Wang Peng (footballer, born 1978)

Wang Peng (Chinese:王鹏; born June 16, 1978 in Dalian) is a former Chinese international footballer who played as a striker. In his playing career he represented Dalian Wanda FC where he won six Chinese league titles with them before having short spells with Sichuan Guancheng and Shaanxi Chanba.

Not to be confused with Wang Peng (footballer, born 1993) or Wang Peng (footballer, born 1997).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Peng
王鹏
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-06-16) June 16, 1978
Place of birth Dalian, China
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2007 Dalian Wanda FC 194 (52)
2005 → Sichuan Guancheng (loan) 24 (8)
2006 →Xi'an Chanba (loan) 24 (6)
2008–2009 Shaanxi Chanba 51 (8)
National team‡
1998–2007 China 15 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2012
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2012

Club career

Dalian Shide

Wang Peng started his professional career with Dalian Wanda FC in the 1996 season making 3 appearances and scoring 1 goal. The following season was to prove extremely successful for Wang Peng as he won the league title with Dalian, playing a significant role by making 22 appearances and scoring 7 goals.[1] During his time with Dalian he won several league titles and one Chinese FA Cup with them while also seeing the team change their name to Dalian Shide F.C. in 2000.[2] By the 2004 season Wang Peng saw his playing time significantly reduced with the arrival of Ermin Šiljak and the return of Zoran Janković.

Loan moves and Shaanxi Chanba

Wang Peng moved to Sichuan Guancheng for one season where he regained his form by scoring 8 goals in his 23 appearances, however Sichuan Guancheng disbanded the following season and Wang Peng moved to Xi'an Chanba on loan.[3] After one season with Xi'an Chanba Wang Peng moved back to Dalian for one more season before returning to Xi'an Chanba, which had later changed its name to Shaanxi Chanba, on a permanent basis for 2 million yuan.

International career

Wang Peng would make his debut for the senior team on November 22, 1998 in a friendly against South Korea in a 0-0 draw.[4] His performance was considered good enough for him to be included in 1998 Asian Games where Wang Peng would score his first goal against Lebanon and help China come third and in the tournament.[5] He would unfortunately lose favour with new head coach Bora Milutinović and miss the 2002 FIFA World Cup, however while he would regain his position within the Chinese squad when Arie Haan became the next head coach Wang Peng could not take part in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup when he sustained an injury before the tournament. On his return to the national team he found it difficult to gain consistent playing time yet was still included in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup squad but did not play in any of their games in a disappointing tournament.

Honours

Dalian Wanda FC[3]

References
  1. "Dàlián Shídé: 2003". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
  2. "Seven China Jia A Championships won by Dalian". english.runsky.com. 2004-03-24. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
  3. "Wáng, Péng". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
  4. "China PR 0-0 Korea Republic". teamchina.freehostia.com. 1998-11-22. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
  5. "China PR 4-1 Lebanon". teamchina.freehostia.com. 1998-11-30. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
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