Qin Guorong
Personal information | |||
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Full name | 秦国荣 | ||
Date of birth | 4 May 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Shanghai, China | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1987 | Shanghai | ||
1989–1992 | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks | ||
International career | |||
1983–1986 | China | 16 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Qin Guorong (Chinese: 秦国荣; born 4 May 1961), commonly known as Townsend Qin, is a Chinese former footballer who played as a midfielder for Shanghai and San Francisco Bay Blackhawks, while internationally he represented China in the 1984 Asian Cup.
Playing career
[edit]Qin started his football career when he played for the Shanghai youth team before he graduated to the senior Shanghai team in the 1979 season. Zeng Xuelin would include him in the Chinese national team squad that competed in the 1984 Asian Cup where China came runners-up.[1] He was subsequently dropped from the Chinese team by Gao Fengwen and Qin moved to the United States in 1987.[2] In 1989, Qin signed with the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks of the Western Soccer League.[3] In 1990, the WSL merged with the American Soccer League to form the American Professional Soccer League. Qin continued to play for the Blackhawks in the new league.[4] He was a 1990 and 1991 First Team All Star and continued to play for the Blackhawks through the 1992 season.
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]Year | Competition | Apps | Goal |
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1983–1986 | Friendly | 11 | 2 |
1984 | Great Wall Cup | 2 | 0 |
1985 | FIFA World Cup qualification | 1 | 0 |
1986 | Asian Games | 2 | 1 |
Total | 16 | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Asian Nations Cup 1984". RSSSF. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "中国球员留洋编年史(五) 秦国荣威震美国联赛". sports.qq.com. 28 November 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ 1989 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
- ^ 1990 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
External links
[edit]- 1961 births
- 1984 AFC Asian Cup players
- American Professional Soccer League players
- Chinese men's footballers
- Chinese expatriate men's footballers
- China men's international footballers
- Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players
- San Francisco Bay Blackhawks players
- Western Soccer Alliance players
- Living people
- Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games
- Men's association football midfielders
- Asian Games competitors for China
- Sportspeople from Shanghai