Liu Zhao (footballer)

Liu Zhao (simplified Chinese: 刘钊; traditional Chinese: 劉釗; pinyin: Liú Zhāo; born 11 January 1985 in Qingdao, Shandong) is a Chinese football player who lasted played for Shandong Luneng. He is a versatile left-footed player who is able to play in numerous positions on the left side of the field.[1]

Liu Zhao
刘钊
Personal information
Full name Liu Zhao
Date of birth (1985-01-11) January 11, 1985
Place of birth Qingdao, Shandong, China
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Striker
Youth career
1999–2003 Shandong Luneng
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2011 Shandong Luneng 41 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 Jan 2012
In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Club career

A graduate of the Shandong Luneng youth system, Liu Zhao would begin his professional football career when he made his senior club debut on July 6, 2003 in a league game vs Beijing Guo'an. Due to injury Liu Zhao was, however, unable to add many more games to his debut and while he scored his first goal for Shandong on May 26, 2005 in an AFC Champions League group game vs BEC Tero Sasana FC, in Thailand from a free-kick in a 4-0 win he would still spend much of the season injured.[2] It was only within the 2008 Chinese Super League when Liu Zhao spent much of the season injury free that he started to establish himself within the Shandong team when he played in ten league games and helped them win the league title.[3] After finally establishing himself as a regular within the side throughout the 2009 campaign the club brought in Branko Ivanković the following season to win back the league title, however this saw Liu Zhao limited to only four league appearances while Shandong won the 2010 Chinese Super League.[4] After being unable to break back into the team the following season and with his contract now finished, Liu Zhao would decide to leave the club.[5]

Honours

Shandong Luneng

References
  1. "Liu Zhao". football-lineups.com. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  2. "Asian Club Competitions 2005". rsssf.com. 19 Mar 2006. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  3. "China 2008". rsssf.com. 3 Apr 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  4. "China 2010". rsssf.com. 21 Jun 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  5. "鲁能首批离队名单出炉 主帅滕卡特归队仍有调整". sports.cn.yahoo.com. 2012-01-02. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
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