Two years ago today, on October 26, 2019, Qingdao Huanghai Qinggang team defeated Shanghai Shenxin 2:0 away, successfully overtaking in an early round, and Qingdao, a football city, finally returned to the Chinese Super League stage after 6 seasons.
From the team in 1989 to the success of the first division again in 2019. In the past thirty years, countless old fans have cared for the development of Qingdao football, and they can't forget the good memories that the Former Qingdao Manatee brought to the city and all fans. In the hearts of Qingdao fans, no matter which team represents Qingdao, the glory of Qingdao football is always inseparable from the words "Qingdao Manatee".
As an avid fan of the year, I witnessed that Qingdao football began to create the second division team, and every step forward in the past thirty years has an inseparable emotion. Today, on this special anniversary day, the special editors have compiled this article to share with all friends who care about supporting Qingdao football, that forever manatee dream in the hearts of island city fans!
In 1979, Qingdao was identified as a key football city by the National Sports Commission. In 1989, the football project was listed as a key development project in Qingdao. In the same year, Qingdao football sounded the clarion call to impact the national first-class team. Sponsored by Qingdao Yihua Tourism Company, a team composed of Liu Leyang, Jiao Chunben and a group of newly retired players from professional teams embarked on the journey of Qingdao football to rush to the top. Due to the short time of establishment of the team, the organization has not formed a whole, and the technical and tactical run-in is immature. Coupled with the lack of hardware, the team broke through the sand in the group stage and failed to reach the final. This was the prelude to Qingdao football's first impact on the national professional football league...
Shandong Machinery Import & Export Company was the champion team of the Qingdao Workers' Football League in the late 1980s. In 1990, with the care and support of Liu Xuecai, the general manager of the company, the "Qingdao Shandong Foreign Trade Machinery Football Team" was established to participate in the second division of that year. This group of players is composed of players and employees retired from the provincial team by the Provincial Foreign Trade Machinery and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, with strong personal ability and rich experience in the game. In the first half of the year, he won eight games and eight wins in the group preliminaries and won the right to the final. However, in the second half of the year, he lost to Jilin 0:1 in the one-on-one promotion match and lost the qualification for promotion to the first division team. Although it is only one step away from "Rome", it has made the majority of fans in the island city see the hope that Qingdao football will take off...
Chen Gang and Zuo Wenqing
In 1991, the team made appropriate adjustments, and on the basis of the original team members, it absorbed a large number of young players such as Chen Gang, Fan Xuewei, Ji Yujie, Wang Hao and so on. In the first half of the year, the preliminary round of the Liuzhou Division won the right to qualify with a result of six wins and one draw. Through the unremitting efforts of all the team members, they successfully reached the final in the second half of the year. But in the final one-on-one final, he lost 0:1 to Guangxi, and it was very regrettable to rub shoulders with the opportunity to advance for the third time...
After three failures, the Qingdao Municipal Government and the Provincial Economic and Trade Commission gave great care and support to Qingdao football, and the team received greater economic investment and was renamed "Shandong Economic and Trade Commission Football Team". Liu Guojiang, the former coach of the Bayi team and a native of Qingdao, served as the head coach. At the same time, a large number of Qingdao players who have been floating in teams in other provinces and cities for many years, such as Tang Lepu, Li Qiang, Wang Haifang and others, have returned to their hometowns to play, and the overall strength of the team has been greatly improved.
At the end of 1992, Schlapner led the national team to Qingdao to play against the Qingdao Manatees.
This year, the team had the honor of playing a friendly match against the Chinese national men's football team led by Schlapner in Qingdao, and once led. In the end, I regrettably lost by a goal difference...
In 1992, the Qingdao Economic and Trade Commission football team took a group photo after the success of the Wuhan League
1992 was a thriving season for Qingdao football, and the whole team was on the road to the top of the league. From the preliminary round to the final, he sang all the way and successfully advanced with an impressive record of unbeaten in the whole year. Since then, Qingdao Football has joined the ranks of Chinese football first-class teams!
