Wen 丨 Dawang
Editor丨 Narrator King
In mid-June, Mr. Shen Furu, a famous player in Chinese football and former national team player, died of illness at the age of 81.
He has led teams to the National Games championship, is also a member of the national team, and has served as the head coach of many teams around the turn of the millennium.
No one expected that Shen Furu, who should have enjoyed a retirement life, died of illness, which is embarrassing.
Looking back at the Chinese sports scene, a full 64 years have passed since the opening of the Games in 1959, and with the vigorous development of the mainland's economy, domestic sports are also thriving.
In the course of development in these decades, many well-known athletes have been born, and there are also many unknown athletes like Shen Furu.
In their era, they had the same passion, determination, persistence, strength, emotion and memories as today's athletes.
I thought that they were old and lived a retired life, but in fact, many people have passed away, and whenever there is an event, I will remember their figure of "daring to chase the wind" on the field.
Li Fusheng
Known as the "Iron Gate of China", he is also one of the greatest "goalkeepers" in the mainland in the last century, and is also the first Chinese footballer in the mainland to be selected for the Asian star team.
In 1953, Li Fusheng was born in Shandong Province, a major sports province.
Because he loved football since he was a child, he entered a sports school at the age of 13 to learn professional football techniques, and in the 70s of the last century, Li Fusheng joined the Bayi football team.
At this point, Li Fusheng began his path to becoming a god, and in a match against Kuwait in 1981, he was short in stature and successfully saved a penalty from the star "Faisal".
Li Fusheng's "this goal" made fans all over the country boil, not only retained the qualifying spot, but also earned him the reputation of "best goalkeeper" in Asia.
After retiring, Li Fusheng did not leave his favorite football and served as the head coach of Bayi team, cultivating many excellent international players.
In 2007, Li Fusheng, who fell into the back of his head because he stepped on the air, passed away in the hospital after 109 days of treatment at the age of 54.
Zhang Yousheng
It is estimated that many young people are unfamiliar with the name Zhang Yousheng, but if they say that his two children are familiar to everyone, I believe that everyone is familiar with it.
His daughter is former national team women's volleyball captain Zhang Changning, and his son was also former national team men's volleyball captain Zhang Chen.
In 1956, Zhang Yousheng was born in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu.
He has participated in major events such as the Olympic Games, National Games, Asian Championships, and World Championships, and led the men's volleyball team to make great achievements in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
After retiring, Zhang Yousheng became the head coach of the men's volleyball team in Jiangsu Province and trained his children to become internationally renowned volleyball players.
In particular, the name of her daughter Zhang Changning can be said to be known to everyone, not only won the Olympic championship and the World Cup championship, but also became a deputy to the National People's Congress.
But such an excellent good player, good coach, and good father died of illness half a year after his daughter's marriage at the age of 66.
Tomorrow and the accident really don't know which one comes first, coach Zhang Yousheng, go all the way.
Zhang Ouying
In recent years, women's football has performed even more brightly on the field than many men's teams.
And when it comes to women's football, you have to talk about someone, she is Zhang Ouying, who is known as the "fast horse on the side".
Zhang Ouying was born in 1975 in a small village in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province.
As a teenager, Zhang Ouying entered the provincial team and soon joined the national team with her persistence and love for football.
Zhang Ouying was only 18 years old that year, and in order to be able to play in international competitions, Zhang Ouying made efforts far beyond ordinary people, practicing hard, constantly polishing skills, and delving into tactics.
The hard work paid off, and after years of climbing and rolling with the team, she finally came to her chance.
He won the Asian Games in Bangkok in 1998 and finished runner-up in the World Cup the following year.
After the millennium, Zhang Ouying chose to retire, and before leaving, she said:
"I will continue to play when the country needs me."
In 2018, Zhang Ouying, who was organizing youth training, died of ineffective lung cancer treatment at the age of 43.
Xiao Wang Tao
I believe that many old fans are no strangers to Xiao Wang Tao, who used to be the "white moonlight" in the hearts of the people of Dalian.
In 1970, Xiao Wang Tao was born in Dalian City, Liaoning Province, and is a native of Northeast China.
Like many people, he began to practice football at a young age, joined the Dalian football team at the age of 19, and quickly became the main player of Dalian football with his excellent personal ability.
