According to the schedule of the top 12 matches, the Chinese men's football team will play in Saudi Arabia on the evening of March 24, from the perspective of strength comparison, the Chinese men's football team is completely at a disadvantage, it is difficult to compete with the group leader, nevertheless, the outside world is also paying attention to the dynamics of the men's football team, especially insiders, including some football predecessors, who have made outstanding contributions to the development of football, and hope to see the day when Chinese football takes off. However, on the same day that the national football team played saudi Arabia, the Chinese football circle sent sad news, the domestic football giant Chen Chengdaxian died at the age of 93, and many former students missed their mentors in different ways. FIFA expressed its deep condolences.
Mention the name of Elder Chen, senior fans should have an impression. Chen Chengda was born in 1929, a native of Shanghai, and began his football career at the age of 16, successively playing for the "United Stars" team and the "Jingwu" team in Shanghai, and entered St. John's University in 1949 for further study, but not football, but architecture, which also shows Chen Lao's erudition. In 1950, Chen Chengda returned to play for several teams in Shanghai, and in 1952, with his outstanding performance, Chen Chengda was called up by the national football team, and then caught up with the opportunity to study in Hungary in 1954, becoming the first batch of men's football internationals.
After returning from school, Chen Chengda not only improved his skills, but also gradually showed his talent in coaching ability, so in 1957, Chen Chengda, who was only 28 years old, became the coach of the national football team, and he worked for 7 years, and was also the fourth manager of the national football team. Chen Chengda led the national football team to win two championships, one is to win the 1959 China-Soviet-Hungarian Trilateral Competition, and the other is to win the 1964 China-Dprhandle, Vietnam and Mongolia Four Nations Championship, which can be described as the champion manager of the national football team.
In 1974, Chen Chengda joined the Football Association and was also selected to serve in the AFC and FIFA. Chen Chengda also served as the vice president of the AFC in 1986, with excellent English foundation, Chen Chengda can communicate with foreign friends, in 1994, Chen Chengda won the FIFA Special Merit Medal, which is also an honorary affirmation of his football life.
After retirement, Chen Chengda is still concerned about the development of domestic football, especially the development of youth and women's football, which is inseparable from the support of Elder Chen. In 1999, the Chinese women's football team won the second place in the Women's World Cup, which is also the best record achieved by the women's football team in the World Cup, and this result includes the guidance and help of Chen Lao, which can be called one of the founders of Chinese women's football. Finally, I wish Elder Chen all the best!