| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 January 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker, midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1997 | Beijing Guoan | 55 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998 | → Waldhof Mannheim (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2002 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 94 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | FC St. Pauli | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Shenzhen Jianlibao | 49 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Xiamen Blue Lions | 51 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2004 | China | 35 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Jiangsu Sainty (assistant coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Jiangsu Sainty (assistant coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Guizhou Renhe (assistant coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Beijing Enterprises Group (assistant coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | China U-23 (assistant coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | China U-17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Henan FC (deputy managing director) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Yang Chen (simplified Chinese: 杨晨; traditional Chinese: 楊晨; pinyin: Yáng Chén; born 17 January 1974) is a Chinese football coach and a former player.
As a player he represented Beijing Guoan, Waldhof Mannheim, Eintracht Frankfurt, FC St. Pauli, Shenzhen Jianlibao and Xiamen Blue Lions. He is the first Chinese player to play and score in the Bundesliga while internationally he played for the China football team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.