Wu Wei (footballer, born 1983)
Wu Wei (simplified Chinese: 吴伟; traditional Chinese: 吳偉; pinyin: Wú Wěi; born 10 March 1983 in Tianjin) is a Chinese former football player who played as a defender and currently coach of China League One club Zhejiang Greentown.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Tianjin, China | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2011 | Hangzhou Greentown | 86 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Guizhou Renhe | 20 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Hangzhou Greentown | 18 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2016 | |||
Club career
Wu started his professional career with Chinese Jia-B League side Zhejiang Greentown in 2002. He made an impression within the team in the early years as Zhejiang Greentown won promotion to the first tier at the end of the 2006 season.
He joined Scottish side Forfar Athletic in 2009 forming a partnership with Charlie Adameno known as "The Dream Ticket". He shared a flat with fellow Chinese player Tan Yang at this time.
He was a substitute player when Zhejiang Greentown played in the Chinese Super League and was released in January 2012 after Takeshi Okada became the head coach of the club.[1]
Wu joined Guizhou Renhe in February 2012.[2] He made 6 appearances for Guizhou in the 2012 league season, all coming on as substitute.
In January 2014, Wu returned to Hangzhou Greentown after Okada left the club.[3]
References
- 绿城高层亲自鼓励三名弃将 前国奥主力将有望赴南昌 at sports.sina.com.cn 2012-01-18 Retrieved 2013-02-02 (in Chinese)
- 绿城老臣试训顺利再就业 吴伟低调签约贵州人和 at sports.sohu.com 2012-02-23 Retrieved 2013-02-02 (in Chinese)
- 绿城官方宣布内援第一签 十年老臣落叶归根 at sports.sohu.com 2014-01-06 Retrieved 2014-02-19 (in Chinese)
- "足协杯-人和总分3-2恒大队史首夺冠 恒大三冠梦碎". Sports.sina.com.cn. 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2019-08-19.