On April 29, 2021, Mr. Zhang Enhua, an outstanding former international footballer in China's soccer history, passed away at the age of 48 due to health reasons. Today, the officials of China's men's national soccer team also remembered the player who had contributed a lot to the national team with deep condolences.
In the official statement released, so recorded: the former China men's national soccer team, comrade Zhang Enhua, unfortunately passed away on April 29, 2021 due to illness at the age of 48 years.
Zhang Enhua was born on April 28, 1973 in the famous soccer city of Dalian, and his career was accompanied by the glory of Dalian's seven A-League Championships, and in 1995 he was honored to be selected for China's national men's soccer team. Between 1995 and 2002, Zhang Enhua represented the national team in a series of international tournaments, including the 13th Asian Games, the 11th and 12th Asian Cups, the 16th and 17th World Cup qualifiers, and in the final stage of the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan.
As a center back, Zhang Enhua is known for his attacking and defending style of play. 1996 Asian Cup, he became the focus of attention when he scored two goals in a header against Saudi Arabia, and in the 1997 World Cup qualifier, he again scored a header to help our team beat the Saudis 1-0.
After his retirement, Zhang Enhua devoted himself to coaching and went to many European clubs to study and exchange. After returning to China, he became the leader and Chinese coach of Shenzhen Jiazhaoye team in 2016, and continued to contribute to China's soccer career.
Mr. Zhang Enhua, rest in peace, and may there be soccer with you in heaven!
