- Hao Haidong
Football player infobox
playername = Hao Haidong
郝海东
fullname = Hao Haidong
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|8|25
cityofbirth =Qingdao
countryofbirth =China
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber =
position =Striker
youthyears = 1986
youthclubs =Bayi FC
years = 1986-1996
1996-2005
2005-2007
clubs =Bayi Zhengbang Dalian Shide
Sheffield United
caps(goals) = 048 (19)
130 (78)
000 0(0)
nationalyears = 1992-2004
nationalteam = China
nationalcaps(goals) = 115 (41) [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/hao-intlg.html]
pcupdate = 16:30, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate =Hao Haidong (zh-c|c=郝海东,
May 9 ,1970 , inQingdao ,Shandong ) is currently helping out atChengdu Blades , the Chinese club recently purchased by Sheffield United Football Club in theFootball League Championship . Although transferred to the Sheffield outfit in January 2005, he made little impact, suffering from injury, and worked mainly as a coach at the Academy.Hao is widely regarded as the best striker China has ever produced. His goals were crutial to China qualifying for the 2002 World Cup.
He held the record for the cheapest ever transfer fee, joining Sheffield United from
Dalian Shide for a pound in 2005. [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-12/24/content_403004.htm] This record was broken in 2007, when Chelsea paid a symbolic 1€ buy-out clause to purchase Brazilian defender Alex from PSV, where he was playing until he could get a work permit to play in England.He played over 90 times, including the
2002 FIFA World Cup for the Chinese national team, and is the record goalscorer with 41 goals for his country. Hao is known for his extraordinary pace and goal scoring instincts as a striker. He is widely considered to be the best striker in China in the past two decades.He was transferred from
Bayi FC toDalian Shide after the 1996 season, where he played 9 seasons and eventually became the head coach before his transfer to England in January 2005. Known as the "Chinese Alan Shearer", he has won many titles and honours with Dalian Shide, notably Jia "A" Championship, the Chinese Superleague, the Chinese Super Cup and the Chinese F.A. Cup.External links
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