Zhou Lin (footballer)

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Zhou Lin
周麟
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-02-04) February 4, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Tianjin, China
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1998–1999 Chongqing Lifan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2006 Chongqing Lifan 119 (0)
2007–2010 Guangzhou Evergrande 64 (0)
Managerial career
2021-2022 Shanxi Longjin (Caretaker)
2022-2023 Guangxi Yongcheng
2023- Shijiazhuang Gongfu
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 Jan 2012

Zhou Lin (Chinese :周麟; born February 4, 1981) is a retired Chinese football player as a defender.

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Club career

Chongqing Lifan

Zhou Lin began his professional football career when he was able to break into the Chongqing Lifan first-team during the 1999 league season after previously playing for their youth team. Under head coach Lee Jang-Soo he was able to quickly establish himself within the team and even help Chongqing win the 2000 Chinese FA Cup, however once Lee Jang-Soo left Chongqing found themselves struggling to remain within the top tier. Despite Chongqing constantly struggling within the league and several managerial changes Zhou Lin would still remain a constant regular first-team member within the team until Chongqing were finally relegated in the 2006 league season and were willing to let Zhou Lin leave the club. [1]

Guangzhou Pharmaceutical

He would move to second-tier side Guangzhou Pharmaceutical at the beginning of the 2007 league season where he would quickly become an integral member of the team that won the league and gain promotion to the Chinese Super League. [2] Returning to the top tier Zhou Lin immediately helped establish Guangzhou within the league and saw them finish middle of the table. The following season was, however, to prove more difficult for him as head coach Shen Xiangfu preferred using different defenders that saw his playing time limited. Nevertheless, he was still given the chance to play against Beijing Guoan F.C. on June 28, 2009, but his performance was extremely disappointing and the game ended in a 1–1 draw that saw the vice-captain Xu Liang publicly criticize his performance. This would see infighting between the two breakout and while Shen Xiangfu tried to end the infighting Zhou was frozen out of the team. [3] At the end of the season both Xu Liang and Shen Xiangfu left the club, however despite this he was allowed to leave the club once his contract ended.

Club career stats

Last update: 30 October 2010

SeasonTeamCountryDivisionAppsGoals
1999 Chongqing Lifan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 100
2000 Chongqing Lifan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 150
2001 Chongqing Lifan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1120
2002 Chongqing Lifan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1240
2003 Chongqing Lifan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1220
2004 Chongqing Lifan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1150
2005 Chongqing Lifan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1200
2006 Chongqing Lifan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1210
2007 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2220
2008 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1240
2009 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1180
2010 Guangzhou Evergrande Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 200

Honours

Chongqing Lifan

Guangzhou Pharmaceutical

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References

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