Number 7 is a magical number that always inspires the players who wear it to constantly spur themselves on and create brilliance. Today's C Luo is like this, and so is Zhang Ouying in the past.
At 7:47 a.m. Beijing time on December 2, Zhang Ouying, who suffered from lung cancer, died in the United States due to ineffective treatment, at the age of 43. Before leaving, she chose to change into the glory she could not give up in her life - the national team uniform, white socks and football boots of the Chinese women's football team.
Zhang Ouying's illness occurred after returning to China in March this year to attend a youth training meeting of the Women's Department of the Football Association held by former teammate Sun Wen. Shortly after the end of the meeting, Zhang Ouying was sent to the hospital by 120 for severe chest pain, and then transferred to Beijing Cancer Hospital for examination, and was diagnosed with rhabdomyotype large cell carcinoma, an incidence of only 1%, spreading rapidly, and the treatment process is extremely complicated. Then
From the discovery of lung cancer in March to his death today, Zhang Ouying suffered greatly in his body. Her mother said that her physical pain level reached an unimaginable level of ten, but the spirit of the sonorous rose has supported her through the last 9 months of her life.
Having witnessed her glory, I will now feel sad about her fall. In 1993, Zhang Ouying, who was only 18 years old, entered the Chinese women's national football team, and at the age of 23, he gained a firm foothold in the national team and emerged, participating in the World Cup three times, and in 1999, he helped the Chinese women's football team to get a good result of the runner-up of the Us Women's World Cup. She has excellent personal ability, and she is also unreserved on the field, often fighting until cramps still insist on playing, which also leads to more physical injuries, and her anterior cruciate ligament has always had more serious injury problems.
At the Women's World Cup held in the United States in 1999, Zhang Ouying, Liu Ailing, Sun Wen, and the Chinese women's football team's midfield offensive combination represented by Liu Ailing and Sun Wen became an unforgettable memory of a generation of Chinese fans. In the 1999 Fifa World Cup match between the Chinese women's football team and the Ghana women's football team, Zhang Ouying performed amazingly, scoring 2 goals in 5 minutes. Although the Chinese women's football team lost to the United States women's football team on penalties in the final of that World Cup, Zhang Ouying's name and her rapid breakthrough on the side are deeply imprinted in the minds of that generation of Chinese fans.
In 2007, at the age of 32, Zhang Ouying, who was still concerned about his motherland, announced his comeback and competed in the local World Cup. After qualifying for the group stage, the Chinese Rose lost 0-1 to Norway in Wuhan and failed to go further. Zhang Ouying, who was disappointed after the game, could not stop crying, and the tears did not stop when interviewed.
This also became Zhang Ouying's last national team experience. When deciding to retire, Zhang Ouying once said in an interview that his football career did not leave regrets, "I have paid, I can afford myself." As long as you do your best to pay, the final outcome is good or bad, it depends on what God gives you, you can't force it. ”
Strive for honor, calmly accept the ending, and live up to the name of the sonorous rose, which is enough.
After retiring from the army, Zhang Ouying moved to the United States to work as a football coach and also found an American husband. It is such a meritorious player who has made great contributions to Chinese football, but during his illness, he could not take out enough money to treat his own illness, and could only raise funds through crowdfunding. As Zhang Ouying's former teammate and captain, Sun Wen launched a fundraising campaign for Zhang Ouying in the mainland. Unfortunately, the effect is not ideal.
A day ago, the Chinese women's football team just made a big start with a 10-0 victory in the East Asian Cup qualifiers. Women's football descendants still inspire Chinese football in the cold winter, and hope that these women's football girls who can really bring happiness to fans can get more attention from everyone.