On September 19, 1992, the final of the National Second Division League kicked off in Wuhan, and the Shandong Economic and Trade Commission team defeated the powerful Guangzhou Second Team, the Beijing Team 4:3 and the Shanghai Sports Institute Team 3:1 in the group stage, respectively, and entered the second stage final as the first in the group. On September 26, the second stage of the four-team competition final began, and the Shandong Economic and Trade Commission team showed strong attacking power in the match against Hunan team, with Tang Lepu, Jiao Chunben and Liu Leyang scoring three goals in a row to win 3:1. Due to the draw between the Wuhan team and the Guangzhou second team, the Shandong Economic and Trade Commission team has actually been promoted to the first class ahead of schedule. In the final round of the match on September 28, the Shandong Economic and Trade Commission team played a 0-0 draw with the host Wuhan team, thus winning the Second Division championship that year with an unbeaten record. This is also the first time in the history of Qingdao professional football that it has a First Division team.
In June 1992, the National Football Work Conference was held in Hongshankou, Beijing, which was the meeting of China's great football reform, the meeting formulated the general policy of "establishing a football club system and implementing professional leagues", identified twelve cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dalian and Qingdao as pilot cities for football reform, and required these twelve cities to abandon the original provincial and municipal professional football team system and establish professional clubs in their respective provinces and cities before the end of December 1993.
Yu Zhengsheng, then secretary of the Qingdao Municipal Party Committee, wrote a handwritten letter to Cheng Youxin, vice mayor of Qingdao Municipality, who was in charge of cultural and sports work, on his suggestions for football work.
On August 23, 1992, Yu Zhengsheng wrote in a new approval document to Cheng You: "Football should make great efforts to grasp it, and opinions should be formed as soon as possible, and measures should be taken to promote the level of football in our city." This matter is not only a matter of football itself, but if it is well grasped, it will have great benefits for promoting the cohesion of the city and improving the connection between the government and the masses, and the Standing Committee can discuss it. ”
With the support of Secretary Yu, on December 31, 1992, the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee listened to a report on the development of football in our city made by Chen Jingxin on behalf of the Municipal Sports Committee. After studying the realization of the physicalization of the Municipal Football Association and the vigorous development of youth football, the meeting made special requirements: to conscientiously implement the spirit of the Hongshankou Conference, before the end of 1993, the Provincial Economic and Trade Commission (Qingdao) team, which had just been promoted to the first division team, established the city's first professional football club, and the club was sponsored by the Provincial Economic and Trade Commission. It is necessary to formulate the club charter as soon as possible, put forward the method of raising funds, and absorb enterprises that are enthusiastic about football to join the club, and the specific formation plan is proposed by the Municipal Sports Committee.
On December 3, 1993, Secretary Yu once again arranged for the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee to listen to the report of Chen Jingxin on the establishment plan of Qingdao Professional Football Club on behalf of the Municipal Sports Committee. The meeting agreed to the above plan, and at the same time determined that the three properties established by the club would be given preferential tax treatment, and also studied specific issues such as the club's training venue and competition venue. To this day, Chen Jingxin also has deep feelings for the standing committee of the municipal party committee to study football and club work twice in one year, and he said emotionally: "This is unique in the country, and the establishment of the Manatee Club is undoubtedly the crystallization of the wisdom and painstaking efforts of the Qingdao Municipal Party Committee, the leaders of the Municipal Government and the people of the city..."
On December 30, 1993, the Qingdao Municipal People's Government issued The Qingdao Zhengfa [1993] No. 193 Document: "Notice of the Qingdao Municipal People's Government on the Establishment of Qingdao Manatee Football Club". On December 31, 1993, Qingdao Manatee Club was officially established, with Zhang Renqi, deputy director of Shandong Economic and Trade Commission, as chairman, Liu Xuecai, general manager of Shandong Machinery Company, as executive vice chairman, Chen Jingxin as vice chairman as chairman of the Municipal Football Association, and Guo Chengwen as the director of the club.
1994 Qingdao Manatee Football Team Family Portrait
Wang Guodong, who scored the only goal of the game
On the afternoon of November 12, 1994, at the Tianjin Minyuan Stadium, the Qingdao players who had just won the game shouted "thank you" in front of Qingdao, while hundreds of Qingdao fans who accompanied the army were still excited and did not want to leave for a long time. Qingdao Manatee ranked first in the National Football League B with 11 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses, and entered the A A as a "bellwether". Since then, Qingdao teams have appeared in the lineup of China's top football league. The "manatee" has also deservedly become a banner of island city football...
