Zang Cailing

Zang Cailing
臧蔡灵
Personal information
Full name Zang Cailing
Date of birth (1954-05-18) 18 May 1954
Place of birth Dalian, Liaoning, China
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
1969-1972 Dalian Sports School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972-1975 Dalian Mining Plant
1975–1977 Air Force Football Team
1984–1985 Bayi Football Team
1985-1986 Dalian FC
National team
1980-1982 China 23 (0)
Teams managed
1986-1987 Dalian FC Youth

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


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

Zang Cailing (Chinese: 臧蔡灵; born May 18, 1954 in Dalian) is a Chinese coach and former international football player who played for China in the 1980 Asian Cup.

Biography

Zang Cailing initially followed in his fathers footsteps and trained to be a carpenter before he joined the Dalian Sports School.[1] After he graduated he joined amateur football club Dalian Mining Plant before impressing the Air Force Football Team to sign him. With the club under the sport branch of the People's Liberation Army Air Force, Zang would be conscripted, however he found military life hard to adjust to.[1] Despite this Air Force Football Team were allowed to take part in the top tier of Chinese football, which got Zang noticed for the Chinese national team.[2] Within the national team Zang would be converted from a striker to a defender under Su Yongshun who included him in the 1980 Asian Cup, 1982 World Cup Qualifiers and 1982 Asian Games.[3] Zang would return to club football and joined Bayi Football Team before joining Dalian FC where he retired.

International Record

CompetitionYearAppsGoal
Great Wall Cup 198010
Friendly 1980-198250
Asian Cup 198020
World Cup Qualifiers 1980-1982120
Asian Games 198230
Total 230

References

  1. 1 2 "一代铲王臧蔡灵在国足感受荣辱 冲击奥运梦断狮城". sports.sina.com.cn. 2004-08-23. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
  2. ↑ "China 1977". rsssf.com. 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
  3. ↑ "历届中国国家男子足球队名单(1980-1989)". football.sport.org.cn. 2004-04-20. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
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