 23 January 1994 in a 1–0 defeat.[3] However, he struggled to make much of an impact and was sidelined until he became a regular for Shandong and win the 1995 Chinese FA Cup with them. Given another chance to make an impression for his country he was selected for the squad to play against Macau for China's 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification campaign where on 30 January 1996 he scored his debut goal in a 7–1 victory.[4] After that game he quickly started to a regular for his country and was included in the squads that reached the quarter-finals in the 1996 AFC Asian Cup and then semi-finals of the 2000 AFC Asian Cup while also being an integral member of the squad that qualified for 2002 FIFA World Cup. During the tournament he only made one appearance against Costa Rica and once the World Cup campaign finished Su soon retired from international football.

## International goals

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No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition

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1 | 30 January 1996 | Mong Kok Stadium, Kowloon, Hong Kong |  Macau | 2–1 | 7–1 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2 | 1 February 1996 |  Philippines | 5–0 | 7–0
3 | 7–0
4 | 1 February 1997 | Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China |  United States | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly
5 | 23 January 2000 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Philippines | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6 | 2–0
7 | 3–0
8 | 5–0
9 | 7–0
19 | 26 January 2000 |  Guam | 3–0 | 19–0
11 | 6–0
12 | 15–0
13 | 29 January 2000 |  Vietnam | 1–0 | 2–0
14 | 1 September 2000 | Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China |  Thailand | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2000 Four Nations Tournament (Shanghai)
15 | 3 September 2000 |  Iraq | 2–0 | 4–1
16 | 4–1
17 | 13 October 2000 | International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli, Lebanon |  South Korea | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup
18 | 5 August 2001 | Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China |  Trinidad and Tobago | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2001 Four Nations Tournament

## Management career

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In 2006, Su graduated from Salford Business School, University of Salford in the United Kingdom, having completed a master's degree in management. In 2006 he returned to his former club, Shandong Luneng where he was offered their under-17 management position.[5] In November 2006, he was appointed as Assistant Manager of the Chinese Olympic football team by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) in their preparations for the 2008 Beijing Games. Once the tournament finished he was offered the chance to become the Head coach of the Chinese under-20 team. His first assignment was to qualify for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship, which he achieved by winning all of the qualifying games while during the tournament China reached the quarter-finals.[6]

## Honours

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### Player

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Shandong Luneng[1]

* Chinese Jia-A League: 1999
* Chinese FA Cup: 1995, 1999

## References

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1. ^ a b "Sù, Màozhēn". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
2. ^ "China 1999". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2 July 2001. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
3. ^ "China PR 0–1 Saudi Arabia". teamchina.freehostia.com. 23 January 1994. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
4. ^ "China PR 7–1 Macau". teamchina.freehostia.com. 30 January 1996. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
5. ^ "宿茂臻意外当选国青队主帅正在济南忙全运队的事". spball.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
6. ^ "AFC U-19 CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 MATCH SUMMARY". the-afc.com. 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2018.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

## External links

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* World Cup footballer graduates from Salford
* Salford graduate appointed as Olympic football coach
* BBC Sport World Cup 2002 profile
* Su Maozhen at National-Football-Teams.com

Awards

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Chinese Football Association Player of the Year

* 1994: Li Bing
* 1995: Fan Zhiyi
* 1996: Su Maozhen
* 1997: Campos
* 1998: Hao Haidong
* 1999: Qu Shengqing
* 2000: Yang Chen
* 2001: Li Tie
* 2002: Zheng Zhi
* 2003: Albertz
* 2004: Zhao Junzhe
* 2005: Jelić
* 2006: Zheng Zhi
* 2007: Du Zhenyu
* 2008: E. Martínez
* 2009: Caballero
* 2010: Riascos
* 2011: Muriqui
* 2012: Dănălache
* 2013: Conca
* 2014: Elkeson
* 2015: Goulart
* 2016: Goulart
* 2017: Zahavi
* 2018: Wu Lei
* 2019: Paulinho
* 2021: Wu Lei

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Chinese Football Association Golden Boot awardee