After the success of manatee crushing A in 1994, the leaders of Qingdao Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government held a celebration banquet for all the officers of Manatee at The Huatian Hotel in Qingdao.
1995 Qingdao Manatee Football Team Family Portrait
On August 18, 1995, Qingdao Manatee once again welcomed the national team at the Qingdao First Stadium, and although the manatees were scored by captain Wang Haifang in the 41st minute, they entered the lounge with a 1:0 advantage, but they conceded four goals in the second half and finally lost 1:4. The winner of that match was a Qingdao native, with Substitute Qingdao player Su Maozhen scoring twice for the national team, and another Qingdao man who cannot show his name at the moment to open the record for the national team, and Jiang Feng, the son-in-law of Qingdao Who later joined Qingdao Yizhong, scored the second goal for the national team.
"Fast horse" Tonlepu
The Manatees in the A-A arena, Fan Xuewei, Zhang Jun, Sidney
In the penultimate round of the 1995 A-League, when Qingdao Manatee lost 2-3 away to Sichuan Quanxing, losing the last chance to retain the A-A seat, this classic battle known as the "Chengdu Defense War" still remains in the memory of many fans.
Yang Weijian after scoring against Sichuan
On November 19, 1995, it was an unforgettable day for many old Qingdao fans, at 6 p.m. that day, when the Sichuan Quanxing team finally scored a goal for the Bayi team, although there were still 20 minutes before the end of the game, the CCTV commentator at the time had announced that "sichuan Quanxing team was successfully relegated". At the Wulihe Stadium in Shenyang, thousands of kilometers away, all the efforts of the Liaoning team and the Manatees, who are struggling, are no longer meaningful, and they both bid farewell to A A. As a promotion horse, Qingdao Manatee finally won the 11th place in the A-League with 5 wins, 7 draws, 10 losses and 22 points, falling down the A B again.
On October 19, 1996, at the Xinhua Road Stadium in Hankou, with the Qingdao Manatee team beating Hubei Meierya 2:1 away, the Manatees finally won the second place in the 1996 season with 14 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses and 44 points, and the 1995 relegated team and the forward Huandao both advanced to the A A. This was the first relegated team in the three years since the implementation of the professional league and was re-established after a year, creating the history of China's professional football league. It is the most successful.
In 1997, Yizhong Group took over the club and changed its name to "Qingdao Yizhong Manatee Football Club". The Qingdao team, which has returned to the first division, has embarked on a 17-year journey to the top league. The Yizhong era lasted from 1997 to 2003, the last A A.
In 1997, Ru Shuai Liu Guojiang came to the helm, and the league ranking was long in the top three, but six consecutive defeats in the late season caused the team to fall into relegation.
Family portrait of Qingdao Yizhong Manatee in the 1998 season
In the 1998 season, under the command of Northeast Coach Li Yingfa, Qingdao Yizhong Manatee became the biggest dark horse of the year, losing only one game to Dalian Wanda in 13 home games. Finally won the 6th place, which is also the best result in the history of Qingdao team.
In 1999, Qingdao Yizhong Manatees hired the first foreign coach in the team's history for the first time, and South Korean coach Kim Jong-nam, who failed to coach Shandong last season. As a result, the team's record declined, and four managers were appointed throughout the season. It is worth mentioning that the Qingdao team bought five young players qu bo, Yang Jun, Bai Yi, Peng Peng and Cao Chunpeng from Tianjin Locomotive for 4.3 million yuan in this year. In particular, Qu Bo and Yang Jun, who later became the backbone of the Qingdao team. Qu Bo has become the banner of the Qingdao team and has been selected for the Chinese national team many times.
Family portrait of Qingdao Yizhong Manatee in the 2000 season
In 2000, the club hired the former Yugoslav Ostjec as the head coach, the team played a new way, Qu Bo, Gao Ming and other newcomers emerged, of which Qu Bo scored 10 goals (8 in the league, 2 in the cup) became the team's best scorer, and won the Chinese Football Association's best newcomer of the year. In the middle of the season, due to discord with local coaches and players, Ostjiec was overshadowed, and Guozuo Jin finished coaching this season. At the end of the season, qingdao Yizhong Manatee ranked eleventh.
