The soccer anti-corruption feature that many fans have been waiting for a long time demystified some of the past events in the final stages of the 2015 season in the Central League. Former Shenzhen player Lai Fei's name became the center of attention throughout the night. Unlike people in high positions such as Chen Xuwang and Li Tie, Lai Fei is just a minor character in the Chinese soccer world, but his story is also very exciting. He hasn't been in the public eye for a long time, but he's back, but he's already a prisoner.
A stolen fortune from a former big brother.
Lai Fei is the only player to appear in the special movie.Before the last game of the 2015 season in the Central League, Hebei Huaxia Happiness contacted Lai Fei through his assistant coach Zheng Bin and gave him 6 million yuan in the hope that he could use the money to buy his teammates. The bold Ri Fei chose to privately swallow this huge sum of money, the strength is not as good as the opponent, the Shenzhen team did not fall in love with the way to play, and finally lost 0-2, successfully sent Hebei Huaxia Happiness to the Chinese Super League. For Lai Fei, it was a wonderful thing. However, with the revelation of the matter, career unknown Lai Fei once became the focus of attention.
In fact, Li Fei was a rising soccer star in his early years, born in 1983 in Wuhan, Hubei Province. He initially studied at an amateur sports school in the center of Xinhua Road in Wuhan, and at the age of 16, 20 of his teammates, including Lei Fei, represented the team in the National Youth League and were transferred collectively through a partnership between the Shenzhen team and the sports school.In 2001, Lei Fei was transferred to the first team by Zhu Guanghu to participate in the training, and he officially became a first-team player in the following year. However, it was not until 2003 that he made his debut and made his debut against Shandong Luneng and Bayi.
The wait for opportunity has been quite long for Lai Fei. However, so far, Li Fei, who entered the first team at 18 and made his debut in the top league at 20, is definitely a suitable supernova. 2005 AFC Champions League group stage first round, Shenzhen beat Japan's Iwata Joy 1-0 at home. Lai Fei replaced the injured Wang Xinxin in the starting lineup for this match. As a front man, he revitalized the team's midfield and played an impressive role. Since then, he has gradually stabilized his position in Shenzhen and made a great impression.
It is worth noting that when Li Fei first started out, Shenzhen's most famous Wuhan player was the equally talented midfielder Zheng Bin. In an interview, Lai Fei once quipped, "In 2003, my hometown fans probably only knew that Shenzhen's Wuhan player was Zheng Bin." Years later, it was Zheng Bin who handed over 6 million yuan of stolen money to Lai Fei, which ultimately led to a big mistake. Two teammates from the same hometown finally appeared in a CCTV documentary on anti-corruption.
Co-coach, forced to change the gate.
In his first year in the Chinese Super League, Lai Fei didn't get much of a chance, but he won the league title with the team. He didn't play in the top flight with Shenzhen until they were relegated for the first time in 2011, and in the 2009 season he scored 1 goal in 25 appearances in the Chinese Super League, and in the 2010 season he scored 2 goals in 24 appearances in the Chinese Super League. This was probably the peak of Ri Fei's career as a player.
In the 2011 season, the Shenzhen team invited the famous coach Troussier, but Lai Fei, who had a high status in the team, lost his original starting position. He only played 17 games this season and had an argument with Troussier during training. After Shenzhen's relegation, Ri Fei moved to Chongqing FC, a very high profile newcomer to China's first division, when it came to signings and wearing the captain's armband. After leaving the team, Ri Fei stated bluntly that the reason for joining Chongqing FC was "I don't want to continue working with Troussier".
Lai Fei's journey to Chongqing was not ideal, as the promoted team announced its dissolution after two years of fighting in China A. Troussier, who was at odds with Ri Fei at the time, had already left and Ri Fei returned to play for Shenzhen in the 2014 season. Lai Fei has deep affection for Shenzhen. He bought a house here, found love and was willing to put down roots here. After this return, Ri Fei did not leave Shenzhen until his playing career was completely over. However, the former Chinese Super League champion team could only hibernate in the Central League.
Hibernate in Central League and make a monstrous mistake.
When Li Fei came back, the Shenzhen team was actually in a very bad situation: in the 2014 AFC Cup season, they played an openly negative game against Shandong Luneng, and ended up losing by 5 goals, with banners for wages after the game.In the 2015 season, the team's performance was still quite satisfactory, and they entered a state of no desire early on. On the premise of the relatively meager income of the players, it is hard for Lai Fei not to be moved to face the huge sum of 6 million yuan from Hebei.
For Li Fei, the situation was indeed favorable. After all, even if the Shenzhen team played normally, it would be hard to win against the happiness of Hebei Huaxia, a team coached by Li Tie and featuring many famous players. Therefore, even if they lost, the outside world would not have too many doubts. After receiving this huge sum of money, Li Fei did not create trouble, but calmly continued his career.
In the second year of Hebei Huaxia Happiness' Super League run, the situation in Shenzhen took a turn for the better. Caesar Group bought the team and invited the famous AC Milan player Seedorf to be the head coach in the middle of the season. Lai Fei's goal helped Shenzhen beat Tianjin Quanjian 1-0 this season, giving the Central League One team its first loss of the season.In the 2017 season, renowned coach Eriksson joined to lead the team's assault on the Chinese Super League. Although Chinese Super League players such as Cui Min, Zhang Jiaqi and Zhang Yuan were brought in, 34-year-old Lai Fei remained a key player in the team's midfield. Lai Fei entered the world wave in a 3-0 away win over Baoding Rongxi; back at home against Meizhou.
However, the Shenzhen team, which spent a lot of money in the 2017 season's overtaking, ultimately failed. At the end of the season, Lai Fei was sent down to the reserve team and disappeared from soccer.In the 2018 season, the Shenzhen team did not start well. When a reporter asked then-team coach Carlo if he would recruit Lai Fei to the first team again, the former Real Madrid coach responded tepidly, "Everything must be done in the overall interest of the team."
With that, Lai Fei said goodbye to professional soccer when he was in acceptable form in the 2017 season. Since then, Shenzhen has managed to reach the Super League, but it has little to do with him. Statistics show that Lai Fei didn't leave Shenzhen's reserve team until 2021, but I'm afraid not many people will know what he went through after 2017. When he reappeared, he was already a prisoner.
In fact, without criminal behavior, Lai Fei's career could have been at least notable, and although he didn't have a lot of glitter, he could be called a famous player in Shenzhen. Not long ago, some fans remembered him and asked why Lai Fei was not selected for the Shenzhen team. Now, all the truth is revealed. 40-year-old Li Fei ruined his future. His experience also answers the old saying:If you want people to know, unless you do nothing!
