Tian Ye (footballer)
Tian Ye (Chinese: 田野; pinyin: Tián Yě; born January 14, 1972 in Changsha, Hunan) is a retired Chinese football player who used to play as a goalkeeper. He is now a goalkeeping coach of China Amateur Football League side Guangzhou Glorious.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 14, 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Changsha, Hunan, China | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Guangzhou Glorious (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Hunan Laifu | ||
| 1999–2002 | Guangzhou Apollo | ||
| 2003–2006 | Zhejiang Greentown | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2009 | Hangzhou Greentown (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2010 | Guangzhou Evergrande (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2011 | Guangzhou Youth (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2012–2014 | Guangdong Sunray Cave (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2017 | Hainan Seamen (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2017– | Guangzhou Glorious (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 Jan 2011 | |||
Playing career
Tian Ye would start his career playing for his hometown club Hunan Laifu in the second tier of the Chinese pyramid. With Hunan he would achieve very little with them and even unfortunately see the club relegated to the third tier at the end of the 1995 league season before the club decided to dissolve at the end of the 1997 league campaign.[1] Tian was eventually allowed to leave the club and would join second tier club Guangzhou Apollo where he would gradually establish himself within the squad for the next several seasons. By the 2003 league season another second tier club Zhejiang Greentown were looking for a reliable goalkeeper and in Tian Ye they would find a goalkeeper who would aid them from being a mid-table club to genuine promotion contenders, eventually achieving its aim when the club came second in the 2006 league season and Tian decided that it was a good time to retire.[2]
Coaching career
After he retired from Zhejiang Greentown the newly appointed manager of the team Zhou Suian asked him to return to the club as a goalkeeper coach, which Tian agreed to on May 18, 2007.[3] Despite being new to coaching and with a squad recently promoted Tian seemed to get the best out of his goalkeepers in his first season where he aided the club to a mid-table finish. His reign as the goalkeeping coach lasted until September 20, 2009 when Zhou Suian was sacked from the management position and as part of his team Tian was also let go.[4] He wouldn't have to wait long before he was offered another coaching position this time with Guangzhou Pharmaceutical on December 20, 2009.[5]
References
- "China League 1995". rsssf.com. 19 Jun 2003. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
- "China 2006". rsssf.com. 8 Mar 2007. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
- 绿城新教练三人组齐亮相 周穗安携嫡传弟子入主 (in Chinese). sports.sohu.com. 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
- 中途换帅，绿城传统 (in Chinese). goalchina.net. 2009-09-24. Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
- 田野出任广足守门员教练 新球队将租广药设施 (in Chinese). sports.xinmin.cn. 2009-12-20. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
External links
- Player stats at Sodasoccer.com