Family portrait of Qingdao team in the 2001 season.
In 2001, the club's first-line professional team was officially named Yizhong Manatee Football Club Tsingtao Beer Football Team, referred to as Tsingtao Beer Team. Qingdao team won the thirteenth place in the National Football League A.
Family portrait of Qingdao Yizhong Manatee in the 2002 season
In 2002, the sixth year after Yizhong Group took over the team, Qingdao Yizhong Manatee led by South Korean coach Lee Jang-so reached the final of the FA Cup, and after falling behind 1:3 in the first leg, defeated Liaoning 2:0 in Qingdao in the second leg and successfully reached the top with an away goal. It was also the first national professional championship won by Qingdao football.
Family portrait of Qingdao Manatee in the 2003 season
In 2003, the team was in turmoil and negative news came out of the team. Lee Jang-so resigned at the end of the season and the team qualified for the Chinese Super League after the season.
In 2004, the Yizhong Group, which had been investing in Qingdao football, was merged by Shandong Zhongyan due to restructuring, and Qingdao Yizhong Group and Qingdao Zhongneng Group initialled an agreement on the transfer of Qingdao Yizhong Manatee Football Club at a transfer price of 31.16 million yuan. After the initial signing of the agreement, Qingdao Zhongneng Group listed and transferred Gao Ming, Yang Jun, Qu Bo, Yao Xia, Zhou Ting and other team members, with a total price of more than 30 million yuan. Zhongneng Group entered the ownership. The club was renamed "Qingdao Zhongneng Football Club", and the word "Manatee" officially disappeared from the club name.
In 2005, the team sold a large number of main players, began a localization policy, and did not bring in foreign players. Shandong football star Yin Tiesheng was hired as the head coach and finally won the 7th place. The team encountered difficulties at the end of the year, and it was once rumored that the home stadium would be moved to Linyi.
2006 season Qingdao Zhongneng family portrait
In 2006, the team continued to train young players, and for the second consecutive year, no foreign players were introduced, and the team ranked second to last for a long time, and finally succeeded in relegation with this ranking.
In 2007, Qingdao Zhongneng increased its investment in this year and won the title. Qingdao Handicraft City was named, and the team was renamed Qingdao Handicraft City Energy Team. Hired mitu, Agbu and other high-level foreign aid, young players are becoming more and more mature, Jiang Ning was selected for the national Olympic Games, Liu Jian entered the national team. In the league, the team won the 8th place in the league, such as Shanghai Shenhua and Beijing Guoan.
In 2008, Shengwen Group was named, the team was renamed Qingdao Shengwen Zhongneng Team, and the former head coach Yin Tiesheng was transferred to the National Olympic Team, with Guo Kanfeng as the coach, and won the 8th place in the Chinese Super League.
2009 season Qingdao Zhongneng family portrait
In 2009, due to the poor record in the first six rounds, the club hired former Shandong coach Santrasch as the manager, the team played a new way, and the frontcourt attack was fully released. Qu Bo, Jiang Ning, Zheng Long, etc. were selected for the national team and played the main force. Qu Bo ran for best player, and Zheng Long ran for best newcomer. However, the team's defensive problems never improved, dragging down the entire record, and the team eventually finished 13th.
In 2010, at the beginning of the year, the club sold Qu Bo for the highest price of the year for 4.5 million yuan, and bought five foreign players for the rumored $2.8 million, borrowing the name of Jovanovic to serve as the actual head coach of the former head coach Guo Kanfeng. The team is organized in a chaotic way, the offense is square, and the defense is impossible. The first six rounds fell into a draw, and then the main player Jiang Ning left the team with an injury, and the team was deep in the relegation zone for a long time. In the last round, the home team lost 0:1 to Hangzhou Greentown, fortunately, Chongqing Lifan and Changsha Jinde were forced to draw, and the team relied on the tie to win and lose, and was lucky to be relegated.
