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Preface
Qi Hong, this resounding name, I believe that everyone knows it. As the most dazzling star in Chinese football, his life can be said to have experienced countless qualitative transformations and earth-shaking changes.
Why are you so dragged?
Qi Hong was born in 1976, the originator of post-90s athletes, and was vigorously cultivated by his father since he was a child. When he was a child, he was not tall, and people said that he was "petite and exquisite", but on the green field, this small body was full of courage.
Qi Hong began youth training in Shenhua Club at the age of 9, and took the lead in high school and joined the Shenhua first team. In 1995, he became an instant hit at a young age, and formed a famous forward line with Shen Si and Fan Zhiyi, which was affectionately known as the "Shenhua Three Musketeers" by fans.
Since then, this little man has been playing his own "overlord hard bow" style of attack on the green field. When he was young, Qi Hong dared to act boldly, and his hard work of never admitting defeat made him soon become the top star of Shenhua.
What's even worse is that this kid has good ball skills, whether it is a single knife or a header, which one is not smooth? In the 1996 season, Qi Hong scored 18 goals in the league, and the following year he won the top scorer with 23 goals.
It's like a rising star in football. This kid is really "born in Shencheng and grew up in the stadium", and the road to fame was completed in one go. But who knows, this is just the beginning of Qi Hong's life!
The status of the international player is on the rise
In the 21st century, Qi Hong's career development has reached a new height. In 2001, he resolutely put on the national team jersey and has since become the "Chinese star" in the hearts of fans.
In the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup that year, he scored 3 goals in a single game to help the national football team settle and advance to the final round of play-offs. For many years, this good show of turning things around is still very memorable for the Chinese people.
After this battle, Qi Hong ushered in a glorious moment in his international career. In 2002, he participated in the World Cup in South Korea and Japan with the national team, pinning the last hope of Chinese football on himself.
Although the national football team has played three games in the group stage, Qi Hong's outstanding performance has made fans across the country crazy. In fact, his speed and explosiveness were praised by the media at the time as "China's Totti".
In 2003, Qi Hong joined Shanghai COSCO with a new record transfer fee of 9.5 million yuan in Chinese football. Since then, his value has been getting worse day by day, and his football career has risen step by step, just like the slogan shouting: "Shenhua Championship, Qi Hong is the master".
No one expected that at this peak moment, a fuse ignited the abyss related to Qi Hong's career...
The match-fixing scandal is an abyss
The final battle of the Chinese League in 2003 was a major turning point in Qi Hong's life. The match between Shanghai International and Tianjin TEDA was given the nickname of "black deal" by later generations of footballers. Because the two sides reached a shocking agreement before the game: if the Shanghai team can lose by a score of 1-4, the two sides will each get a share of the gambling money and bribes.
Qi Hong, as the captain of the Shanghai team at the time, was also involved in this scandal. In order to get a bribe of 2 million yuan, he gave the green light to the Tianjin team in the 25th minute. After that, the Shanghai team performed four stars and a half, and finally lost the game with a score of 1-4. This planted the seeds of Qi Hong's irreversible catastrophe, but no one was aware of the mystery at that time.
It was not until September 2010 that the related scandal was exposed, and Qi Hong, one of the three musketeers of the national football team, who had made the whole country cheer, became the hardest hit area of public opinion. At that time, people judged Qi Hong as if they were two: relatives and friends beat their chests for his behavior, and they couldn't understand how the former football star could have fallen to this; The outside world frantically criticized him, treating him as scum and a sinner.
Qi Hong's own heart was full of remorse, worry and fear. From being selected for the national team three times to burying his career just for 2 million, this kind of ups and downs in life, he has personally experienced how cruel the price is. Soon, the whirlpool completely swept him into its abyss...
On the eve of the Spring Festival in 2011, the police launched an investigation into Qi Hong and adopted the method of "release on bail pending trial". For most of the next six months, the whereabouts of the former football king were unknown, and sometimes rumors about his "imprisonment" and "absconding" spread in the outside world.
