Sun Fucheng

Sun Fucheng
孙福成
Personal information
Full name	Sun Fucheng
Date of birth	19 November 1927
Place of birth	Dalian, Liaoning, China
Date of death	3 April 1983 (aged 55)
Place of death	Beijing, China
Position(s)	forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1951–1959	Liaoning
1959–1963	Beijing
National team
1951–1960	China
Teams managed
1960–1973	Beijing
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Sun Fucheng (Chinese: 孙福成;November 19, 1927 – April 3, 1983) was a Chinese international football player and coach. As a player, he was one of the first footballers to play for the People's Republic of China at the international level, and as a coach, he was the very managers to manage a fully professional Chinese football club, with his stint at Beijing FC.

Football career[]

Sun Fucheng wa born in Dalian. in 1951, Sun began his football career playing for the Liaoning FC.in 1952, he was selected to take part in China. in 1957, Sun take part in China's first ever qualification for the 1958 FIFA World Cup. after 1960, Sun went to Beijing FC as a player and manager.^[1]

Management career[]

Sun Fucheng was retired in 1963, then he work as management of Beijing FC until 1973.

Death[]

On April 3, 1983, Sun Fucheng died of lung cancer in Beijing, age 56.

References[]

^ "孙福成凌空一脚享誉足坛– 辽宁新闻2011 – 体育". 北方网. Retrieved 2013-01-14.

[1] "孙福成凌空一脚享誉足坛– 辽宁新闻2011 – 体育". 北方网. Retrieved 2013-01-14.

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