Dating back to 1994, the year when China's soccer entered the beginning of its professionalization journey, the A-League formally implemented the club system, opening up a brand new era. After a period of early exploration, the CFA upgraded the A-League to the Chinese Super League in 2004, marking the end of the A-League era.
For old fans, the A-League is the passionate years of professional soccer in China, and those famous A-League players who fought on the green field are still fresh in our minds. Recalling the year after the launch of the A-League, the transfer of players began to follow the rules, and the price of players truly reflected the market value. Compared to today, what the leadership of the Football Association did at that time seemed to be more fair and transparent.
Now it seems that, compared to the golden dollar storm swept a long time, the local annual king of the transfer fee record high era of the Chinese Super League, successive generations of A A king of the price is real.
In this article, we will take stock of the Chinese soccer players who became the king of transfer in the A-A era, and recall the passionate years together. Organize the information is not easy, if you think the article is written in a fair, detailed content, may wish to praise to show encouragement, thank you readers.
I. 1995
Label: Ri Bing; Value: 640,000 dollars.
In 1994, Li Bing, who played for Liaoning, changed from defender to striker. With his excellent physical qualities and precise anticipation of aerial balls, he showed great aerial ability in his first season as a striker, and his headers were one of the best in Chinese soccer at the time. In 21 appearances for Liaoning, the 25-year-old Li Bing scored 10 goals and won the A-A Golden Ball Award that year.
Prior to the start of the 1995 A-League, Li Bing moved from Liao Football to Guangdong Hongyuan for a fee of 640,000 RMB, becoming the first bidder of the A-League era. After joining Guangdong, Li Bing lived up to his new owner's high expectations and delivered performances worthy of his previous reputation.
During the two seasons of 95-96, Li Bing played 42 games for Guangdong Hongyuan and scored 14 goals. In 1997, Sichuan Quanxing took Li Bing from Guangdong Hongyuan for a transfer fee of 1.5 million RMB. After joining Sichuan, Li Bing continued his good form and played 94 matches for the team in the next five years, scoring 36 goals. It can be said that Li Bing is a highly respected first-generation striker of the A-A, who has been recognized by the fans in terms of performance and emotion no matter which team he plays for.
II. 1996
Tag: Da Wangtao; Value: $660,000
Dawangtao played mainly as a front-rower in his career, and was known for his fine footwork and awareness in his heyday. In the first half of the 1990s, Wangtao's reputation was quite strong.
In 1994, as a starter of the Dalian team, Dawangtao helped Dalian Wanda to win the first League A. In 1995, Dawangtao returned to play for his mother team, Bayi, where he was trained. In 1995, Dawangtao returned to play for his parent team, Bayi. As a front man, Dawangtao scored 5 goals in the whole year, convincing fans and media alike.
Before the start of the 1996 A-League, Beijing Guoan purchased Da Wangtao for 660,000 RMB. Unfortunately, after joining Beijing Guoan, Dawangtao's performance declined rapidly and he fell out of the first-team player category early. After four seasons of inactivity in the first division, Wangtao retired in disgrace at Beijing Guoan.
3. 1997
Label: Gao Hongbo; Value: 1.2 million.
Once upon a time, Gao Hongbo was one of the most agile striker killers in Chinese soccer, known for his superb ability to catch chances and grab points. Looking back at Gao's career, his peak moment came before the start of the A-League.
In 1994, when the first A-League set sail, Gao Hongbo, who was already the national team's first front man and the winner of the Golden Boot in the previous National Football League, did not have the chance to register for the A-League because of the physical test required by the hard indicators. After learning of the results, Gao Hongbo had to travel to the Singapore League to seek employment. In a year of playing for the new Baru team, Gao got the best scorer of the Singapore league.
In 1995, Gao Hongbo was able to return to Beijing Guoan to play in the A-League. In the next two seasons, Gao continued to play well, totaling 17 goals in 34 appearances. Considering the fact that after returning to Beijing Guoan, Gao Hongbo played a lot of matches as a substitute, such efficiency has been worthy of the reputation of "cold-faced killer".
