There is such a player in the history of the development of Chinese women's football, she wore the No. 10 jersey for 15 years, contributing all her youth to the development of Chinese women's football. She and Sun Wen are also known as the Chinese women's football gemini, she is also recognized by fans as the top midfielder of women's football, and she also won the title of "Women's Football Zidane". Although she has withdrawn from football for many years, she is still devoted to the cause of Chinese women's football and is concerned about the development of women's football, she is a legendary player of the golden generation of Chinese women's football, Liu Ailing.
Some fans say that Liu Ailing is the strongest midfielder in a century, whether in terms of speed, strength, technology, or reaction ability and the concept of the overall situation, Liu Ailing is the one who stands at the top of the Chinese women's football team. Perhaps these words have exaggerated elements, but they are enough to prove Liu Ailing's strong strength.
Football career met Bó Lè
Liu Ailing was born in Shiyan City, Hubei Province, a working family, unlike other quiet girls, Liu Ailing has loved sports since she was a child, sprinting, high jump, basketball, etc. She also joined the school basketball team after going to school. Later, when she practiced several sports, she found that her most suitable sport was football, so she focused all her energy on practicing football. Liu Ailing entered the sports school football team at the age of 16, and a few years later she met the nobleman of her sports career, Shang Ruihua, the coach of beijing women's football.
Shang Ruihua met Liu Ailing at a fortuitous competition, so much so that he rushed to Shiyan, Hubei Province, to take Liu Ailing to Beijing for training, but he was opposed by Liu Ailing's parents. They think that Liu Ailing, as a girl, has a stable job as the best way out, and playing football as a hobby is enough. The anxious Shang Ruihua repeatedly gave Liu Ailing's parents ideological work and promised that if Liu Ailing could continue to play football, she would definitely have a place in Chinese football. In the end, Liu Ailing's parents agreed to Shang Ruihua's proposal, and Liu Ailing officially embarked on the road of professional footballers.
From the Beijing team to the national team, the skinny Liu Ailing has worked harder than others. In the sixth National Games in 1987, Liu Ailing went out with the Beijing team, and finally led the team to win the championship, and thus qualified for the national team. For Liu Ailing, entering the national team is something she never thought about, and she is very proud that she can win glory for the country in the future.
The national team is emerging
After coming to the national team, Liu Ailing faced a more severe training test, and she also felt unprecedented pressure. Training with injuries is a common thing, but Liu Ailing does not dare to relax at all, she knows that as long as she stops, she will give up her previous achievements. Day after day of high-intensity training to Liu Ailing brought a lot of pain, but also more exquisite skills, Liu Ailing thanked the past hard days, is they to achieve a better self.
From 1989 to 1999, it can be said that Liu Ailing's golden age, she wore the No. 10 jersey and led the Chinese women's football team to create glory on the court again and again. At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, women's football became an Olympic event for the first time. The Chinese women's football team, represented by Liu Ailing, successfully qualified with its unstoppable momentum and the first place in the group. Although in the final, the Chinese team lost to the opponent and won the runner-up, in the eyes of the Chinese people, although the Chinese women's football team lost, it is still a hero in everyone's mind.
In 1999, Liu Ailing competed in the World Cup in the United States. In the semi-final matchup with Norway, Liu Ailing shocked the whole field with a volley from outside the box, and finally led the Chinese team to sweep Norway 5:0. Although the Chinese women's football team regretted losing the championship in the end, Liu Ailing's wonderful performance has captured many fans, and she is the uncrowned king in people's hearts. After the End of the World Cup, Liu Ailing also retired from the national team. But she still loved soccer and wanted to continue to shine her blood on the court, so she accepted the invitation of the Women's League Soccer League and left to play in the United States.
Love career double harvest
In fact, in June 1998, Liu Ailing was already married to Liu Jun, director of the office of the Beijing National Security Corps. At first, Liu Jun only received a commission from Liu Ailing's friend Zhang Honghong, wanting him to introduce Liu Ailing to the object, but he did not expect that Liu Jun introduced himself to Liu Ailing. When the two people first met, they talked very speculatively, and Liu Ailing, who longed for love and family, had a good impression of Liu Jun. On June 20, 1998, they entered the palace of marriage hand in hand.
Liu Jun is very supportive of his wife going to the United States to play football, he knows the dreams and ambitions in his wife's heart, and supports all the decisions she makes. For him, it is the happiest thing to see his wife running on the court without distraction. And Liu Ailing also feels that she is very lucky, in the busy competition training, knowing that there is a person who loves herself deeply waiting at home, it is the happiness that others envy.
In 2002, Liu Ailing returned from major league women's soccer, when she was 35 years old, but she and her husband Liu Jun did not have children. Liu Ailing has always liked children and is very much looking forward to the arrival of her children. After returning from the United States, Liu Ailing served as deputy secretary-general of the Beijing Football Association, and her busy work made her unable to take care of her family, and finally she was persuaded by the leadership to go back to have a child. Later, Liu Ailing successfully gave birth to a lovely son at the age of 37, and the middle-aged couple loved this son very much.
postscript
For Liu Ailing, football has changed her life, football is also half of her life, and looking at the entire Chinese women's football team, Liu Ailing's status can be described as pivotal. She wore the No. 10 shirt for 15 years, full of honor and sweat. Looking back on the past, Liu Ailing is still proud of her youth years of winning glory for the country, and now she is also continuing to contribute to the development of Chinese women's football.