Full name Gao Sheng Role Football player 1976–1983 Liaoning Youth Height 1.83 m | Years Team Position Midfielder Name Gao Sheng | |
Date of birth (1962-05-10) May 10, 1962 (age 53) Place of birth Shenyang, Liaoning, China Playing position | ||
Gao Sheng (simplified Chinese: 高升; traditional Chinese: 高昇; pinyin: Gāo Shēng; born 10 May 1962 in Shenyang) is a Chinese football coach and former player.
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Playing career
Gao began his football career for his hometown football club Liaoning's youth team and later graduated to the senior team in 1983. He quickly made an impression within the team to win many trophies including 1989–90 Asian Club Championship. He accepted Shen Xiangfu's invitation and joined Japanese club Fujitsu in 1991. He retired at Fujitsu in 1995.
Coaching career
Gao became a football coach of Fujitsu (later changed the club name as Kawasaki Frontale) youth team system after his retirement. He back to Liaoning in December 2011 when he joined Huludao Whowin (Liaoning Youth) and served under his former teammate Tang Yaodong as an assistant coach. He was appointed as the assistant coach of Liaoning Zhongyu in January 2003 after Li Shubin was called up into China national team. He resigned from Liaoning in late 2006 and re-joined Kawasaki Frontale. He accepted the invitation of Takeshi Okada to become the assistant coach of Hangzhou Greentown in the Chinese Super League. He left the club after Okada's resign in November 2013. On 27 November 2013, he signed a three-year contract with another Super League club Liaoning Whowin and became their new manager. On 9 April 2014, he resigned from Liaoning after winning only once in the first five matches of the season.
International goals
Scores and results list China's goal tally first.Personal life
Gao married to a Japanese woman in 1990s. His son, Takahiro Koh (高 宇洋, Koh Takahiro), is currently playing for Gamba Osaka.