In the early morning of March 30, the national football team will challenge Oman as a guest, which is the final round of the round of 12. Whether the national football team can get the second victory of this series is here. However, for some veterans, this game may be their national football masterpiece, such as the 35-year-old Arthur Junmin.
As the oldest player in the national football team, Arthur Junmin still has the trust of coach Li Xiaopeng, in the last round of the 1-1 draw with Saudi Arabia, he played the first 45 minutes, although there are not many highlights but also dedicated, in a group of post-90s players, the 35-year-old he still shows the ball with the ball is still quite skilled. However, after this round of 12, the national football team will inevitably usher in a major change of blood, and Arthur Junmin's 17-year national team career is likely to officially end.
Young and famous, Arthur Junmin made his debut in the Chinese Super League at the age of 17, was twice named the best newcomer in the Chinese Super League in the 2005 and 2007 seasons, and was selected for the adult national team for the first time in 2005, with the team playing in the East Asian Final Four and winning the championship. After that, he also helped the national football team win the football championship of the East Asian Games that year. In May 2009, the national football team played germany at home in a friendly match, and Arthur Junmin scored a lightning goal in the opening 5 minutes, which finally helped the national football team draw 1-1 with a strong opponent. At that time, he could be said to be a young man with fresh clothes and angry horses, and he lived up to ShaoHua's behavior and knew.
In January 2010, Arthur Junmin bid farewell to Tianjin Teda and joined the Bundesliga powerhouse Schalke 04 on his own, starting his career in foreign countries. During his one and a half seasons with Schalke 04, Arthur Junmin won the Bundesliga runner-up and the FA Cup with the team, but due to personality and other reasons, he finally did not gain a foothold and returned to China in the summer of 2011 to join the Chinese Super League giants Shandong Luneng.
In the 10 years of Luneng, Arthur Junmin experienced the troubles and blows of injuries and illnesses, but finally returned through his own efforts. In the 2014 season, he led Luneng to win the FA Cup with Sainty, and then was selected for the national football team coached by Perrin, playing in the Asian Cup held in Australia in early 2015, his presence greatly improved the technical content of the national football midfield, and won 3 consecutive wins in the group stage. However, in the ensuing World Preliminary Round of 40 in Asia, Perrin suddenly self-harmed and gave up Arthur Junmin, and finally left the class after a 2 draw with Hong Kong, China. Gao Hongbo, who was in danger, led the team to a 4-0 victory over the Maldives and 2-0 against Qatar, and the most critical battle with the latter was arthur Junmin who sent a fatal assist for Wu Lei. In the first match of the subsequent round of 12, Arthur Junmin's full moon curved knife also once sounded the clarion call of the national football team to counterattack the South Korean team.
Of course, due to his relatively introverted personality, Arthur Junmin does not have a strong leadership temperament like Zheng Zhi, but his low-key calmness in the game also has a different style. In his 10 years with Luneng, he was almost the only player who had the discerning Luneng fans not spotted the black spots. However, last season, Arthur Junmin chose to leave the team and returned to his hometown to join wuhan, so he missed a great opportunity to win the double crown of the Chinese Super League and the FA Cup with Shandong Taishan. Many Shandong fans do not understand arthur Junmin's choice, but in fact, the reason is very simple, the former Luneng captain, just want to step on the World Cup in the twilight of his career.
Last season, Shandong Taishan new signings Xu Xin and Sun Zhunhao became the team's main double back, and the previous absolute main player Arthur Junmin was reduced to a substitute. Before joining Wuhan, Arthur Junmin only played two Games in the Chinese Super League for Taishan and both came off the bench. In order not to affect his place in the top 12 matches, Arthur Junmin resolutely chose to leave the team, and as a result, after making great contributions to the relegation of the Wuhan team, he was also owed wages, so that many Shandong fans felt that he was not worth it.
However, in the end, Arthur Junmin did not realize his desire to play in the World Cup, and the battle with Saudi Arabia was his 89th time to represent the national football team in the A-class competition, equaling the national football captain Ma Mingyu in 2002. Not surprisingly, in the final round of the match with Oman, the number of appearances of Arthur Junmin's national team A-class match will be locked at 90, which is also most likely his best song in the national team. The hero was in tears, wishing the veteran all the best.