13 Facts About Chi Shangbin

Chi Shangbin was a Chinese football player and coach.

Chi Shangbin played for the Liaoning during his entire senior football career.

Chi Shangbin was called up by the China national football team since the 1970s, and took part in the AFC Asian Cup in 1976 and 1980, as well as the Asian Games in 1974,1978 and 1982.

Chi Shangbin sought further study at Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, and was offered a chance to be the youth manager at Panasonic Gamba until 1995.

Chi Shangbin won the 1996 and 1997 league titles, and was awarded Coach of the year in both seasons.

Chi Shangbin then joined second tier club Xiamen Yuanhua in 1999, where he won a second-tier league title.

In 2003, Chi Shangbin joined Henan Jianye, in the Jia-B league.

Chi Shangbin resigned after only three months due to his poor relationship with the squad, especially with then-captain Li Weifeng and senior players like Li Yi and Yang Chen.

Chi Shangbin was unhappy due to the senior players' influential control over the team, their unprofessional behavior and discipline especially with gambling.

Chi Shangbin tried to regain control of the squad with his strictness, but most of the players reacted fiercely by training and playing even more poorly.

In July 2009, Chi Shangbin was appointed by newly founded Dalian Aerbin as manager.

Chi Shangbin stepped out of the coaching staff to work as vice general manager since 2012, then general manager in 2013, and left the team in 2015.

Chi Shangbin died of myocardial infarction on 6 March 2021.