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On January 4, 1981, the biggest task for the national football team was the final match of the fourth group in the Asian and Oceanian qualifying round for the 12th World Cup, followed by performing well in the final round after advancing. At the same time, focusing on this central task, the national team conducted a series of warm-up matches. Therefore, the gathering of national players in 1981 was also centered around these events.
On January 4, the national team played against the North Korean team in the first round final of the 12th World Cup Asian and Oceanian qualifying round. The assembled players were the same as at the end of 1980, so there is no need to repeat them here.
On February 12, the national team reassembled in Guangzhou. Leader Yang Xiuzu, coaches Zhang Honggen and Hu Zhigang led the first batch of players Chen Jin'gang, Zuo Shusheng, Xu Yonglai, Shen Xiangfu, and met with head coach Su Yongshun and five national players from the Guangdong team. Other old national players and newly selected players such as Shanghai team center forward Lu Miaosheng, Liaoning team center forward Guan Zhengbin, and Tianjin team central defender Wang Guangtai arrived later.
In May, they visited the United States and participated in the Kirin Cup in Japan. On May 13, the national team was invited by Stony Creek Football Club in Pennsylvania, USA, and flew to the United States from Beijing for a friendly match. After the visit to the United States, they went to Japan to participate in the Fourth Kirin Cup. The list of personnel for the visit is as follows:
Leader: Li Fenglou; Deputy Leader: Wei Jitong, Yang Xiuzu
Coach: Zhang Honggen
Goalkeepers: 1. Li Fusheng (Bayi), 22. Yang Ning (Guangdong)
Defenders: 2. Cai Jinxiao (Guangdong), 3. Liu Zhicai (Bayi), 4. Lin Lefeng (Liaoning), 5. Chi Shangbin (Captain, Beijing Military), 12. Zang Cailing (Air Force)
Midfielders: 6. Huang Xiangdong (Kunming Military), 8. Zuo Shusheng, 11. Chen Jin'gang (above Tianjin), 16. Wang Feng (Guangxi), 20. Chen Xirong (Guangdong)
Forwards: 7. Yang Yumin (Liaoning), 9. Xu Yonglai (Shandong), 10. Guan Zhengbin (Liaoning), 13. Shen Xiangfu (Beijing), 15. Gu Guangming, 18. Rong Zhixing (above Guangdong)
On June 23, the national team traveled to Portugal for a friendly match. On June 23, the national team traveled to Portugal for a friendly match, with Kim Kwang-soo (Jilin) replacing Guan Zhengbin (Liaoning) among the visiting personnel, and the rest were the same as those who participated in the Fourth Kirin Cup.
On September 16, the national team officially formed to participate in the final round of the 12th World Cup Asian and Oceanian qualifying round. Leader: Xu Yinsheng; Deputy Leader: Nian Weisi, Yang Xiuzu
Head Coach: Su Yongshun
Coaches: Zhang Honggen, Hu Zhigang
Goalkeepers: 1. Li Fusheng (Bayi), 22. Yang Ning (Guangdong)
Defenders: 2. Cai Jinxiao (Guangdong), 3. Liu Zhicai (Bayi), 4. Lin Lefeng (Liaoning), 5. Chi Shangbin (Captain, Beijing Military), 12. Zang Cailing (Air Force)
Midfielders: 6. Huang Xiangdong (Kunming Military), 8. Zuo Shusheng (Tianjin), 16. Wang Feng (Guangxi), 18. Rong Zhixing, 20. Chen Xirong (above Guangdong)
Forwards: 7. Yang Yumin (Liaoning), 9. Xu Yonglai (Shandong), 11. Chen Jin'gang (Tianjin), 13. Shen Xiangfu (Beijing), 15. Gu Guangming (Guangdong)
Additionally, Xu Jianping, Liu Chengde, Liu Lifu, Huang Junwei, and Li Fubao were selected as reserve players. According to regulations, some players could be replaced before each game. The games from September to December were all participated in by these players.
In summary, 26 national players participated in the assembly of the Chinese men's national football team in 1981. Compared to the national teams of 1979 and 1980, there were not many "new faces" in the 19/1 Chinese men's national football team. As for the "old faces," they have already been introduced in previous articles (see the table below, you can search for articles from the corresponding years). This article only introduces the "newcomers," including: Lu Miaosheng, Guan Zhengbin, Wang Guangtai, and Huang Junwei.
Lu Miaosheng (February 1954 - June 2016) (some sources say he was born in 1956), was born in Shanghai and joined the Shanghai team in 1977. He is a famous senior player and former international from the Shanghai football circle. In 1981, he was selected from the Shanghai team to participate in the national team training. Lu Miaosheng was a versatile player in the football world, having played almost every position except goalkeeper, with excellent shooting skills.
Lu Miaosheng retired in 1989. After retiring, Lu Miaosheng, who grew up in Hongkou District, chose to work near his home at Hongkou Stadium, from the original business department of Hongkou Football Field to the joint development company of Hongkou Football Field and Lu Xun Park later. He never left football. He passed away due to illness in June 2016 at the age of 62.
Guan Zhengbin was born in July 1959 in Jin County, Liaoning Province. He was selected for the Liaoning youth team in 1976, came to the national youth team in 1978, and then joined the Liaoning team. He was selected for the Chinese national team in 1981 and traveled with the team to the United States and Japan. In 1987, he joined the Shenyang military unit and played as a forward.
After retiring, Guan Zhengbin worked as an assistant coach for the Bayi team and Qingdao team, successively assisting head coaches such as Jia Xiuquan, Zhuang Liansheng, and Tang Leping. In 2003, he became the head coach of the Chinese deaf football team organized by the China Disabled Persons' Federation. At the beginning of 2008, he joined Jiangsu Sainty and assisted head coach Pei Encai.
On January 20, 2009, Coach Guan Zhengbin passed away unfortunately due to kidney cancer at the age of 51.
Wang Guangtai was also a very temperamental person on the field. In the inaugural FA Cup in 1984, two strong teams, Tianjin and Guangdong, engaged in a fierce battle. Wang Guangtai and Gu Guangming, two top stars, had a fierce conflict during one confrontation. The actions of both teams became increasingly rough in subsequent matches, with the referee showing 2 red cards and 10 yellow cards. The two teams eventually drew 1-1, and after the game, Wang Guangtai and Gu Guangming were both suspended for half a year.
After retiring, Wang Guangtai has long been rooted in Tianjin to carry out youth training work, serving in positions such as the Tianjin Youth Team and Tianjin Railway Club, cultivating famous internationals such as Qu Bo and Yang Jun.
Huang Junwei was born in Guangzhou in 1960, playing as a center forward with good footwork, strong goal awareness, and scoring ability. He was selected for the junior sports school in 1970 and the Guangdong team in 1980. Since debuting in the early 1980s, Huang Junwei has served as the main scorer for the Guangdong team. In the 1981 national first-tier league, Huang Junwei scored 25 goals to become the top scorer, and was also selected for the national training team to prepare for the 12th World Cup Asian and Oceanian qualifying round.
After retiring, Huang Junwei has long been engaged in grassroots football training work in Guangzhou, serving as the director of the competition and training department at the Guangyao Club.