Chen Chengda

Chen Chengda
陈成达
Personal information
Date of birth (1929-10-15)15 October 1929
Place of birth Shanghai, China
Date of death 24 March 2022(2022-03-24) (aged 92)
Place of death Beijing, China
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Lianxing
Jingwu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Shanghai Student Union
1950–1951 Shanghai
East China
International career
China U20
China
Managerial career
1958–1962 China
1971–1973 Hebei
1974 China U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chen Chengda (simplified Chinese: 陈成达; traditional Chinese: 陳成達; pinyin: Chén Chéngdá; 15 October 1929 – 24 March 2022[1]) was a Chinese football player and manager.

Club career

Born in Shanghai, Chen played youth football in the city for Lianxing and Jingwu. Whilst studying at St. John's University, Shanghai, he played for Shanghai Student Union. In 1950, he joined Shanghai, later joining East China in 1951.[2]

International career

After representing China at under-20 level,[3] Chen represented the senior team in the 1950s. After leaving St. John's University in order to pursue his football career, he played in a number of friendlies for China in preparation for the 1952 Olympics.[4]

Managerial career

Following his retirement, Chen was appointed manager of China in 1958, staying manager until 1962. In 1971, he was appointed manager of the Hebei team, remaining in his post for two years.[2] In 1974, he managed China's under-20's.[5]

Following his managerial career, Chen took up roles at the Chinese Football Association, FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation. He later acted as a consultant to China women's national football team, helping the team to finish runners-up at the 1996 Olympics and the 1999 Women's World Cup.[4]

References

  1. ^ 中国足球元老陈成达去世:享年93岁,他是中国女足的奠基人 (in Chinese)
  2. ^ a b "陈成达" (in Chinese). CFA Data. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ "China sends U20s to train abroad, gets foreign coach, fails to qualify for World Cup". Wild East Football. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Chen Chengda, China's almost Olympian". Reuters. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  5. ^ "他是解说界的"陈意识",更是曾经粤足中场铁三角之一,陈熙荣" (in Chinese). 163. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.


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