There is a lot of controversy about when Xiao Wang Tao was selected for the national team, some netizens said that Xiao Wang Tao was first selected for the national team in 1993, and some netizens said that it was 1997.
Some netizens also said that he withdrew from the national team due to injury that year, and later was selected for the national team twice.
Although the little Wang Tao on the field is majestic, the little Wang Tao in life is gentle and humorous, and is deeply loved by everyone.
Xiao Wang Tao has won many honors in his career, such as 5 A-League Silver Boots and 4 A-League championships.
At the end of 2022, Xiao Wang Tao, who had been retired for a long time, died due to ineffective rescue due to myocardial infarction at the age of 52.
Chen Yuefang
She was once one of the "three giants" of the Chinese women's basketball team and the absolute main force of the Bayi women's basketball team, she is center Chen Yuefang.
In 1963, Chen Yuefang was born in Yinchuan City, Ningxia.
Chen Yuefang has been extremely tall since she was a child, and when she was less than 15 years old, her height reached 1.9 meters.
At the age of 17, she represented the Lanzhou women's basketball team in the basketball league and led the team to victory with 58 points.
Later, after joining the professional team, Chen Yuefang helped the team win many awards, and in the early 80s, Chen Yuefang, who performed well, entered the national team again.
In the subsequent New Delhi Games and the World Championships in Brazil, Chen Yuefang "killed all sides" and led the women's basketball team to win the championship and third place.
A year later, she won the bronze medal of the Olympic Games again, and although she won so many honors, Chen Yuefang never played big names and behaved very low-key.
In 1989, Chen Yuefang chose to retire due to illness, and 11 years later, Chen Yuefang, who was seriously ill, died in a hospital in Lanzhou.
Zhang Enhua
He is the top defender in the history of Chinese football, and at his peak was evaluated by the president of the AFC as:
"A true legend in Asian football."
In 1973, Zhang Enhua was born in Dalian, Liaoning Province.
Zhang Enhua belongs to that kind of talented athlete, and has been the captain of the Dalian junior team, youth team and national Olympic team since he was a child.
In 1994, Zhang Enhua, who entered Dalian Wanda, quickly became the leading central defender in China that year, and his fame was even greater than that of Fan Zhiyi and Li Weifeng at that time.
Under his leadership, he won a total of 7 A-A championships for the team and set a record of 55 unbeaten games, a record that no one has ever broken.
In 2000, he contributed 3 goals in the League One, helping the team to be relegated smoothly and enjoying unlimited prosperity.
It must be mentioned that he also appeared in the first pilot issue of "Football Weekly" and was the first cover character in the history of this magazine.
In 2006, Zhang Enhua retired from football due to injury, and two years ago, when he heard the news of him again, he died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 48.
Han Aiping
She was the "badminton queen" of the mainland in the last century, and she also became the leader of the national team at that time with her strong strength.
In 1962, Han Aiping was born in Wuhan, Hubei Province, to a family of workers.
Loving sports, she gradually developed a strong interest in badminton, and was invited to the school's badminton team when she was less than 10 years old.
Later, in a national championship, Han Aiping, who "newborn calves are not afraid of tigers", successively defeated several national players and won the runner-up in women's singles.
In 1979, 16-year-old Han Aiping participated in the Badminton Invitational Tournament held in Hong Kong and won the team championship of this competition.
During her career, she won a total of 13 world championships, and was even named "Han Aiping Year" by the International Badminton Federation in 1985. ”
After retiring, Han Aiping was not idle, and began to cultivate a new generation of badminton players after the millennium, making great contributions to the sports of the motherland.
In 2019, Han Aiping, who was diagnosed with lung cancer, passed away after three years of treatment at the age of 57.
Talent
To ask which sport evokes the adrenaline that most elicits people, then "weightlifting" should be one of them.
Although Caili is known as the former "Asia's first strong man", his experience is indeed very tragic.
In 1970, Caili was born in an ordinary family in Tieling City, Liaoning Province.
When I was a child, my talent was fatter than other children, and I had great strength, and I was also very able to eat, so I was often ridiculed by my classmates as a "little fat" when I went to school.
In 1985, when he was just 15 years old, Caili won the championship at the National Youth Games, and in the following ten years, he won more than 60 championships.