Finally, in March 2012, the court pronounced a verdict on Qi Hong: he was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in prison and fined 500,000 yuan for "accepting bribes by non-state functionaries".
In this way, Qi Hong's so-called "heroic dream" came to naught and came to an abrupt end. The former football king completely collapsed, and he was also banned by the Chinese Football Association from participating in any football-related activities for life.
This verdict is undoubtedly the darkest moment of Qi Hong's life, like a heavy bomb, hitting his turbulent career. Every night, he pondered over and over again: when did it all go astray, and what motives and reasons did he do something that broke the hearts of himself and his fans?
But the past is a foregone conclusion, and now what Qi Hong has to do is to reflect on it and pay the price for his missteps. During the 5 years and 6 months in prison, he reflected on himself day and night, learned from the pain, and secretly resolved that he must make new contributions to Chinese football in the future and make up for the mistakes of the year.
The years in prison were reborn in Nirvana
is about to be released from prison, Qi Hong is heartbroken in order to regain his career. Due to the scandal in the past, he has no chance of returning to the ranks of professional players or coaches. Finally, through the introduction of several old friends, Qi Hong finally found a job in September 2016 and was hired as the training director of a youth football training school.
Although the salary of this job is only 100,000 yuan, it is far from Qi Hong's annual salary in Shanghai COSCO team. But for him to get back on the pitch and regain his football dream, it was simply unwanted.
In this way, the once smash hit football king opened his "road to youth rebirth". Like a devout practitioner, Qi Hong has completely devoted himself to the youth training career, and regards this job as his salvation.
In this football school, Qi Hong can be seen personally leading groups of young players to practice their playing skills, correct their movement postures, and teach various forward tactics every day. No matter how hard and tired he is, Qi Hong never complains about being tired, and he can't wait to infiltrate all his hard work into these young people.
This perseverance and determination also made many people who once looked down on Qi Hong begin to change their minds, thinking that he is paying for his past with practical actions. After all, Qi Hong, who was once considered by the world to be "a catastrophe", is now standing up again and making his own contribution to the development of Chinese football. This tireless attitude is somewhat admirable.
Big ups and downs Return to the game
In February of this year, an exciting event happened: the 47-year-old Qi Hong made his first appearance as an interim coach on the pitch of the Shanghai Youth Club League. This is the first official "comeback" to coach the game since he was released from prison.
Seeing Qi Hong walk on the green field again, the former fans all burst into tears. Although this former "hero" has now precipitated over the years, his demeanor and enthusiasm on the court have not changed at all. He's still so engaged, dancing and coaching the young players, it's like he's back to his old prime.
What's even more gratifying is that on the way to the game, Qi Hong also showed his skills and personally went into battle to explain the essentials of the action, although he was old, but when he missed the empty goal with a kick, the scene suddenly resounded bursts of cheers and cheers.
In that short second or two, all the audience seemed to have returned to decades ago, and saw the dominating Qi Hong who made the whole of China crazy. Everyone was sincerely moved and happy because the former football star, who had been mired in mud, was now finally back on his feet.
This scene makes people believe again: as long as they make up their minds, anyone who falls to the bottom of life still has a chance to soar again. And Qi Hong is the best living example.
The future can be expected to forge ahead
No one has made mistakes in life since ancient times, and Qi Hong's tortuous experience is just a bumpy episode on the road of life. Although it led to the blockage of his career, he eventually came out of the haze and refound his direction with the help of others.
Today's Qi Hong has been rekindled by the youth training career The flame in his heart has been rekindled. He is using his own efforts, not only to atone for himself, but also to contribute to the development of Chinese football.
We have reason to believe that in the near future, there will be more "regenerative forces" like Qi Hong to join the inspirational path of Chinese football. Only by getting out of the haze can we open up a new world; Only by learning lessons from history can Chinese football truly become strong.
Qi Hong's life is like a mirror, reflecting the luck psychology and deformity that may still exist in the development of Chinese football. Only by facing the problem head-on and making a painful determination to reform will the future of Chinese football be brighter. And the road of life is tortuous and long, even if you fall to the bottom, as long as you are calm from the heart, you will definitely be able to soar high again!