Chen Xirong

Chen Xirong
陈熙荣

Personal information
Full name	Chen Xirong
Date of birth	1953
Place of birth	Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Position(s)	Midfield
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976-1984	Guangdong Team
International career
1976-1982	China	15	(1)
Managerial career
1984-1987	Guangzhou Youth
1987-1989	China U-20
1990-1992	Guangdong Team
1992	China (Caretaker)
1992-1997	China (Assist)
1992-1997	China U-23 (Assist)
1994	Guangdong Hongyuan
1998	Guangzhou Matsunichi
1998-1999	Guangzhou Apollo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chen Xirong (Chinese: 陈熙荣 born 1953 in Guangzhou) is a former Chinese international football player and coach as well as also being a media pundit. As a player he would play for Guangdong FC where he won the club's first ever Chinese league title in 1979, while internationally he represented China in the 1976 Asian Cup and in the 1980 Asian Cup. After retiring he would move into management where he joined Guangdong FC's cantonese rival Guangzhou FC before becoming a media pundit.

Honours

Guangdong FC

• Chinese Jia-A League: 1979

International Record

Competition	Year	Apps	Goal
Asian Cup	1976	1	0
Friendly	1981–1982	2	0
World Cup Qualifier	1980–1982	12	1
Total		15	1

External links

• Team China Stats
• Player profile at Sodasoccer