From the 1990s to the first 10 years of the century, Chinese players broke into the European League in large numbers, and many Chinese players played for the team that became our home team, among them, such as Eintracht Frankfurt played by Yang Chen, Everton played by Li Tie, and Manchester City played by Sun Jihai, all of whom were still playing in the top league. However, there are still many teams that Chinese fans are familiar with, but there is no trace, as if everything is only in memory.
Aachen is currently playing in the German Fourth Division
Under the matchmaking of former national football coach Schlapner, Germany has become the first stop for many Chinese players to stay in the ocean. After 2000, Chinese players Xie Hui and Zhang Xiaorui successively played for Aachen Football Club, in the 2005/2006 season, Aachen was promoted to the Bundesliga as the runner-up in the Bundesliga, and after only one season, it was relegated back to the Bundesliga, after which Aachen not only failed to enter the top league, but was relegated continuously, and in 2012, the team suffered a bankruptcy crisis and had to be relegated to the fourth level of the German regional league.
Cottbus, currently playing in the German regional league
The Chinese team pays attention to Cottbus because Shao Jiayi played here for five seasons. In 2007, Cottbus came to China to play a warm-up match with the national football team, and Shao Jiayi played for Cottbus. At that time, CCTV Sports broadcast the match live at 7:30 p.m. in prime time, which showed the status of Cottbus in the hearts of Chinese fans. In the 2008/2009 season, Cottbus was relegated to The Second Division with the second-to-last bundesliga, and five seasons later relegated to Group C until 2019, when he was relegated to the Northeast Regional League of Germany.
Charlton, currently playing in League One
In January 2007, Zheng Zhi joined Charlton Club in the Premier League, officially starting his career in Foreign Countries. Unfortunately, at the end of the season, Charlton was relegated, and Zheng Zhi chose to leave after participating in the Championship with the team for one season. In the same season that Zheng Zhi left, Charlton was unfortunately relegated to League One, and later returned to the Championship twice, only to be relegated again after a short stay. Currently, Charlton continues to play in the third division of England, namely The League One.
Schalke 04, just relegated to the Bundesliga last season
In February 2010, Arthur Junmin and Bundesliga powerhouse Schalke 04 Club officially signed, at that time, Schalke 04 still had a battle in the Bundesliga, but since arthur Junmin left, the team's record deteriorated, last season, under the leadership of coach Gross, the team's record reached a miserable point, the whole season only won 3 games in the Bundesliga, and finally only accumulated 16 points, ranking at the bottom, helplessly relegated to the Bundesliga.
Perugia, currently playing in Serie B
In 2000, Ma Mingyu, the first Chinese player to land in Serie A, chose Perugia as the first stop of his career in Foreign Countries. Although he only played here for a year, he was also a pioneer of Chinese players breaking into Serie A. In the 2003/2004 season, two years after Ma Mingyu left, Perugia was relegated to Serie B. In fact, in the 2004/2005 season, Perugia aimed to return to the top league, but the team suffered a financial crisis, not only failed to rush into Serie A, but almost fell into the Third Division. In the following 6 years, Perugia fell into the C class twice and returned to Serie B twice, but never appeared in Serie A again.