Chen Chengda
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chen Chengda | ||
Date of birth | 15 October 1929 | ||
Place of birth | Shanghai, China | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Lianxing | |||
Jingwu | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Shanghai Student Union | |||
1950–1951 | Shanghai | ||
East China | |||
National team | |||
China U20 | |||
China | |||
Teams managed | |||
1958–1962 | China | ||
1971–1973 | Hebei | ||
1974 | China U20 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Chen Chengda (simplified Chinese: 陈成达; traditional Chinese: 陳成達; pinyin: Chén Chéngdá; born 15 October 1929) is a Chinese former football player and manager.
Club career[]
Born in Shanghai, Chen played youth football in the city for Lianxing and Jingwu. Whilst studying at St. John's University, Shanghai, Chen played for Shanghai Student Union. In 1950, Chen joined Shanghai, later joining East China in 1951.[1]
International career[]
After representing China at under-20 level,[2] Chen represented the senior team in the 1950s. After leaving St. John's University in order to pursue his football career, Chen played in a number of friendlies for China in preparation for the 1952 Olympics.[3]
Managerial career[]
Following his retirement, Chen was appointed manager of China in 1958, staying manager until 1962. In 1971, Chen was appointed manager of the Hebei team, remaining in his post for two years.[1] In 1974, Chen managed China's under-20's.[4]
Following his managerial career, Chen took up roles at the Chinese Football Association, FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation. Chen later acted as a consultant to China women's national football team, helping the team to finish runners-up at the 1996 Olympics and the 1999 Women's World Cup.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "陈成达" (in Chinese). CFA Data. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "China sends U20s to train abroad, gets foreign coach, fails to qualify for World Cup". Wild East Football. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Chen Chengda, China's almost Olympian". Reuters. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "他是解说界的"陈意识",更是曾经粤足中场铁三角之一,陈熙荣" (in Chinese). 163. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- 1929 births
- Footballers from Shanghai
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Chinese footballers
- China international footballers
- Chinese football managers
- China under-20 international footballers
- Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players
- China national football team managers
- Chinese sports executives and administrators
- Chinese football biography stubs