Although Chinese soccer has been stagnant, there is never a lack of players with outstanding ability at all stages. Today, Bohu would like to talk to the fans about the player who used to be the AA era. He was once known as the best right back of the national soccer team, Wei Qun, the meritorious captain from Sichuan Quanxing.
Wei Qun has been occupying the starting right back position and was very stable before Sun Jihai became a regular starter for the national soccer team. Of course, some fans may say that Sun Jihai's emergence as a Chinese player playing in Europe must have been a result of the Yangtze River waves pushing forward. However, the fact is that Wei Qun once had the opportunity to study abroad, but he missed it for various reasons.
Daredevil Wei recalls this near stay abroad in 2022.
"At that time, the club leadership gave me a direct flight ticket from Chengdu to Frankfurt. 1999 and 2000, Yu Dongfeng (former Sichuan Quanxing coach) studied in Germany, he used to help me contact Frankfurt for trial training. I was unlucky enough to receive a notice from Yu in December to let the club help me. The club was also very happy. At that time, I couldn't get a visa because of Christmas, and after Christmas it was New Year's Day holiday. The transfer window in Europe seemed to end on January 7 and it didn't work out because of this situation. At that time I felt very sorry."
-Wei Qun recalled this experience last year so, some regret in his words.
It's hard to imagine that if Wei Qun could have gone out for a walk, the starting position in the national soccer team would have been Sun Jihai later on. Due to his age and some changes at the club, Wei Qun retired in a hurry at the end of the 2002 season. Objectively speaking, the hero at the time could have played another two or three years. This also reflects the domestic scene at that time, professional players are somewhat helpless.
Ironically, Wei Qun, the soul of the Sichuan football team, retired at Yunnan Hongta.
Referring to Fan Zhiyi's success story at Crystal Palace, we have good reason to believe Wei Qun can succeed as well. Their personalities are very similar, so integrating into a new environment is not a problem at all.
Facing Wei Qun, Fan could only curb his temper.
At the same time, the hero's excellent physical qualities allow him to adapt to the intense on-field confrontation in Europe. Not only is his defense excellent, but more importantly, his innate ability to assist also meets the requirements of European teams. In short, it's a pity Wei Qun didn't go abroad to play soccer, otherwise his career would have definitely improved a lot.
One of Wei Qun's trademarks: a powerful long-distance shot on goal
Throughout his career, Wei Qun scored a total of 31 league goals as a defender, a number that puts today's defenders to shame.
Wei Qun is also the first defender to score a hat trick since the Chinese professional league.
The overall level of Chinese soccer was very low at that time, especially in the A and A periods. Very often, players played soccer by their own efforts and understanding. If they were exposed to higher level training and matches, it can be said that the improvement of their own level was immediate. Defensive awareness and players have improved a lot since Fan went to League One, including Yang Chen, Xie Hui and Sun Jihai.
Fan recalls the experience of staying in the sample harvest harvest.
When Wei Qun retired, there was a saying circulating in the jungle that the last big man in the soccer world retired.
