Preface
Naturalization is a common way to strengthen the country in sports, and Japan has also naturalized a number of Chinese players from the mainland, and the first Chinese player they naturalized was Zhang Bentianjie.
His naturalization can be described as very thorough, he once publicly stated that he most wanted to win China on behalf of Japan, and he also emphasized many times in interviews with reporters that he was Japanese.
The first Chinese player to be naturalized in Japan
Zhang Bentianjie's original name was Zhang Tianjie, born in Shenyang, Liaoning Province in 1992, and his family can be described as a veritable sports family. His father's name is Zhang Jian, who used to be a basketball player in Liaoning Province, and his mother Qiang Shuping is a volleyball player.
And his grandfather is the head coach of the Liaoning Provincial Fencing Team, and his uncle is from the Provincial Badminton Team. But his father suffered a comminuted leg fracture at the age of 22 and was forced to retire from the army.
The original article was published in Sports Weekly2015-07-31 on "Revealing the Secret of Naturalized Player Zhang Bentianjie: I Want to Win China on behalf of Japan"
Since then, Zhang Jian has studied cooking and become a chef, and his wife Qiang Shuping went to Japan to study after giving birth. Because Qiang Shuping felt that she had been playing in the provincial team for too long and couldn't do anything but play.
In this case, retiring and entering the society must be a loss, so he went to Japan alone, during which Zhang Bentianjie and his father have been staying in China, during which Qiang Shuping also kept persuading them to come to Japan to find themselves.
The original article was published in Guangzhou Daily on 2011-05-25 about "Zhang Tianjie was selected as the first naturalized person in Shenyang after 90 years in Shenyang"
This matter lasted until Zhang Bentianjie was in the sixth grade of primary school, and Zhang Jian finally took the child to Japan together. For life in Japan, the family has integrated very well. Zhang also made it to their county's basketball team.
But because of nationality, Zhang Bentianjie missed the Japanese national youth team three times, considering this problem, Zhang Jian changed the nationality of himself and his children. In 08, Zhang Bentianjie finally got his wish and entered the Japanese youth team.
Married and had children in Japan
After obtaining Japanese citizenship, he has represented Japan many times, such as the Asian Youth Championships, the Incheon Asian Games, etc., and his popularity in Japan has become more and more high.
While busy with his basketball career, he also solved his life events in Japan, found a Japanese girlfriend, and the two got along very well, and it didn't take long for the two to get married.
Later, he was also upgraded to a father, judging from Zhang Bentianjie's various performances, he loves his family very much, often posts photos of himself and his family in his personal social accounts, and often takes the baby in person.
In 2018, during the Jakarta Asian Games, Zhang Bentianjie's Japanese men's basketball team was also exposed to a spring buying scandal, but there was no Zhang Bentianjie in the incident, and some netizens also said that he had a strong sense of family responsibility.
The biggest controversy caused by Zhang Bentianjie was in 2021, when the men's basketball Asian Cup qualifiers were played, many netizens in the mainland watched the game and were really angry with Zhang Bentianjie's behavior.
The original article was published in People's Information2021-06-20About "Naturalization is thorough enough!" He always wanted to prove himself by beating the Chinese team......"
Asian Cup qualifiers foul controversial
At that time, the Chinese men's basketball team happened to face the Japanese team, and the Chinese team won 90-84, but during this period, Zhang Bentianjie's series of actions caused everyone's discussion, and even the topic of "being angry with Zhang Bentianjie" was also on the hot search.
In the first half when he was attacking with the ball, Zhang Bentianjie held the ball and tricked Zhao Jiwei with a feint, Zhao Jiwei got up and jumped to defend the ball when he saw it, but Zhang Bentianjie directly crashed into Zhao Jiwei, so that he was almost overturned to the end.
After that, he lay directly on the ground inexplicably, and his behavior was really "down" on the court. But this situation is not more than once, and when our defender Wu Qian was ready to launch a fast attack, Zhang Bentianjie came to a new "moth".
Just because he lost the ball because of his own ability, he deliberately dragged and bumped into Wu Qian, just because he didn't want our men's basketball team to score. It's only been half a game.
In the second half, when the game was about to end in 1 minute, Zhang Bentianjie made a mistake in receiving the ball, Zhao Jiwei quickly outflanked his teammates and prepared to fight for the ball after seeing it.
It can be clearly seen from this behavior that he is playing with emotions for our Chinese men's basketball team, which is really not only losing the game, but also losing character...... Whether it is from the previous interview or his action performance on the court, it can be seen that he wants to win the Chinese team very much.
Perhaps Zhang Bentianjie wants to use this way to gain the recognition of his teammates and fans, as well as a sense of belonging to the country he represents.
The original article was published in People's Information2021-06-22 on "Naturalized player Zhang Bentianjie, why did it cause controversy?" ”
He once bluntly said that he most wanted to represent Japan and win against China
Zhang Bentianjie was first reported in the mainland in 11 years, when his name appeared in the list of the Japanese national youth team, and everyone understood his life experience and experience accordingly.
He has become a public figure, and he has been interviewed by the media more and more times, and some reporters have asked him about entering the Japanese national team, Zhang Bentianjie said that he did not feel inappropriate, and even explained in detail.
The original article was published in Sports Weekly2015-07-31 on "Revealing the Secret of Naturalized Player Zhang Bentianjie: I Want to Win China on behalf of Japan"
said that he has been educated in Japan since the sixth grade of elementary school, and after living for so long, he has fully integrated into Japan, and even in his opinion, he is not a naturalized player at all, he is completely Japanese, and he also said that he has never returned to his hometown in China since he entered high school.
During the period of time that the reporter was interviewing, he also emphasized many times that he was Japanese. If he meets the Chinese team in the game, he will also be very motivated and want to win the Chinese team on behalf of Japan.
The original article was published in People's Information2021-06-20About "Naturalization is thorough enough!" He always wanted to prove himself by beating the Chinese team......"
When asked why he wanted to play in Japan, Zhang Bentianjie gave the reason that China has no connections and cannot play more advanced domestic games, but Japan will be very fair in terms of it.
In the face of his remarks, people could not help but be speechless. As far as a realistic example is concerned, Wu Qian, a real rich child, can go home and inherit the family property without playing.
But he played seriously in the CBA, not only won everyone's appreciation and recognition, but also became the captain of the Zhejiang team. and Liu Zhixuan of the Liaoning team, who has no background at all, and also relied on hard work to enter the Liaoning basketball.
Zhang Bentianjie's statement is completely nonsense, he was born in Liaoning, and it is impossible to enter the Liaoning team by his strength, and in the Asian Cup qualifiers, he scored a 3 points + 1 rebound in the whole game.
The original article was published in People's Information2021-06-22 on "Naturalized player Zhang Bentianjie, why did it cause controversy?" ”
With so many reasons, it is better to seriously consider your own strength. At the end of 2022, the Japanese Basketball Association announced that he was still on the list of World Cup qualifiers, but in more than a year, he has not had any outstanding performances.
The media coverage of him has basically disappeared, and the basketball players who can be admired by everyone will always rely on their own strength to play steadily.
epilogue
Zhang Bentianjie's remarks and behaviors are really infuriating, but with this kind of performance against him, it is not realistic to win the Chinese men's basketball team. can put aside the identity of a basketball player, even if you are a person, you can't forget your roots......
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