Hao Haidong is a Chinese former international footballer.
11 Facts About Hao Haidong
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Hao Haidong currently holds the record for being China's top goalscorer.
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Hao Haidong would make a name for himself by rising through the ranks with Bayi Football Team.
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On 31 July 1994, Hao Haidong was involved in an on-the-pitch brawl with Craig Allardyce, son of former English manager Sam Allardyce, in Bayi's league match with Guangdong Winnerway.
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Hao Haidong's move to Dalian Shide would be a huge success and he would win the league title and Chinese FA Super Cup as well as personally winning the Golden Boot and Golden Ball award in the 1997 season.
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In January 2005, Hao Haidong was nearing the end of his career and received the chance to play abroad as English Championship side Sheffield United were increasingly interested in gaining access to a potentially lucrative footballing market and saw Hao Haidong as a symbolic first step in achieving this.
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In January 2005, Hao Haidong joined Sheffield United where he suffered from injuries and worked mainly as a coach in Sheffield's academy.
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Hao Haidong enjoyed a stellar international career by playing at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and is the record top goalscorer with 41 goals for the Chinese national team.
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Hao Haidong is considered to be the best striker from China in the past two decades.
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Hao Haidong married former badminton champion Ye Zhaoying in summer 2019.
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Hao Haidong has been outspoken on social and sports issues, but had not directly challenged the Communist Party prior to this occasion.