Zhang Xiaorui

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Zhang Xiaorui
张效瑞
Personal information
Full name Zhang Xiaorui
Date of birth March 5, 1976 (1976-03-05) (age 32)
Place of birth    Tianjin, China
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Tianjin Tuanbo New City
Youth clubs
1993-1998 Jianlibao Youth
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1999-2004
2001
2005
2006
2007
2008-present
Tianjin Teda
Alemannia Aachen (loan)
Shanghai Zobon
Shanghai United
Shanghai Shenhua
Tianjin Tuanbo New City
78 (7)
5 (0)
22 (2)
24 (4)
6 (0)
0 (0)   
National team2
1997 China 12 (1)
Teams managed
2008-present Tianjin Tuanbo New City

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 12 April 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 12 April 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Xiaorui (simplified Chinese: 张效瑞) (born March 5, 1976 in Tianjin) is a Chinese professional footballer and manager currently working for Tianjin Tuanbo New City. In his early career , he was sent to Brazil for a five-year training programme sponsored by Jianlibao. In 1997, Zhang was one of four players called up from the Jianlibao Youth Team for the final round of FIFA World Cup qualification by Qi Wusheng, the coach of the Chinese national team along with Li Jinyu, Li Tie and Sui Dongliang. At 2008, he was hired by a player-manager of Chinese Yi League club Tianjin Tuanbo New City.

Languages