In 1976, the golden year of world football, superstars such as Ronaldo, Shevchenko, Van Nistroy and Francisco Totti were born. In Chinese football, there is a player known as "China Totti", who was also born in 1976 and became a hero of Chinese football at the age of 25, he is Qi Hong, known as the most spirited player in Chinese football.
Between the square inches, when receiving the ball to complete the pass, homeopathic shots, such a move, how many juniors can do in the fiercely competitive World Preliminary Round? The goal was the first goal in the 70th minute of the 2001 Round of 10, when China beat Oman 2-0 away from home and Qi Hong scored the first goal in the 70th minute.
In the 2001 Top Ten, the Chinese team was in the same group as Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Uzbekistan, and on paper, the national football team at that time was not afraid of any team, and it was a big favorite before the start of the tournament. However, West Asia's away games have always been difficult bones to gnaw, and in the end, the Chinese team won 2 wins and 1 draw in three West Asian away games, scoring 4 goals, of which Qi Hong arranged 2 goals and 1 assist.
On September 7, 2001, the most difficult game in the top ten stage of the Chinese team. Away to Qatar, the national football team conceded a goal first, in the 89th minute, Qi Hong's free kick assisted Li Weifeng, and the header equalized!
In the 5th round, the Chinese team played away against the United Arab Emirates, and qi Hong, with his very good running position, appeared in a key position, leaned over and scored the only goal of the game! The goal came from an assist by Sun Jihai.
As a result, the Chinese team won 4 wins and 1 draw in the first 5 rounds, infinitely close to the World Cup finals. Round 6 home against Oman, the most important match in the history of Chinese football to date, was october 7, 2001, a day that will always be remembered by Chinese fans.
In this crucial game, Yu Genwei, who was suspended by Qi Hong for accumulating yellow cards and thus got the starting opportunity, scored the golden goal.
China's historic world cup rush was an absolute hero, scoring three goals, including the header that extended the score in the first game against the United Arab Emirates.
Although Qi Hong's national team career was somewhat short, only 5 years, the good memories he brought to Chinese fans continue to this day.
Qi Hong's national team highlight, achieved by Milu, is also the emergence of Milu, the achievement of such a Qi Hong, just like Bole met a Maxima, mutual achievements, become a good story.
In fact, after Milu coached the national football team, he has always faced doubts. The final four of the 2000 Asian Cup eased Milu's crisis of trust, and in that Asian Cup, Qi Hong scored three goals.
After scoring against Indonesia in the group stage, facing Qatar in the quarter-finals, Qi Hongyuan scored a goal!
In the sino-Japanese battle in the semi-finals, when the Chinese team was 0-1 behind, Qi Hong's astute back plug was inserted and grabbed the point to equalize!
With three goals in the 2000 Asian Cup and three goals in the 2001 Top 10, Qi Hong, who was handsome and spirited, was an idol for many Chinese fans at the time. Milu also admires Qi Hong, who he believes is generally lacking in Chinese players.
Use your brain to play football, read games, observe football, find positions, and become a shadow killer. To this day, Chinese football has difficulty finding a player who plays like Qi Hong.
Qi Hong is a very talented player, who was only 19 years old when he became the main player in Shanghai Shenhua in 1995 and won the First Division championship with the team. In 1998, the 22-year-old Qi Hong was selected for the national team for the first time, and in 2000, When Milu arrived, he saw qi hong's characteristics and used the best Qi Hong. In the 2002 World Cup final, Qi Hong made his debut against Brazil.
However, Qi Hong's peak is like the highlight moment of Chinese football, relatively short, he retired at the age of 30, together with Shen Si and others to found the Lucky Star Club, the time and effort after retirement were used in the development of the club and the cultivation of young players, until the crime was imprisoned. In September 2016, Qi Hong was released from prison, but he has been banned from football activities by the Chinese Football Association for life.
Qi Hong's wife commented that he was not the material of the official, did not have business acumen, and would not be happy without football. He loves football and has gained a lot of love for it. He has made mistakes, but he has also fallen victim to the big picture. His flash of inspiration has brought too much joy to Chinese fans, and he is destined to be born for football.