* 1994: Hu Zhijun
* 1995: Fan Zhiyi
* 1996: Su Maozhen
* 1997: Hao Haidong
* 1998: Hao Haidong
* 1999: Qu Shengqing
* 2000: Casiano
* 2001: Hao Haidong
* 2002: Li Jinyu
* 2003: S. Martínez & Ayew & Li Yi
* 2004: Ayew
* 2005: Jelić
* 2006: Li Jinyu
* 2007: Li Jinyu
* 2008: Éber
* 2009: Ramírez & Barcos
* 2010: Riascos
* 2011: Muriqui
* 2012: Dănălache
* 2013: Elkeson
* 2014: Elkeson
* 2015: Aloísio
* 2016: Goulart
* 2017: Zahavi
* 2018: Wu Lei
* 2019: Zahavi
* 2020: Bakambu
* 2021: Negrão
* 2022: Marcão
* 2023: Leonardo
* 2024: Wu Lei

China squads

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China squad – 1996 AFC Asian Cup

* 3 Wei Qun
* 4 Zhang Enhua
* 5 Xu Hong (c)
* 6 Fan Zhiyi
* 7 Hao Haidong
* 8 Ma Mingyu
* 9 Cao Xiandong
* 10 Li Bing
* 11 Peng Weiguo
* 12 Su Maozhen
* 13 Sun Jihai
* 14 Jiang Feng
* 15 Han Jinming
* 16 Li Ming
* 17 Gao Feng
* 19 Wu Chengying
* 20 Ou Chuliang
* 21 Liu Yue
* 22 Han Wenhai
* 23 Xie Hui
* Coach: Qi Wusheng

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China squad – 2000 AFC Asian Cup fourth place

* 1 Ou Chuliang
* 2 Zhang Enhua
* 4 Wu Chengying
* 5 Fan Zhiyi (c)
* 6 Li Ming
* 8 Li Tie
* 9 Ma Mingyu
* 10 Su Maozhen
* 11 Xie Hui
* 12 Qu Shengqing
* 13 Chen Gang
* 14 Li Weifeng
* 15 Shen Si
* 16 Xu Yang
* 18 Li Xiaopeng
* 19 Qi Hong
* 20 Yang Chen
* 21 Xu Yunlong
* 22 Jiang Jin
* 23 Fu Bin
* 27 Shao Jiayi
* 29 Huang Yong
* Coach: Milutinović

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China squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup

* 1 An Qi
* 2 Zhang Enhua
* 3 Yang Pu
* 4 Wu Chengying
* 5 Fan Zhiyi
* 6 Shao Jiayi
* 7 Sun Jihai
* 8 Li Tie
* 9 Ma Mingyu (c)
* 10 Hao Haidong
* 11 Yu Genwei
* 12 Su Maozhen
* 13 Gao Yao
* 14 Li Weifeng
* 15 Zhao Junzhe
* 16 Qu Bo
* 17 Du Wei
* 18 Li Xiaopeng
* 19 Qi Hong
* 20 Yang Chen
* 21 Xu Yunlong
* 22 Jiang Jin
* 23 Ou Chuliang
* Coach: Milutinović

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Qingdao Hainiu F.C. – managers

* Wang Shouye (1990–91)
* Liu Guojiang (1992)
* Wang Shouye (1993–94)
* Xu Yonglai (1995)
* Wu Hongyue (1996)
* Liu Guojiang (1997)
* Li Yingfa (1998)
* Kim Jung-nam (1999)
* Guo Zuojinc (1999)
* Wang Shouyec (1999)
* Yang Weijianc (1999)
* Ostojić (2000)
* Guo Zuojin (2000–01)
* Lee Jang-soo (2002–03)
* Tang Lepu (2004)
* Wang Weimanc (2004)
* Yin Tiesheng (2005–07)
* Guo Kanfeng (2008–09)
* Santrač (2009)
* JovanovičF (2010)
* Ji YujieF (2010)
* Chang Woe-ryong (2011)
* Slišković (2012)
* Yang Weijianc (2012)
* Chang Woe-ryong (2012–13)
* Li Yingfac (2013)
* Stevanović (2013)
* Li Xiaopeng (2014)
* Kavčič (2014–15)
* Stančićc (2015)
* Su Maozhen (2016)
* Yin Tiesheng (2016–17)
* Stevanović (2018)
* Kristić (2018–19)
* Zhu Jiong (2019–21)
* Yin Tiesheng (2022)
* Carreño (2023)
* Petrov (2024)
* Li Xiaopeng (2025–)

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