Liu Lifu

Liu Lifu (simplified Chinese: 刘利福; traditional Chinese: 劉利福; pinyin: Liú Lìfú; born 1 October 1955) is a former Chinese footballer.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Liu Lifu
刘利福
Personal information
Full name Liu Lifu
Date of birth (1955-10-01) 1 October 1955
Place of birth Beijing, China
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Beijing
1985–1986 Tung Sing
Beijing Army
National team
1977–1982 China 12 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Beijing, Liu played for hometown team Beijing. In 1982, Beijing won the China National League, with 50% of Beijing's goals being assisted by Liu. In 1985, Liu joined Hong Kong First Division League club Tung Sing, before leaving in 1986 after the Hong Kong Football Association implemented player registration restrictions for non-Hongkongers. Following his spell with Tung Sing, Liu joined the Beijing Army team for a season, before retiring.[1]

International career

On 6 October 1977, Liu made his debut for China in a 1–1 draw against the United States in China's first tour to the Western Bloc,[2] following opening the scoring in a 1–1 draw against the New York Cosmos on 17 September 1977, in the Cosmos' tour of China.[3]

International goals
Scores and results list China's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
118 December 1978Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand1–04–11978 Asian Games
225 December 1978Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Philippines3–03–01980 AFC Asian Cup qualification

References
  1. "足球名宿刘利福" (in Chinese). Beiguang Media. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. "Liu Lifu". China National Football Team Database. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. "改革开放40年：邓小平时代为中国足球打开的世界杯梦" (in Chinese). BBC. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
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