On March 4, the "Oriental Sports Daily" reported that former international Mao Jianqing has retired and is now serving as the coach of Shanghai Jiading Chengfa Club.
Mao Jianqing was born in August 1986 and is 33 years old. He began his career in Shanghai Shenhua in 2004 and later played for Shenzhen Red Diamond, Shaanxi Zhongjian, Hangzhou Greentown, Beijing Guoan, Shanghai Shenxin, Qingdao Zhongneng and Shijiazhuang Yongchang before returning to Shanghai Shenhua in 2016. In the 2019 season, Mao Jianqing did not register in the league due to a serious knee injury.
According to the "Oriental Sports Daily", if all goes well, Mao Jianqing will obtain a B-level coaching certificate this year.