2011 season Qingdao Zhongneng family portrait
In 2011, at the beginning of the year, the club sold The main player Jiang Ning for 14 million yuan, and signed Korean coach Zhang Wailong, former top scorer in the Chinese Super League Luiz. The team started well, with a halfway through the schedule, ranking 10th with 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, and was firmly in the middle. In the second half of the league, Qingdao Zhongneng squad is becoming more and more mature, in the absence of the main striker Luis for many rounds, Zhang Wailong explores the potential of young players, forwards Song Wenjie, Zhu Jianrong, midfielder Zheng Long scored key goals in many games, especially Song Wenjie, who won at home against 19 rounds of unbeaten Beijing Guoan, home and away double kill Shandong Luneng in the game, the team finally achieved the best result since the professional league (sixth place) with Zhang Wailong's wonderful command and the outstanding play of the team members. Captain Liu Jian was selected for the national team, left forward Zheng Long won the assist king, and Song Wenjie won the best newcomer.
In 2012, zhang Wailong, the head coach who had achieved great success in the 2011 season, was poached by Dalian Albin, and the club hired Bosnian head coach Bakka. But what is surprising is that in the first round of away play against Hangzhou Greentown Midfield, Baka was suspended, and after the game, the club announced that it had terminated its contract with Baka, and yang Weijian, the head of the Chinese coaching team, acted as head coach. In the following 10 rounds, the team only achieved a bad record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses, ranking at the bottom. In desperation, the club rehired Zhang Wailong, who had been terminated by Dalian Albin, and then the team showed signs of rebound, but it has been hovering in the relegation zone. Miracles appeared in the final stage of the league, in the 26-29 round (including the 24th round of the supplementary round) for 5 consecutive home games, the team successively defeated the top of the table Guangzhou Evergrande and Jiangsu Sainty and other strong teams, achieved an impressive record of 4 wins and 1 loss, greatly improved morale, and got rid of the relegation zone in one fell swoop, and finally won the 29th round of home 3:2 victory over Guangzhou R&F, an early round of relegation success.
2013 was destined to be the saddest year for Qingdao Zhongneng, and at the beginning of the season, Zhang Wailong re-coached Qingdao Zhongneng, although at the beginning of the season the club once played the best start in history - 7 rounds unbeaten and at the top of the rankings. But what is surprising is that the team actually fired Zhang Wailong after enjoying the scenery at the top of the list! As a result, from the 12th round of the league, the team's record began to show a free-fall diving slide... Later, in the second half of the season, Zheng Long, the core of the team, was sent to Guangzhou Evergrande, and although he was able to defeat Jiangsu Sainty at home in the penultimate round, he had already seen the dawn of relegation, but the last round of away defeat to Beijing Guoan 0:1, and Changchun Yatai repelled Liaoning Hongyun with the same score. As a result, Qingdao declared relegation defeat by 1 point and was relegated to the Chinese First League.
Also in 2013, the year of Zhongneng's relegation, a new Qingdao Manatee team was formed. At about 9:30 p.m. on December 24, 2012, the official Weibo of Qingdao Central Plaza officially released the news that "Qingdao Manatee Football Club" was established under the old name to compete in the 2013 China Second League. On January 29, 2013, Qingdao Manatee Club held a restart ceremony in Qingdao.
On the same day on November 3, 2013, Zhongneng was relegated to the Chinese First Division, and the new Qingdao Manatee entered the Chinese First Division as the champion of the Chinese Second Division. And in the 2014 Chinese Football League, it ranked twelfth, completing the relegation task. It is worth celebrating that Qingdao Manatee defeated Tianjin Teda, Henan Jianye and other Chinese Super League teams in the FA Cup that year to break into the final four, which can be called the biggest dark horse. In January 2015, Qingdao Huanghai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. acquired 51% of the team's equity and fully took over the management of the club, changing its name to "Qingdao Huanghai Manatee Football Team".
In the next 3 seasons, Qingdao football witnessed 6 derbys in the Chinese First Division, but in the 2016 season, Zhongneng took a step back, falling into the Second Division as the 15th in the Chinese First Division, and has been fighting in the Second Division, and has not seen the hope of returning to the Chinese First Division for many years.
