To be honest, although the level of the Chinese league is not high, the Chinese league does not lack talented individuals. For example, Yang Chen, who was a substitute in the First Division, became a starter when he went to the Bundesliga and contributed greatly to Frankfurt's relegation.
Another example is this article's protagonist, Qu Shengqing, a landscape from the Fast Horse A-A era that was not satisfactory in the Chinese Super League. After the reform of the Chinese Super League, it was at best a Shenhua cock-up. But such a presence, but after studying abroad became a teammate of Romario and was also named the best foreigner in the Australian Super League:
Qu Shengqing was born on June 5, 1975 in Shenyang, Liaoning. He has a very special physique. He was born to be easy to put on weight. He was fat when he was a child. His parents sent him to the gymnasium mainly to help him lose weight. Maybe even Qu Shengqing's parents didn't expect that their little fat boy had amazing athletic talent.
At that time, under the guidance of the children's soccer training class of Liaoning Sports School, Qu Shengqing's talent was soon discovered, so he took great pains to persuade Qu Shengqing's parents to support their child to embark on the road of soccer.
Director Zhang's sincerity eventually impressed Qu Shengqing's parents. Just like that, Chinese soccer had another good seed. Although Qu Shengqing looks a bit fat, he is famous for his speed and is definitely a fast horse. Although Liaoning is never short of soccer talent, the competition is quite fierce and Qu Shengqing can still stand out. Back in 1994, he played for Liaoning.
Unfortunately, Qu Shengqing's new era coincided with an embarrassing period for Liaoning soccer. Not long after his debut, Liaoning was relegated to the AB League and sank for several years. Fortunately, Liaoning soccer has deep roots and will slow down sooner or later. With the maturity of Zhang Yuning, Zhao Junzhe, and Li Jinyu, Liaoning not only returned to the AA league, but also created a youthful storm in the AA league.
Qu Shengqing, Zhang Yuning and Li Jinyu formed the famous "Jin Yu Sheng" combination. It's no exaggeration to say that this was the strongest domestic offensive combination in the AA league that year, allowing AA to fight boldly. At the end of the season, Qu Shengqing paid 17 league goals data sheet, not only won the AA Golden Boot Award, but also named Mr. China Football, which is called the scenery.
The only thing that makes it a beauty may be the fact that Liao Xiaohu won the night but lost at dawn. In the final round against Beijing Guoan, the league title was guaranteed with a win for Liaoning. Qu Shengqing got his team off to a good start and helped Liaoning take an early lead.
Such a good situation failed to translate into a match win. Although Liaoning's roster configuration was significantly stronger than that of their opponents, the team was too young and clearly inexperienced in the game. It is important to realize that many of this team are in their first year of playing in the First Division. This directly led to problems with the mentality of many of Liaoning's players, leading to Gao Lei Lei's equalizer.
Despite failing to pull off the A version of the Kaiserslautern Miracle, the potential is there for this team. After losing the championship, there were still many who were optimistic about their future. Surprisingly, such a young team with unlimited potential crashed and burned before they reached their peak. The sudden car accident of Qu Leheng hurt the team too much.
Against this backdrop, Qu Shengqing made the decision to change the court.In 2001, he moved to Shanghai Shenhua, leaving his old team Liaoning with a transfer fee of up to 5.5 million yuan - a sum that is by no means large in the contemporary transfer market. But in the AA league that year, it was a huge sum of money. This transfer fee made Qu Shengqing the AA champion that year.
The Chinese Footballer of the Year who joined Shanghai Shenhua could naturally be reused by the new boss. Qu Shengqing's individual performance did not disappoint the new boss. In his first two seasons with Shanghai Shenhua, he scored 20 league goals. In comparison, Marcos, who was recognized as an outstanding foreigner at the time, scored 22 league goals in the past two seasons.
The turning point of Qu Shengqing's Shenhua career happened in 2003. This year, Shanghai Shenhua introduced Qu Shengqing's former good partner: Zhang Yuning. Coupled with the presence of Honduran international Saul Martinez, Qu Shengqing's playing time was greatly affected.
In 2004, the AA League ended and the Chinese Super League took the stage of history. Former A-League Golden Boot winner Qu Shengqing was very frustrated in the Chinese Super League. 2004, he only represented Shanghai Shenhua in 10 Chinese Super League matches, scoring 0 goals in the league.
Obviously, at this time, Qu Shengqing has unfortunately become Shenhua chicken ribs. Unfortunately, it is tasteless to eat, but it is a pity to abandon. With Qu Shengqing's character, it is naturally difficult to accept this embarrassing state, so he has the idea of leaving the team. But his coffee position is there, which destined his transfer fee will not be low, it is difficult to find domestic clubs that can afford and willing to bear the transfer fee.
Qu was so frustrated in the Super League that he decided to study abroad, and in the summer of 2005, Qu landed in the Australian Super League as a member of Adelaide United.
By this time, Qu was 30 years old. The speed and dominance that he had prided himself on in his youth was not as evident. Even so, the former Chinese soccer player put up remarkable performances. In his first season in the AFL, he delivered a stat sheet of 7 goals and 6 assists and was named the best foreigner in the AFL.
As you know, at this time, there were a lot of foreign players in the Australian Super League, and there were many star players among them. For example, the famous Dwight Yorke, the former main striker of Manchester United, was playing in the Australian Super League at that time. It was not easy for Qu Shengqing to be recognized as the best foreigner in this environment.
After Qu Shengqing got a taste of his own medicine, Adelaide United brought in another foreign striker: Romario. Yes, this is the famous Brazilian lone wolf who used to be Brazil's main striker.
Before Romario joined Adelaide United, the Lone Wolves represented other teams against his new club and taught Qu Shengqing the power of the game. So, when talking about Qu Shengqing, Romario couldn't help but praise him for being very good and impressing him.
Perhaps even Qu Shengqing himself did not expect that he would become Romario's teammate. Qu Shengqing finally met this level of teammate, naturally dreaming of playing alongside him. Unfortunately, Qu Shengqing was injured at that time, and Romario didn't play in Adelaide United for a long time. After all, Qu Shengqing did not get to play alongside the lone wolf in official matches...
For professional players, injuries are worse than tigers. Injuries not only made Qu Shengqing miss the chance to play alongside Romario, but also made him never find his past form again. It wasn't until April 2007 that Qu Shengqing said goodbye to the Australian Super League and returned to the domestic game, and it wasn't until 2010 that he announced his retirement.
