After the end of the 2020 Chinese Super League, the 41-year-old veteran Zhou Ting announced that he would hang up his boots and end his 24-year career. However, Zhou Ting will not leave football, and Gao Yan, general manager of Dalian Renren Club, issued an invitation to Zhou Ting, hoping that he could join the team's youth training team. It is worth mentioning that Zhou Ting's career began in Dalian and eventually ended in Dalian.
After Zhou Ting left Guoan, he chose to join Dalian renren and help Dalian people complete the journey from the Chinese First Division to the Chinese Super League. And Zhou Ting's career also began in Dalian, and finally in the final stage of his career, he also chose to end in Dalian, in the words of Dalian fans, that is, the legend began in Dalian, and also ended in Dalian.
However, in the 2020 season, the 41-year-old Zhou Ting did not enter the team's first-team list, and Dalian chose to hang up his boots after the end of the season. However, compared with the past veterans who hung up their boots, due to the special season, Zhou Ting did not have a boot hanging ceremony. But Zhou Ting still holds the record for the oldest appearance in the Chinese Super League and the record for the oldest goal scorer.
Although Zhou Ting ended his career, he was likely not to leave Dalian football, and Gao Yan, the general manager of Dalian Renren Club, issued an invitation to Zhou Ting, hoping that he could join the team's youth training team.
For Dalian fans, although zhou ting cannot be seen galloping on the field in the future, it can still be seen in the development of Dalian football.