Li Guoxu (; born 11 April 1978) is a Chinese football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Dalian Yingbo.
Club career Li Guoxu started his career at Dalian Wanda.
In 1999, he left Dalian Wanda to join Chongqing Hongyan in the Chinese Jia B league.
In 2000, he moved to Shaanxi National Power.
In 2001, he returned to Chongqing and joined Chongqing Lifan. He scored 4 goals in the 8–1 victory against Công an in the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
In March 2004, he joined Boca Juniors on a short loan. He suffered phalanx fracture, and did not have appearances. He returned to Chongqing in July 2004.
In 2007, he transferred to Chengdu Blades.
Managerial career Following Li's retirement in 2009, he joined Dalian Aerbin as assistant coach. He also managed Dalian Aerbin's reserve team from 2012.
In 2017, Li was appointed as the reserve manager of Dalian Transcendence. He was promoted to first team manager during the season. In the 2018 season, he was officially appointed as manager but was sacked soon due to poor performances.
In 2019, Li returned to the renamed Dalian Yifang as reserves manager, but left the team not long after Benitez's arrival.
In 2022, Li sided with the newly established Dalian Duxing in the Chinese Champions League, and promoted into the China League Two by the end of the season.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDalian Wanda1997Jia A League40?0 -40199880?0 -00Chongqing Hongyan1999Jia B League?2?1 -03Shaanxi National Power2000180?0 -180Chongqing Lifan2001Jia A League24511 -256200227511 -2862003282?0 -2822004Chinese Super League50000050Boca Juniors2003–04Argentine Primera División0000 -00Chongqing Lifan2005Chinese Super League1411033184Chengdu Blades2006China League One18200 -182200760 - -60Career Total15217333315823
Honours Club Dalian Wanda Chinese Jia-A League: 1997, 1998 Chinese Super Cup: 1997 Shaanxi National Power Chinese Jia-B League: 2000
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