On August 29th, the Sino-B Wuxi Wu Hook Football Club ushered in heavy news: Wei Xin took over the coaching whip and officially became the head coach of the first team, while at the same time, player Li Siqi joined the team.
Wei Xin, a former footballer born on April 18, 1975, played for the Chongqing soccer team for many years, leading Chongqing Lifan to glory in the 2000 AFC Cup. During his playing career, Wei Xin represented the national team from 2001 to 2006, helping China reach the final round of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and was runner-up in the 2004 Asian Cup.After retiring from playing in 2008, he transitioned into coaching, first taking charge of Chongqing Lifan and successfully leading the team to the Premier League, and then serving as an assistant coach for the National Junior Team, and as a leader and coach for the U22 national team, and in 2016 From 2016 to 2019, as the head coach of Nantong Zhiyun Football Club, he led the team to be promoted to the Central League, and returned to Chongqing Contemporary Lifan FC in 2020 as the first team leader and head of the Chinese coaching team.
Li Siqi, a player born on August 30, 1997, specializes in the center forward and wing forward positions. He came from Beijing Guoan's youth training camp and was promoted to the first team in 2018, moved to Smederevo 1924, a Segunda Division 1 side, in 2019, played for Hebei Elite in 2020, and represented Yanbian Longding in the Second Division in 2021. He will now continue his soccer career in the No. 39 uniform of the Wuhu team.