In 1997, Beijing Guoan entered a period of bloodshed, and a group of veterans became the target of cleaning out the team. Despite the fact that Gao Hongbo was already past his prime, his ability was still recognized by the outside world, and many teams were still willing to spend a lot of money to get him. In the end, Guangzhou Songri, who were still playing in the first division, offered 1.2 million dollars to buy Gao Hongbo, who became the third annual champion in the history of the first division.
In the following 1997 A B league, Gao Hongbo deserved the price tag, with the embodiment of the year 18 goals to pick the A B Golden Boot, strong Guangzhou Songri back to the A A, and personal success to return to the national team stage. In the back of the 1998 A A League, as the core of the team Gao Hongbo part-time assistant coach, scored 4 goals in the year. After recognizing the fact that his condition had declined dramatically and his health was not as good as back then, Gao Hongbo chose to retire at the age of 32.
IV. 1998
Label: anonymous; value: $2.2 million.
Not to mention in the history of the first A, and even in the entire history of Chinese professional soccer, Dalian Wanda spent 2.2 million yuan to buy the operation of this striker from the team of eight one of the most cost-effective deal for a local player.
As one of the totems of the former A-A and the face of Chinese soccer, the winger helped Dalian Wanda (Shide) win the championship and establish a dynasty. Unfortunately, due to their own death, the player has entered the existence of the domestic must be equivalent to the state of the void, the player himself is afraid to return to the country. Here, the author can only be replaced by anonymous, the player picture the same reason.
V. 1999
Label: Peng Weiguo; Value: $2.35 million.
Peng Weiguo, nicknamed "Yangcheng Shao Shuai", as a representative of the southern school of soccer, Peng Weiguo is known for his outstanding passing ability, and the accuracy of the last kick of the fatal ball as if it were a scalpel.
For two or three years around the mid-1990s, Peng Weiguo was the number one midfielder in Chinese soccer. 1994 was Peng's peak year, as the core player of Guangzhou Sun God, he helped the team to reach the second place of the league in an unfavorable situation, and won the Chinese Golden Ball Award. In the same year, at the Hiroshima Asian Games, Peng Weiguo helped the national soccer team win the silver medal as an absolute starter.
By 1999, compared to the 94-95 bout, Peng Weiguo's form had actually dropped slightly, but the Avant-garde Huandao team still took out a 2.35 million yuan price tag to buy Peng Weiguo in a sky-high transfer. Unfortunately, the later facts proved that it was a losing business. In the two years he played for Vanguard Hundo, Peng scored 6 goals in 27 matches, a far cry from his peak of 8 goals and 6 assists.
In 2000, Peng Weiguo transferred to Shenzhen Safety. In the first season of his performance, Peng Weiguo scored 4 goals and 7 assists, which was a slight recovery of the shadow of his heyday. Unfortunately, due to the later participation in the "six gentlemen" thing, the original image of the excellent Peng Weiguo reputation plummeted, in a wave of criticism quickly faded out of the football world.
VI. 2000
Marker: Au Chuliang; Value: $4.97 million.
After several seasons of development, the A-League in the degree of commercialization has achieved a certain degree of success, along with the national team in the A-League after the launch of the years after the performance is very strong, our country's ball market is naturally lit up, the price of players naturally rise.
Coming to the millennium year that marked a new hope, the transfer fee of the champion was rewritten with a direct doubling, and the owner of the throne was Au Chuliang, who was 32 years old at the time. As a goalkeeper, Au Chuliang is not big in stature, winning with his reaction speed and bouncing.
Looking back at the career of this Guangdong goalkeeper, the peak was in the mid to late nineties. After the opening of the 2000 transfer window, the wealthy Yunnan Hongta team spent close to 5 million RMB to recruit Au Chuliang, who was already one of the leading figures in the first division, and the latter teamed up with his mentor Qi Wusheng again in Yunnan. After three mediocre seasons in the A-League, Au was put up for sale and eventually went to Chongqing Lifan to hang up his boots and retire.
VII, 2001
King: Qu Shengqing; Value: 5.5 million.