The good times did not last long, because the weightlifting event was extremely damaging to the human body, and soon after Caili had to end his career early due to injury.
After retiring from the military, Caili suffered from sleep apnea syndrome due to excessive training, and a few years later, Caili still passed away due to a serious lung infection at the age of 33.
What is even more distressing is that after Caili left, his wife and daughter also suffered from cancer one after another, and even fell into a situation where they had no money to treat the disease.
Chen Zhaodi
Her career is not only a legend, she perfectly interprets what is called "women's volleyball spirit" with practical actions.
In 1955, Chen Zhaodi was born in a small mountain village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
Chen Zhaodi first came into contact with volleyball at the age of 17, and the moment she touched the ball, she fell in love with the sport.
At the beginning, Chen Zhaodi's talent was very poor, and she was often scolded by the coach for splitting her head and covering her face, but Chen Zhaodi's dictionary did not have the word "give up".
Through hard training, Chen Zhaodi entered the Bayi professional team as she wished.
After entering the Bayi team, Chen Zhaodi trained harder and soon became the number one main force of the Bayi team.
Later, with his excellent performance, he also entered the national team, and won the first world championship with Lang Ping during the national team.
In 1983, Chen Zhaodi had to retire due to an accidental injury to her arm two years earlier.
In 2013, Chen Zhaodi, who made great contributions to the sports of the motherland, passed away due to illness, and there has been no "women's volleyball general" since then.
Mu Tiezhu
His height surpasses Yao Ming, who was once known as "Asia's No. 1 giant", and he is Mu Tiezhu.
In 1949, Mu Tiezhu was born into a poor family in Heze City, Shandong Province.
When he was a child, Mu Tiezhu's family was extremely poor, and even eating every day became a problem, but Mu Tiezhu's height grew rapidly, and his height was more than 2 meters when he was less than 18 years old.
At that time, a staff member of the sports committee found him and invited him to play basketball, and just like that, Mu Tiezhu was taken to Beijing.
After several years of desperate training, Mu Tiezhu's strength finally showed and soon became the main force of the team.
His performance quickly attracted the attention of the national team, and after entering the national team, Mu Tiezhu killed all sides with a height of more than two meters, and no one could stop him.
At his peak, he led the team to a total of 8 championships and created a proud personal record of 80 points.
At that time, Mu Tiezhu was extremely popular, and was praised by the media as "Asia's No. 1 center" and "China's half basket".
Unfortunately, in 2008, Mu Tiezhu, who had been retired for 21 years, died suddenly due to illness, and was not yet 60 years old.
Zhao Dayu
National football, is it really not good?
I believe that many fans are very disappointed with the performance of the men's football team over the years, but there is such a person who led the national football team to defeat Argentina, this person is the "short-footed tiger" Zhao Dayu.
In 1961, Zhao Dayu was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.
Zhao Dayu, who has loved football since he was a child, trained hard after entering the sports school, and soon became the best in the school.
Because his personal ability was too prominent, he soon entered the provincial team, because he was only one meter six, in order to be able to enter the national team, Zhao Dayu started crazy training.
The hard work paid off, and Zhao Dayu's ability was finally recognized by the leaders of the national team and finally became a member of the national team.
1984 is a year that can be written in history, when the Chinese team played against the mighty Argentina.
The whole game was played back and forth, and in the last few minutes, Zhao Dayu hit the ball into the opponent's goal with a flying foot.
The wind stopped and the rain calmed, and the Chinese team won! So far, Zhao Dayuhong has spread all over the motherland.
In a training match, he was kicked and broke his left leg by the opposing player, and he could only regret to retire.
After retiring, Zhao Dayu still chose to stay on the football field, chose to become a coach, and opened a school to teach football.
At that time, Zhao Dayu often couldn't sleep at night for work, almost no time to sleep, and finally died of cancer in 2015 at the age of 54 due to overwork.
After Zhao Dayu died, someone sent him this kind of elegance:
"Winning glory for the country, a generation of legendary short-footed tigers is mighty in the north and south; Unswerving football model Zhao Dayu is well-known in Shenzhou. ”
The above 11 sports stars are the pride of that era, but most of them died of illness, and each of them is regrettable.