| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 26, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Tianjin, China | ||
| Height | 1.88 m | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Changchun Yatai | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998-2000 | Tianjin Teda F.C. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001-2003 | Tianjin Teda F.C. | 1 | (0) |
| 2004-2005 | Shandong Luneng | 13 | (0) |
| 2006-present | Changchun Yatai | 93 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007-present | China | 12 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Zong Lei (Chinese: 宗磊; pinyin: Zōng Lěi) (born July 26, 1981) is a Chinese football player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Changchun Yatai in the Chinese Super League.
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Club career [link]
Zong Lei started his football career playing for the Tianjin Teda F.C. youth team before breaking into the senior team during the 2001 league season. While at Tianjin Teda he would struggle to gain any significant playing time and after several seasons he would transfer to Shandong Luneng where he replaced Deng Xiaofei for the goalkeeping position for a short period. It was during this time that he would win the Chinese FA Cup and Super League Cup at the end of the 2004 league season, however the following season saw him lose his place within the team. By the beginning of the 2006 league season newly promoted Changchun Yatai were interested in him and he was allowed to leave after a 2,000,000 RMB transfer. At Changchun Yatai he would immediately become their first choice goalkeeper and see them surprise many by coming fourth in the league.[1] The following season saw him improve upon the previous seasons results and he would go on to play a key role in their 2007 Chinese Super League title winning season.[2]
International career [link]
In preparation for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup Zong Lei would play in a friendly against Kazakhstan on February 2, 2007 where he made his international debut in a game, which China won 2-1.[3] His performance was considered good enough for the Chinese Head coach Zhu Guanghu to include him in the tournament where he was the third choice goalkeeper and did not play in any games.[4] When the new Head coach Vladimir Petrović came in immediately after the tournament Zong Lei would be promoted as the national teams first choice goalkeeper and would play in several FIFA World Cup qualifiers. When China failed to qualify and Vladimir Petrović's reign ended Zong Lei would find himself out of favour and was dropped from the subsequent squads.
Honours [link]
Shandong Luneng
- Chinese FA Cup: 2004
- Chinese Super League Cup: 2004
Changchun Yatai
References [link]
- ^ https://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=21559
- ^ https://asianreddragons.over-blog.com/50-categorie-854091.html
- ^ https://www.football-lineups.com/match/5595/
- ^ https://asianreddragons.over-blog.com/50-categorie-854072.html
External links [link]
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