Zhao Junzhe

Zhao Junzhe (Chinese: 肇俊哲; pinyin: Zhào Jùnzhé; born 19 April 1979) is a Chinese football coach and former professional footballer who is currently the head coach of Chinese Super League club Cangzhou Mighty Lions. He spent his entire playing career at Liaoning F.C.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhao.
Zhao Junzhe
肇俊哲
Personal information
Full name Zhao Junzhe
Date of birth (1979-04-19) 19 April 1979
Place of birth Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1997 Liaoning F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2016 Liaoning F.C. 405 (51)
International career‡
1998–2008 China 71 (2)
Managerial career
2017 Liaoning F.C. (caretaker)
2023– Cangzhou Mighty Lions
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  China
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place1998 BangkokFootball
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2016

Club career

Zhao Junzhe was promoted to Liaoning F.C.'s first team from the club's youth academy and made his debut in the 1998 season. He continued to be a vital member for Liaoning that season when he aided them to being runners-up and the Chinese FA Cup.[1] He was soon promoted to club captain and won the Chinese Football Association Player of the Year award in 2004. The following seasons saw the club's fortunes fall and Zhao unfortunately led the team to relegation to the second tier at the end of the 2008 season. Despite this setback, he remained with the team and immediately led Liaoning back up to the top tier when they won the second tier title in the 2009 season. Zhao announced his retirement from football at the end of the 2016 season. On 30 October 2016, he made last appearance in his career in a league match against Jiangsu Suning.[2]

International career

Zhao was included into the Chinese national team by then manager Bora Milutinović for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[3] Though his chances were limited on the national team at the time, he did play in two group stage matches during the tournament and nearly scored by hitting the post against Brazil.[4] He played a vital role in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup in which China finished the tournament as runners-up.

Managerial career

On 29 September 2017, Zhao was appointed as the caretaker manager of Liaoning FC, who sat at the bottom of the league table.[5] On 14 October, in his first game as manager, he guided Liaoning to a 3–3 draw against second place team Shanghai SIPG.[6] However, Liaoning finally relegated to the second tier after losing the last three matches of the season. On 12 December 2017, Zhao's caretaker spell ended when Chen Yang became the manager of Liaoning.[7]

On 21 February 2023, Zhao was appointed as the head coach of Chinese Super League club Cangzhou Mighty Lions.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 30 October 2016 [9]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Others Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Others Total
1998Liaoning F.C.Chinese Jia-B League3------3
1999Chinese Jia-A League25300------253
200024441----1[lower-alpha 1]0295
200125411------265
200227351------324
200327533------308
2004Chinese Super League2131000----223
20051502130----201
200628310------293
2007284--------284
2008294--------294
2009China League One245--------245
2010Chinese Super League290--------290
201128500------285
201226441------305
201324110------251
201420310------213
20152000------20
20163000------30
Career total 4055123830001043259
  1. Appearances in Chinese Football Super Cup

International
National team
YearAppsGoals
199881
199900
200000
200100
2002101
200380
2004200
200550
200680
200750
200870
Total712

International goals
Results list China's goal tally first.
DateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
8 December 1998Bangkok, Thailand Tajikistan3–11998 Asian Games
7 December 2002Manama, Bahrain Syria3–1Friendly international

Managerial statistics
As of 4 November 2017.
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
Liaoning F.C. (caretaker) China 29 September 2017 12 December 2017 4 0 1 3 000.00
Total 4 0 1 3 000.00

Honours

Club

Liaoning Whowin

Individual

Personal life

Zhao is of Manchu ethnicity from Aisin Gioro clan. He is a descendant of Boolungga, who is the brother of Giocangga.[11]

References
  1. "姓名：肇俊哲". sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  2. "肇俊哲辉煌球员生涯落幕 辽足19年忠魂创造历史". sports.sohu.com. 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  3. "BBC SPORT". news.bbc.co.uk. 29 May 2002. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  4. "Zhao Junzhe". fifa.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  5. "辽足保级关键时期突然换帅 洋帅离任肇俊哲接手". sina. 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  6. "肇俊哲:这才是辽足真实水平 我的情怀只是一方面". sina. 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  7. "二进宫!辽足官宣陈洋重掌球队 签三年盼早回中超". sina. 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  8. "官方：肇俊哲担任沧州雄狮主帅 已带队在佛山集结". Sina Sports. 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  9. "肇俊哲". sodasoccer.com. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  10. "中甲最终积分榜：辽宁冠军南昌冲超成功 四川降级". sports.sina.com.cn. 2009-03-28. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  11. "国足边缘人：肇俊哲从容少动力 病态大羽不让位". news.sports.cn. 2008-02-05. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
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