At present, the domestic three-tier league is still waiting for an order from the Football Association, as long as the schedule is announced, the teams also have the main backbone, and almost all clubs do not want to drag on, after all, it means that the cost is increased, and most clubs have no past confidence in terms of funds, saving money is always right, of course, for the players, the league is far away, the income is also declining, even no guarantee, young players can afford to spend, waiting for the willow dark flower ming another village, and the veteran is difficult to resist the loneliness, Some players choose to retire and open a new direction of employment.
Just as he was waiting for the official announcement of the Football Association, another veteran retired. The official announcement of the 40-year-old veteran Song Zhenyu of the Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic Club, a famous player in domestic football and also a main goalkeeper of the national football team, has retired. Looking back on Song Zhenyu's 23-year career, it can be described as a long one, and it spans the A and the Chinese Super League, witnessing the changes in the top league, which can be described as a "living fossil" in domestic football. At the age of 14, he began his football drifting career and went to Chengdu alone to join Sichuan Quanxing. In the 1999 A League, 18-year-old Song Zhenyu appeared in the roster of the Quanxing first team.
However, in the following 1 season, Song Zhenyu did not wait for too many opportunities, until 2000, the No. 1 goalkeeper Gao Jianbin was seriously injured, Song Zhenyu had the opportunity to play, but the performance was not outstanding, so after Gao Jianbin returned, Song Zhenyu gave up the main position and directly left the team, and then entered Chongqing Lifan, Dalian Shide, Shenyang Jinde, in 2007, Song Zhenyu was called up for the first time by the Chinese men's football team because of his outstanding performance in Jinde. In 2010, the 28-year-old Song Zhenyu chose to be relegated to Chengdu Sheffield United, which is also back to the place where the dream began.
Joining Sheffield United that season rushed to surpass success, but after a year, Song Zhenyu because of training to let the kitchen add a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and then clashed with the chef, and finally was "three stops" by the club, which had a great impact on Song Zhenyu's career, for this reason, Song Zhenyu transferred to Tianjin Teda, and after the end of the 2012 season, he defected to Changchun Yatai, until 2017, the 35-year-old Song Zhenyu fell to the middle B, but the second season helped the team to rush to the first division, Now he is also finishing his career at Chang'an Athletic Club.
Looking back on 23 years of professional resume, Song Zhenyu has left footprints in 9 clubs, 349 appearances, 153 top league games, in 2008, Song Zhenyu got the peak of his career and became the main goalkeeper of the 2010 World Preliminary Tournament national football team, in terms of honor, Song Zhenyu won the 2011 FA Cup championship, and also helped the Shaanxi men's football team win the first gold medal of the National Games, and experienced the first gold of the National Games. According to the official announcement of Chang'an Athletic Club, Song Zhenyu will become a goalkeeper coach of the first team after retiring and continue to cultivate young players.