Zang Cailing

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Zang Cailing
臧蔡灵
Personal information
Full name Zang Cailing
Date of birth (1954-05-18) 18 May 1954 (age 72)
Place of birth Dalian, Liaoning, China
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Defender
Youth career
1969–1972 Dalian Sports School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1975 Dalian Mining Plant
1975–1977 Air Force Football Team
1984–1985 Bayi Football Team
1985–1986 Dalian FC
International career
1980–1982 China 23 (0)
Managerial career
1986–1987 Dalian FC Youth
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zang Cailing (Chinese: 臧蔡灵; born May 18, 1954, in Dalian) is a Chinese coach and former international football player who represented Dalian Mining Plant, Air Force Football Team, Bayi Football Team and Dalian FC while internationally he played for China in the 1980 Asian Cup.

Playing career

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Zang Cailing initially followed in his fathers footsteps and trained to be a carpenter before he joined the Dalian Sports School.[1] After he graduated he joined amateur football club Dalian Mining Plant before impressing the Air Force Football Team to sign him. With the club under the sport branch of the People's Liberation Army Air Force, Zang would be conscripted, however he found military life hard to adjust to.[1] Despite this Air Force Football Team were allowed to take part in the top tier of Chinese football, which got Zang noticed for the Chinese national team.[2] Within the national team Zang would be converted from a striker to a defender under Su Yongshun who included him in the 1980 Asian Cup, 1982 World Cup Qualifiers and 1982 Asian Games.[3] Zang would return to club football and joined Bayi Football Team before joining Dalian FC where he retired.

Career statistics

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International statistics

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Competition Year Apps Goal
Great Wall Cup 1980 1 0
Friendly 1980-1982 5 0
Asian Cup 1980 2 0
World Cup Qualifiers 1980-1982 12 0
Asian Games 1982 3 0
Total 23 0

References

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