Hong Yuanshuo (simplified Chinese: 洪元硕; traditional Chinese: 洪元碩; pinyin: Hóng Yuánshuò; 31 March 1948 – 1 August 2015) was a Chinese football manager and a former player. Throughout his playing career he spent all of it with Beijing where he won the 1973 league title with them.[1] Since retiring he would move into scouting before moving into management with third-tier club Beijing Kuanli in 1997. By 2009 he would return to his former club as a manager to aid them in their successful push for the 2009 Chinese Super League title.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hong Yuanshuo | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Beijing, China | ||
| Date of death | 1 August 2015 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Beijing, China | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Beijing Guoan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1980 | Beijing | ? | (?) |
| International career | |||
| 1973 | China | ? | (?) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Beijing Kuanli | ||
| 2009 | Beijing Guoan (caretaker) | ||
| 2010 | Beijing Guoan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Player career
editAt the early 70s, Hong Yuanshuo joined Beijing football team. He played for winger and became the team captain. In 1973, Hong selected by head coach Nian Weisi into the China national football team.
Management career
editEarly management career
editAfter he retired he was worked in the youth team of Beijing from 1980. In that years he scouts many important player of Beijing Guoan and national team, including Gao Feng, Cao Xiandong, Deng Lejun, Tao Wei and Huang Bowen.
Beijing Kuanli
editHong Yuanshuo was appointed the manager of China League Two club Beijing Kuanli in the 1997 league season. Under Hong Yuanshuo, Beijing Kuanli successfully promoted to Chinese Jia-B League.
Beijing Guoan
editAfter round 23 of the 2009 league season Hong Yuanshuo was appointed as caretaker manager of Beijing Guoan who required a manager after Lee Jang-Soo left.[2] Finally, Beijing Guoan won the championship of China Super League 2009 without losing any games from round 24 to 30.
At the beginning of season 2010, Hong officially appointed head coach of Beijing Guoan.[3] He was sacked by the club on 21 September 2010.
Personal life
editHong Yuanshuo is the son of Chinese philosopher Hong Qian (Chinese: 洪谦, 1909–1992).
Death
editHong was diagnosed as colorectal cancer in 2011.[4] He died on 1 August 2015, aged 67.[5]
Honours
editPlayer
editBeijing
- Chinese Jia-A League: 1973
Manager
editBeijing Guoan
- China Super League: 2009
References
edit- ^ "China 1973". RSSSF. 22 October 2009. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "国安宣布李章洙下课 洪元硕出山三助理教练离任". sports.163.com. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "洪元硕取证获中超执教资格 罗宁新赛季仍统帅国安". post.discovery.tom.com. 18 December 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "洪元硕被曝癌症情况不乐观 曾率国安夺中超冠军". ifeng.com. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "国安冠军主帅洪元硕去世 享年67岁". sina.com.cn. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.