Older A-League fans who know about the last three years of the A-League will probably remember that Shanghai clubs were really big spenders in those years. From 2001 to 2003, the Shanghai clubs were the local champions for three years.
After entering the new century, the once glorious Liao Football was caught in a financial crisis. In order to maintain operations, they had to put their own outstanding players on the market for sale, the old A A scorer Qu Shengqing among them.
In 2001, Shanghai Shenhua paid 5.5 million RMB to acquire Qu Shengqing, the main striker of the Liaozhuang team, in order to break Dalian's dominance in the soccer world. Unfortunately, after arriving in Shanghai, Qu Shengqing lost his dominance at Liaozhu and his performance slipped.
In order to activate Qu Shengqing and incidentally strengthen the team, Shanghai Shenhua team in two years later and spent a sky-high price to buy Qu Shengqing past partner in Liaozhou football jade face killer Zhang Yuning. Unfortunately, after the merger, the two players in the Shenhua manifestation is not too superb, Qu Shengqing directly by Shenhua listed for sale.
Due to Qu Shengqing's high listing price and unconvincing previous performances, no local team eventually wanted the local winger, who was once known for his impact power. In order to cut their losses, Shanghai Shenhua loaned Qu Shengqing to Adelaide United of the Australian Premier League in 2005, who then officially bought him out.
Ironically, in the early stages of joining the AFL, Qu Shengqing unexpectedly rejuvenated his former glory as a Chinese winger, scoring frequently in the early stages, and at one point was seen as a contender for the AFL's best foreigner of the season. It was only after a calf injury that Qu's performance slipped. During his two years with Adelaide, Qu made 26 appearances and scored 8 goals, and was loaned back to Nanjing Yau Yau to find his form. After being dropped by Adelaide in 2007, Qu Shengqing entered semi-retirement and disappeared from the mainstream.
VIII, 2002
Marker: Qi Hong; Value: 9.5 million.
Who is the fastest rising Chinese soccer player after the new century, the answer is not Qi Hong, who is known for his aura. As a forward player, Qi Hong's physical qualities are not exactly explosive. He can play several positions, including defender and striker, and his positioning, long range shooting, headers, and final passes are all very good.
Qi Hong scored three golden goals in the 2001 Final Ten stage, and was a key contributor to the national soccer team's advancement to the 2002 World Cup final round. On the club side, Qihong played well at Shenhua, both as a shadow striker and at the back.
Come 2002, aiming to create a world of A A new army Shanghai COSCO team on Qi Hong must have, and for this to pay out the sky-high transfer fee of 9.5 million. Unfortunately, Qi Hong after the competitive state began to decline at light speed, the performance began to be difficult to get the recognition of the national team. After that, Qi Hong is a ghost touching the brain, into a maze, and ended up kicking a fake ball into the miserable end of prison, really sad.
IX, 2003
Label: Wu Cheng Ying; Value: 13 million.
A year after the big purchase of Qi Hong, the rich and powerful Shanghai COSCO again move, with a staggering price of 13 million to buy the then China's first left back Wu Chengying, the latter also became the last bidder of the A A era.
In terms of talent, Wu Chengying's level is unquestionable. Speed, defense, inserting help, side road push, work mood, in all the indicators to measure the side back, the heyday of Wu Cheng Ying is the national football t1 or even to level of existence. At the time, Wu was worth the price tag. After joining Shanghai COSCO, Wu continued to play well, helping Shanghai COSCO to get the second place in the last generation of the first division and the third place in the first year of the Chinese Super League, which is worthy of his status as the king of the bidding.
At the end of the 2006 season, Wu had planned to come back to Shenhua to play for the then renamed Xi'an International, but Shenhua was also going through a merger with Liancheng, which eventually didn't work out. After witnessing the chaos and even darkness of the soccer world, Wu chose to retire at the age of 31 and leave the messy world of soccer.
When various former teammates were taken away for investigation, Wu Seung-ying was always safe and sound, away from the center of the storm, proving that he was a clean person. When asked to reminisce about his career, he always replied that he had nothing to be ashamed of.
