1992–2004 China Position Midfielder 1989–2005 Dalian Wanda Height 1.81 m | Years Team Role Footballer Name Li Ming | |
Date of birth (1971-01-26) 26 January 1971 (age 44) Current team China national under-20 football team | ||
Place of birth Jinan, Shandong, China Playing position | ||
Li Ming (Chinese: 李明; pinyin: Lǐ Míng; born 26 January 1971) is a former Chinese international footballer and the current the manager of China national under-20 football team. As a footballer he was a highly respected player who played his whole career for Dalian Wanda FC and was part of the team that dominated Chinese football by winning eight league titles with them. His international career saw him play for the Chinese national team throughout the 1990s and early 2000s where he was widely acknowledged as one of the most technically gifted Chinese players ever.
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Football career
Li Ming was born in Jinan, Shandong. Starting his football career in 1989 Li Ming would spend his entire football career with Dalian Wanda FC. With them 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. From 1994 to 2002 Dalian would win a staggering eight 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.