This is a Chinese name; the family name is Hao.

Hao Haidong (simplified Chinese: 郝海东; traditional Chinese: 郝海東; pinyin: Hǎo Hǎidōng; born May 9, 1970, in Qingdao, Shandong) Hao is widely regarded as the best striker China has ever produced. His goals were crucial to China qualifying for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

[edit] Club career

He was transferred from Bayi FC to Dalian Shide after the 1996 season, where he played 9 seasons and eventually became the head coach before his transfer to England in January 2005. Known as the "Chinese Alan Shearer", he has won many titles and honours with Dalian Shide, notably Jia "A" Championship, the Chinese Superleague, the Chinese Super Cup and the Chinese F.A. Cup.

He held the record for the cheapest ever transfer fee, joining Sheffield United from Dalian Shide for a pound in 2005. [2] This record was broken in 2007, when Chelsea paid a symbolic 1€ buy-out clause to purchase Brazilian defender Alex from PSV, where he was playing until he could get a work permit to play in England.

His last club was at Chengdu Blades, the Chinese club recently purchased by Sheffield United Football Club in the Football League Championship. Although transferred to the Sheffield outfit in January 2005, he made little impact, suffering from injury, and worked mainly as a coach at the Academy.

[edit] International career

He played over 100 times, including the 2002 FIFA World Cup for the Chinese national team, and is the record goalscorer with 41 goals for his country. Hao is known for his extraordinary pace and goal scoring instincts as a striker. He is widely considered to be the best striker in China in the past two decades.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Hao Haidong career stats at Soccerbase
• International stats

Awards
Preceded by new creation	AFC Champions League Top Scorer 2002-03	Succeeded by Kim Do-Hoon
Preceded by Jorge Luis Campos	Chinese Football Association Footballer of the Year 1998	Succeeded by Qu Shengqing
Preceded by Fan Zhiyi	Chinese Football Association Golden Ball awardee 1997,1998	Succeeded by Qu Shengqing
Preceded by Casiano Wilberto Delvalle Ruiz	Chinese Football Association Golden Boot awardee 2001	Succeeded by Li Jinyu

China Squad v • d • e China Squad – 1992 AFC Asian Cup Third Place 1 Yubin Fu • 2 Feng Zhigang • 3 Dong Liqiang • 4 Fan Zhiyi • 5 Xu Hong • 6 Li Bing • 7 Wu Qunli • 8 Gao Hongbo • 9 Hao Haidong • 10 Cai Sheng • 11 Li Xiao • 12 Xie Yuxin • 13 Li Ming • 14 Gao Zhongxun • 15 Zhao Lin • 16 Jia Xiuquan • 17 Peng Weiguo • 18 Cheng Yaodong • 19 Zhu Bo • 20 Ou Chuliang • Coach: Schlappner v • d • e China Squad – 1996 AFC Asian Cup 1 Jiang Hong • 3 Wei Qun • 4 Zhang Enhua • 5 Xu Hong • 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 v • d • e 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 • 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 v • d • e China Squad – 2004 AFC Asian Cup Runners Up 1 Liu Yunfei • 3 Sun Xiang • 4 Zhang Yaokun • 5 Zheng Zhi • 6 Shao Jiayi • 7 Sun Jihai • 8 Zheng Bin • 9 Hao Haidong • 11 Li Yi • 12 Wei Xin • 13 Xu Yunlong • 14 Li Weifeng (c) • 15 Zhao Junzhe • 16 Ji Mingyi • 18 Li Xiaopeng • 19 Zhang Shuo • 21 Li Ming • 22 Yan Song • 23 Li Jian • 25 Zhou Haibin • 27 Zhou Ting • 29 Li Jinyu • Coach: Haan

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