Li Weifeng
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| Li Weifeng | ||
| Image:Liweifeng.jpg | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | December 1, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Changchun, China | |
| Nickname | Da Tou (大头) | |
| Position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Shanghai Shenhua | |
| Number | 23 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1997 | Tianjin Huochetou | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1998-2002 2002-2003 2003-2005 2006-present |
Shenzhen Pingan Everton F.C. Shenzhen Jianlibao Shanghai Shenhua |
92 (4) 1 (0) 58 (4) |
| National team** | ||
| ?-present | China | 92 (11) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li
Li Wei-Feng (Chinese: 李玮峰, born January 26, 1978 in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China) is a Chinese footballer who has represented the Chinese national football team over 60 times. He also played in 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Li is a central defender and is known for his heading ability which earned him the nickname "Da Tou" (Big Head). Aside from his soccer skills, Li is also involved in various off-the-field controversies, such as him earning two red cards for the Chinese team in the 2005 East Asian Invitation, as well as allegedly forcing out manager Chi Shangbin in Shenzhen, earning him the nickname "Qiu Ba" (soccer bully).
Li has previously played for Shenzhen Pingan and had a short trial at English side Everton F.C. immediately after the 2002 World Cup, as part of an Everton deal with Chinese sponsor Kejian. However, Li was unable to convince the Everton coaching team for a permanent deal and returned to Shenzhen.
Li Weifeng recently left Shenzhen Jianlibao due to the club's financial difficulties, and followed many of his fellow stars out of the club. He joined Shanghai Shenhua recently, despite reported interest from Serie A team Fiorentina.He was recently thrown of the chinese national football team for various reasons.
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China squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 An Qi | 2 Zhang Enhua | 3 Yang Pu | 4 Wu Chengying | 5 Fan Zhiyi | 6 Shao Jiayi | 7 Sun Jihai | 8 Li Tie | 9 Ma Mingyu | 10 Hao Haidong | 11 Yu Genwei | 12 Su Maozhen | 13 Gao Yao | 14 Li Weifeng | 15 Zhao Junzhe | 16 Qu Bo | 17 Du Wei | 18 Li Xiaopeng | 19 Qi Hong | 20 Yang Chen | 21 Xu Yunlong | 22 Jiang Jin | 23 Ou Chuliang | Coach: Milutinović |
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