The 2016 season witnessed the relegation of Zhongneng to the Second Division, and also witnessed the rise of the new army in the island city that had been renamed Qingdao Yellow Sea at that time, that season, the word "manatee" disappeared from the name of the club, the team participated in the new season of the Chinese League A under the name of Qingdao Yellow Sea, the logo was redesigned, and the head coach was replaced by Jody of barca B team. At the end of the season, he ranked in the top three of the Chinese League A for the first time, and from that season onwards, he became the favorite to rise in the Middle League every season.
It should be thanked to Spaniard Jody, who has been coaching for three and a half consecutive seasons since 2015, bringing the team advanced pass control concept and Barca-style play, building the Yellow Sea into a strong team in the Chinese First Division, always maintaining a top four position, twice regrettably ending in third place, one step away from the Chinese Super League.
In the middle of the 2019 season, due to differences with the club's management due to tactical ideas and other reasons, Jody was dismissed, and the younger Spanish coach Juanma Lilló was dismissed.
On October 26, 2019, the penultimate round of the Chinese First Division will start at the same time. Among them, the "bellwether" Qingdao Huanghai Qinggang away match against the already relegated Shanghai Shenxin team has attracted the attention of Qingdao fans. As long as Huanghai Qinggang takes all three points in this round, and as long as changchun Yatai and Guizhou Hengfeng, which rank second and third, have one team that does not win, then Huanghai Qinggang will be successful in the early round. In the end, with Wang Dong's penalty achievement in the first half and Gao Xiang's goal in the second half, Huanghai Qinggang defeated Shanghai Shenxin 2:0 away, and in the case of Changchun Yatai and Zhejiang Greentown 1:1, Huanghai Qinggang successfully overtook in the early round. This is also Qingdao football is back on the stage of the Chinese Super League after six seasons.
Qingdao Huanghai Qinggang team, which surpassed the success of the 2020 Chinese Super League debut season, in the case of not being optimistic about the outside world before the season, with a tenacious fighting spirit to ensure the success of the super, the former French international Romain Alexandrini made the first contribution. The 2021 season half-distance league has ended, and qingdao Huanghai, which has been renamed Qingdao team, is still struggling on the relegation line for various reasons.
On February 1, 2021, Qingdao Huanghai Football Club officially issued an announcement, the club officially changed its name to Qingdao Football Club, and the team changed its name to "Qingdao Team".
And almost at the same time, the name of the old manatee returned!
On January 29, 2021, Qingdao Zhongneng Football Club issued an announcement and officially announced that it had changed its name to Qingdao Manatee Football Club.
The announcement is as follows:
In response to the spirit of the "Overall Plan for the Reform and Development of Chinese Football" and the "Notice of the Chinese Football Association on the Implementation of Non-enterprise Changes in Club Names in Professional Leagues at All Levels" and other documents, our club actively promotes the non-enterprise change of club names. On the basis of extensively listening to the opinions of fans, media and other sectors of society, the board of directors of the club has carefully studied and submitted to the ministry of industry and commerce and the Chinese Football Association for approval, from January 21, 2021, "Qingdao Zhongneng Football Club Co., Ltd." has officially changed its name to "Qingdao Manatee Football Club Co., Ltd.", and we will continue to fight for Qingdao in the name of "Manatee"! At present, the club has completed all the procedures related to the name change with the assistance of departments at all levels.
On December 31, 1993, the predecessor of the club, Qingdao Manatee Football Club, was officially established, as a founding member of the Chinese Football Professional League, from the initial 3 years of the establishment of the football team of the Provincial Economic and Trade Commission, to the 8 years of the Yizhong period, and then to the 17 years of the Zhongneng period, "Manatee" has condensed the common complex of several generations of "Football City" in the past 28 years, and has become a resounding business card in Chinese football.
As the years pass and the names change, what remains unchanged is our pure heart for football. We would like to take this opportunity to thank every friend who has helped and contributed to the development of the club in the past, and thank the governments at all levels, the majority of fans, the news media and sponsors for their continuous care and support.
The return of the "Manatee" can better display Qingdao football culture, inherit Qingdao football history, and make the club better integrate into the city and serve the society. In the future, we will take the opportunity of the club's renaming to further do a good job in the construction of club culture, carry forward the spirit of Qingdao football, and at the same time go all out to prepare for the new season, move forward towards a higher goal, and contribute more to "revitalizing Qingdao football and putting on the city of fashion"!
