Zhao Lihong

Summary

Zhao Lihong (simplified Chinese: 赵利红; traditional Chinese: 趙利紅; pinyin: Zhào Lìhóng; born 4 December 1972) is a Chinese former footballer who played as a midfielder. She competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Zhao Lihong
Personal information
Full name Zhao Lihong[1]
Date of birth (1972-12-04) 4 December 1972 (age 51)[2]
Place of birth Yingde, China[1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–2001 Guangdong FC
2002 Philadelphia Charge 17 (2)
2003–200? Guangdong FC
International career
1992–2003 China[3] 182
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
Runner-up 1999 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 1996 she won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches and scored one goal.

Four years later she was a member of the Chinese team which finished fifth in the women's tournament. She played all three matches and scored one goal.

She played for the Philadelphia Charge in the Women's United Soccer Association in 2002.[2]

International goals edit

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 December 1993 Kuching, Malaysia   Japan 1–1 3–1 1993 AFC Women's Championship

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Zhao Lihong at Olympedia  
  2. ^ a b "Zhao Lihong". Women's United Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 22 December 2002. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. ^ "FIFA Women's Century Club" (PDF). FIFA. 9 February 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

External links edit

  • Zhao Lihong at FIFA (archived) 
  • Zhao Lihong at FBref.com 
  • Zhao Lihong at FootballDatabase.eu 
  • Zhao Lihong at Soccerdonna (in German) 
  • Zhao Lihong at Olympedia 
  • Zhao Lihong at the Chinese Olympic Committee 
  • Zhao Lihong at databaseOlympics.com