Li Jinyu was appointed as the head coach of the Wuhan football team

Wuhan Football Club appointed Li Jinyu as the head coach of Wuhan team on the 4th.

According to reports, in 1997, the 20-year-old Li Jinyu was selected for the Chinese national team, scored the first goal of the national team career and represented the Chinese team in the World Cup qualifiers in the Top Ten of the Asian Region. Li Jinyu made 73 appearances for the Chinese national team in various international competitions, scoring 26 goals.

In September 1998, Li Jinyu joined Ligue 1 Nancy on loan from Liaoning and made 6 appearances for the team in Ligue 1; in the 1999 season, Li Jinyu returned to Liaoning and helped the team win the second place in the A League and the Super League championship, and won the top scorer of the A League in 2002; from 2004 to 2011, Li Jinyu played for Shandong Luneng Taishan, scoring 92 goals for the team, helping the team win 3 Chinese Super League and 1 FA Cup; 2006 and 2007 seasons. Li Jinyu won the Golden Boot of the Chinese Super League for two consecutive years.

After retiring in 2011, Li Jinyu served as the assistant coach of the Chinese women's national football team, the deputy leader of shandong Luneng Taishan team, the head coach of Shenyang Shenbei team, the acting head coach of Shijiazhuang Yongchang Football Club, and the acting head coach of Jiangsu Suning Tesco team. In January 2021, Li Jinyu joined the Coaching Team of Wuhan as an assistant coach.

A few days ago, the Chinese Football Association announced that it agreed to the resignation of Li Tie, the head coach of the Chinese men's football team, and his position was taken over by Li Xiaopeng, the head coach of Wuhan Football Club.

According to reports, the Wuhan team will go to the Suzhou Division on the 9th, and will play the first game of the relegation group with the Cangzhou Lions on the 12th.

Source: The Paper