The clouds of Nantong's soccer world, at a time of shortage of funds, but cleverly used the grace of veterans to strengthen the lineup. Last month, the Nantong club made a high-profile announcement that veteran Wang Song will join the team's camp.
Wang Song, the 40-year-old midfield iron gate, can be called the Chinese Super League "time machine". 22 years ago, he was 18 years old, the first appearance on behalf of the Sichuan Quanxing team embarked on the AA League. Dating back to 22 years ago, at the age of 18, he made his debut in the AA League on behalf of Sichuan Quanxing, and in 2002, at the age of 83, Wang Song was selected to play for the National Youth Football Team (NYFC), which not only featured internationals such as Yang Zhi, Du Zhenyu, Zhao Xueri and Han Peng, but also himself, who would later become a mainstay of the national team.
However, Wang Song's career in the National Youth League has not been smooth sailing. In the 32nd Asian Youth Championship, he was regarded as a negative player by Coach Wang Baoshan, because he had the idea of "going back to the club to earn gold" in his mind. Wang Song and Wang Jie and four other players were heavily fined by the FA for "worshiping gold", and the incident caused a furor in the soccer world.
Although Wang Song failed to return to the national team, his passion for soccer has not diminished. After being expelled from the National Youth Football League, he devoted all his energy to the professional league, and during the past 20 years, he moved around Chengdu Sheffield United, Hangzhou Greentown, Guangzhou R&F, Jiangsu Suning, Hebei Kungfu, and other teams, and was active in the Chinese Super League, the Chinese League A, and the Chinese League B. He was also a member of the National Youth Football League, the Chinese Football Association, and the Chinese Football Association.
Now, Wang Song is about to turn 40, but has no intention of retiring. In January this year, he officially joined Nantong Zhiyun, although his monthly salary is only 20,000 yuan, which is a far cry from the high salaries he earned at Guangzhou R&F and Jiangsu Suning.
In the golden dollar era of the Chinese Super League, Wang Song earned a lot of money, but this time is different from the past, he no longer value money. Join Nantong Zhiyun, both in order to return to the Chinese Super League to prove themselves, but also for retirement after the coaching career preparation.
We would like to wish Wang Song to realize his dream. After his retirement, he will join the Nantong Zhiyun coaching team and continue to shine on the stage of the Chinese Super League.
