Hao Haidong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hao (郝).

Hao Haidong
Personal information
Full name Hao Haidong
Date of birth (1970-05-09) 9 May 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Qingdao, Shandong, China
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1980–1986 Bayi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1996 Bayi 48 (19)
1997–2004 Dalian Shide 130 (78)
2005–2006 Sheffield United 0 (0)
Total 178 (97)
International career
1992–2004 China 106 (39[2])
Managerial career
2004 Dalian Shide (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hao Haidong (simplified Chinese: 郝海东; traditional Chinese: 郝海東; pinyin: Hǎo Hǎidōng; born 9 May 1970)[3] is a Chinese former international footballer. He currently holds the record for being China's top goalscorer.

As a player he represented Bayi Football Team, Dalian Shide and Sheffield United in a career that saw him win six league titles and two Chinese FA Cup. Along with a Chinese Football Association Player of the Year award and three Chinese Jia-A League Top goalscorer awards. Since retiring he had a brief spell at management with Dalian Shide and was the General manager at Hunan Shoking before being Chairman of Tianjin Songjiang, which he left in 2012.[4][5] Hao married former badminton champion Ye Zhaoying in summer 2019.[6]

  1. ^ "Hao Haidong Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Hao Haidong – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Hao Haidong Biography". ESPN.
  4. ^ "郝海东出手收购湖南湘军(图)". sohu.com. 18 July 2006. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. ^ "松江宣布郝海东下课裴恩才挂帅 携泰达战略合作". sports.sohu.com. 20 November 2012. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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