(Qingdao Manatee Football Club)
Qingdao Zhongneng, which has been dormant in the lower league for many years, in order to achieve the goal of rushing the league, the 2021 season has re-invited the old coach Yin Tiesheng to take charge of the coaching whip, which is also the third time that Yin Tiesheng has coached Qingdao Manatee.
On the evening of May 10, 2021, the "Inheritance and Tribute to Dreams - Qingdao Manatee Football Club 28th Anniversary Celebration and Expedition Ceremony" was held, as the spiritual totem of Qingdao football - Qingdao Manatee officially restarted after 28 years of ups and downs.
In addition to the re-coaching of the old coach Yin Tiesheng, there is also the old manatee former international Jiang Ning, who has returned to his hometown.
Qingdao people love football and love the eternal manatee team. Although it has been entangled for many years for the registration rights of "manatees", that special feeling can never be erased. We should not forget those who have made contributions to the development of Qingdao football, especially those who have been away from us forever...
When it comes to the history of Qingdao football, there is one person that everyone will not forget, he is the founder of Qingdao professional football: Guo Chengwen, who is also the founder of Qingdao Manatee Football Team. Guo Lao has driven the crane to the west, leaving a deep memory for Qingdao footballers.
Bi Zilong, a model of self-taught talent, did not receive professional training before entering Qingdao Manatee, but he still stood out from amateur players with his excellent football talent and physical condition. In 1999, Bi Zilong transferred to Shaanxi Guoli, joined the second division team Jinzhou ZhuangYi in 2001, was diagnosed with a brain tumor shortly after, and died in Qingdao at the end of 2001 at the age of 30. Many old fans still remember that in 1995, guangzhou sun gods at home, 0:1 behind, and finally forced several corners in a row, Bi Zilong scored a perfect draw, the best player on the spot.
On June 2, 2011, Wang Haifang, then the head coach of Guizhou Zhicheng in the Chinese League One, drove to the club base and crashed into a private house on the side of the road, and died at the age of 47 due to ineffective rescue. He is the first captain in the history of Qingdao's professional top league, and the combination of him and Chen Gang on the defensive line, one left and one right, one old and one young, is still impressive and irreplaceable.
On February 13, 2012, Wu Hongyue, who led the Qingdao Manatee team back to A from A B in 1996 and wrote a strong mark in the history of Qingdao professional football, died in Jinan at the age of 74. Old fans will not forget the fat, smoking, cute old coach.
On February 14, 2016, the former Yugoslav coach Santrazzi, who coached Qingdao Zhongneng for the 2009 season, passed away at the age of 70.
In July 2015, after Qingdao Huanghai finished training, foreign aid Gokic suddenly went into shock and lost consciousness. Although the team bus quickly took Gokic to the hospital for treatment, the nearly 3-hour rescue could not save Gokic's life.
We should also remember Wang Shouye, known as the "godfather of Qingdao professional football", although he made mistakes in the later period, it is undeniable that he made special contributions to the development of Qingdao football.
On the way to the dream, the dream is burning. Thirty years at a time. Looking back on the past, whether it is the young Qingdao team (formerly Qingdao Huanghai) that surpassed the success two years ago, or the "Manatee Team" (formerly Qingdao Zhongneng) that sworn to rush the Chinese League two years ago, it is actually the spiritual extension and cultural inheritance of the "Old Manatee" and Qingdao football. The dream of the manatee has always been the dream of all Qingdao fans, the dream of realizing the take-off of island city football again.
Island City fans are also looking forward to the re-arrival of this day, wishing Qingdao team a successful relegation in the Chinese Super League, and also hoping that Qingdao Zhongzhong, which has restored the "Manatee" team name again this year, can live up to expectations and rise again, so that the name of the manatee will once again be displayed on the highest level of green field, and once again sing the familiar and heroic team song!
Manatee Manatee
You stride forward manatee manatee manatee
Victory beckons to you Manatee manatee manatee
Victory beckons to you
We are a group of children of the sea in our hearts
Have a beautiful dream of round football
It has touched the hearts of countless people with firm belief
Rise above the sea
Manatee Manatee You stride forward
Manatee Manatee Victory is beckoning to you
Manatee Manatee Victory is beckoning to you...
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