Li Ming (Chinese: 李明; pinyin: Lǐ Míng; born January 26, 1971) is a highly respected retired Chinese international footballer. A key player for Dalian Shide (previously Wanda) and the Chinese national team throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. Widely acknowledged as one of the most technically gifted Chinese players ever, he also holds the record for the most caps of any Chinese player at 141 games^[1].

[edit] Football career

Starting his football career in 1989 Li Ming would spend his entire football career with Dalian Wanda. With them he would he would help establish himself as their first choice right-midfielder, however it wasn't until the 1994 league season when Dalian would win their first professional league title that they would establish themselves as the dominant team within China for severals seasons^[2]. From 1994 to 2002 Dalian would win a staggering seven league titles, Li Ming was one of the stars of the Dalian Wanda team that went the entire 1996 league season without losing a single domestic league game^[3].

[edit] International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	February 23, 1997	Malaysia	Finland	2-1	Won	Friendly
2.	February 28, 1997	Malaysia	Zimbabwe	3-1	Won	Friendly
3.	September 13, 1997	China	Iran	2-4	Loss	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	October 16, 2000	Tripoli, Lebanon	Indonesia	4-0	Won	2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stages
5.	October 23, 2000	Sidon, Lebanon	Qatar	3-1	Won	2000 AFC Asian Cup Quarter-finals
6.	July 3, 2004	China	Zimbabwe	6-0	Won	Friendly
7.	July 21, 2004	Beijing, China PR	Indonesia	5-0	Won	2004 AFC Asian Cup Group Stages
8.	August 7, 2004	Beijing, China PR	Japan	1-3	Lost	2004 AFC Asian Cup Finals

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• [1] Career player profile

Preceded by Paul Rideout (Qianwei Huangdao)

Chinese Football Association EMS Quickest Goal 1998

Succeeded by Marcelo Sergipano (Shanghai Shenhua)

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 – 2000 AFC Asian Cup Fourth Place 1 Ou Chuliang • 2 Zhang Enhua • 4 Wu Chengying • 5 Fan Zhiyi • 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 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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