Wei Xin (; born April 18, 1977, in Chongqing) is a Chinese football manager and former player. Before becoming a coach, he played professionally as a versatile defender or midfielder who predominantly represented Chongqing Lifan as well as the China national football team.
Playing career Wei Xin was inseparable from Chongqing throughout his entire football career playing for youth and then senior teams within the city. When Qianwei Huandao football club moved into the city and then later rename themselves Chongqing Lifan they would take on Wei Xin and give him the chance to play in the top tier of Chinese football. With this club he would become a vital member of the team and win the 2000 Chinese FA Cup, which was his greatest achievement with the club. This would lead to an international call-up where he would make his debut against North Korea on August 3, 2001, in a 2–2 draw. He would miss the 2002 FIFA World Cup, however his ability to play as a left back or midfield saw him able to return to the national team and be included in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup where he played a vital part in the teams runners-up position. Despite not even being thirty years old he was rewarded with his loyalty towards Chongqing with a coaching position, which he took seriously enough to end his playing career by the end of the 2006 league season.
Management career At the start of the 2007 league season Wei Xin was offered the head coach position within Chongqing Lifan; this made him the youngest coach in China's professional football history. His appointment required him to win promotion from the recently relegated side, which was something he achieved when he guided the team to a runners-up position at the end of the 2008 league season and promotion back into the Chinese Super League.
Career statistics International All international A matches are counted NoDateChina PRScoreOpponentMatchVenue012001-08-03 China PR2-2 Korea DPRInternational Friendly Match Shanghai022001-10-19 China PR0-1 UzbekistanFIFA World Cup 2002 Qualification Tashkent032003-02-12 China PR0-0 BrazilInternational Friendly Match Guangzhou042003-02-16 China PR1-0 EstoniaInternational Friendly Match Wuhan052003-08-20 China PR0-0 ChileInternational Friendly Match Tianjin062003-08-31 China PR3-4 HaitiInternational Friendly Match Fort Lauderdale072003-09-07 China PR0-2 Costa RicaInternational Friendly Match Fort Lauderdale082003-12-04 China PR0-2 JapanEAFF East Asian Cup 2003 Tokyo092003-12-10 China PR3-1 Hong KongEAFF East Asian Cup 2003 Yokohama102004-01-27 China PR0-0 MacedoniaInternational Friendly Match Shanghai112004-01-29 China PR1-0 MacedoniaInternational Friendly Match Shanghai122004-02-03 China PR2-1 FinlandInternational Friendly Match Guangzhou132004-02-18 China PR1-0 KuwaitFIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification Guangzhou142003-03-17 China PR2-0 MyanmarInternational Friendly Match Guangzhou152004-03-31 China PR1-0 Hong KongFIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification Hong Kong162004-04-14 China PR0-0 AndorraInternational Friendly Match Peralada172004-04-28 China PR1-0 AlgeriaInternational Friendly Match Clermont-Ferrand182004-06-09 China PR4-0 MalaysiaFIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification Tianjin192004-07-03 China PR6-0 LebanonInternational Friendly Match Chongqing202004-07-10 China PR2-2 United Arab EmiratesInternational Friendly Match Hohhot212004-07-17 China PR2-2 BahrainAFC Asian Cup 2004 Beijing222004-07-21 China PR5-0 IndonesiaAFC Asian Cup 2004 Beijing232004-07-30 China PR3-0 IraqAFC Asian Cup 2004 Beijing242004-08-07 China PR1-3 JapanAFC Asian Cup 2004 Beijing252004-09-08 China PR1-0 MalaysiaFIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification Penang262004-10-13 China PR0-1 KuwaitFIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification Kuwait272004-11-17 China PR7-0 Hong KongFIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification Guangzhou282005-03-26 China PR0-3 SpainInternational Friendly Match Salamanca292005-03-29 China PR0-1 Republic of IrelandInternational Friendly Match Dublin302005-06-19 China PR2-2 Costa RicaInternational Friendly Match Changsha
Honours Player
Club 1995 – China City Games 5th 1998-2001 – China Super League 4th 2000 – Philips Chinese FA Cup
International 2004 – AFC Asian Cup Runner-up
References
External links
Profile at Sports.sina.com.cn