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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xiang Jun | ||
| Date of birth | October 20, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Wuhan, Hubei, China | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2012 | Shenzhen FC | 59 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Beijing BIT (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023–2024 | Shenzhen FC | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 March 2012 | |||
Xiang Jun (Chinese: 向君; pinyin: Xiàng Jūn; born 20 October 1983, in Wuhan) is a Chinese football former player and manager. He last managed Shenzhen FC until its dissolution in early 2024.
Club career
[edit]Xiang Jun started his professional football career playing for Shenzhen's youth team and would eventually graduate to their senior team in the 2002 league season where he made eight league appearances.[1] The following season he would find it difficult to gain any consistent regular playing time within the team and in the 2004 Chinese Super League season he would not feature at all within the title winning team. A fringe player for Shenzhen it wasn't until the 2007 Chinese Super League season that saw Xiang Jun finally make an impact within the team and earn himself the nickname "Da Tou" (Big Head) for his heading ability that saw him help Shenzhen fight off relegation when he was given a run of fourteen league games.[2]
By the 2010 Chinese Super League season Xiang Jun would still be unable to gain a regular starting position within the team and the club's new manager Siniša Gogić would allow him to be loaned out in July to second tier club Beijing BIT. By the 2011 Chinese Super League season Xiang Jun would return to Shenzhen and the club's new manager Philippe Troussier would give him a significantly larger role within the club, however by the end of the season the club were relegated.[3]
Club career stats
[edit]Last update: March, 2010
| Season | Team | Country | Division | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Shenzhen Ping'an Insurance |  China | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2003 | Shenzhen Jianlibao | China | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | Shenzhen Jianlibao | China | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Shenzhen Jianlibao | China | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | Shenzhen Kingway | China | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | Shenzhen Shangqingyin | China | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| 2008 | Shenzhen Shangqingyin | China | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 | Shenzhen Asia Travel F.C. | China | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2010 | Shenzhen Ruby F.C. | China | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | Beijing BIT (Loan) | China | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2011 | Shenzhen Ruby F.C. | China | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012 | Shenzhen Ruby F.C. | China | 2 | 2 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Player Xiang Jun". sodasoccer.com. 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-11-24. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
- ↑ "Player Xiang Jun 2007 season performance". sohu.com. 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
- ↑ "CSL 2011". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
External links
[edit]- Player stats at sohu.com
- Player news at sina.com.cn