| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1963-11-09)9 November 1963 (age 62)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dalian,Liaoning, China | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1987 | Bayi | ||
| 1987–1989 | Partizan | 16 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | PDRM | ||
| 1992–1993 | Gamba Osaka | 25 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1983–1992 | China | 55 | (9) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Bayi | ||
| 1996–1998 | Shaanxi Guoli | ||
| 1999 | China U17 | ||
| 2000 | Shanghai Shenhua (trainer) | ||
| 2001–2002 | Bayi | ||
| 2003–2004 | China U23 | ||
| 2004 | Shanghai Shenhua (interim) | ||
| 2005–2007 | China U23 | ||
| 2008 | Henan Jianye | ||
| 2008–2009 | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| 2014–2017 | Henan Jianye | ||
| 2017 | China U20 | ||
| 2018–2021 | China Women | ||
| 2025- | Changchun Dazhong Zhuoyue | ||
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jia Xiuquan (simplified Chinese:贾秀全;traditional Chinese:賈秀全;pinyin:Jiǎ Xiùquán; born 9 November 1963) is a Chinesefootballmanager and former international player.
As a player, Jia Xiuquan predominately played the majority of his career forBayi Football Team. During his time at Bayi, he saw them win two league titles, his first title in 1981 and his second in the 1986 league season.[2][3] He would also personally win theChinese Football Association Golden Ball award in 1983, 1984 and 1986.[4] After achieving these honours he was one of the first Chinese players to attract interest from foreign teams. Jia would eventually transfer toYugoslavFirst League teamFK Partizan where he moved in 1988 together withLiu Haiguang.[5] They were among the pioneers among Chinese players inEurope, as by then, onlyXie Yuxin andGu Guangming, playing withFC Zwolle (Netherlands) andSV Darmstadt 98 (Germany) respectively, had been playing in Europe since 1987.[6]
Jia and Liu came to Belgrade during the winter break of the1987–88 season. Jia played 10 matches in the league during the second half of the 1987–88 season, with Partizan finishing second that season one point behind their eternal rivalsRed Star. He played one of the matches[7] On 26 October 1988, Jia played in the1988–89 UEFA Cup second round first leg against Italian giantsAS Roma, coming on as a substitute forFadil Vokrri in the 46th minute, which made him the first Chinese footballer to play in theUEFA Cup. Partizan beat Roma 4–2 at home, but later they lost 0–2 in Italian capital, making it an away-goals loss. That domestic season, the1988–89 Yugoslav First League, the league had a surprising winner,FK Vojvodina, with Partizan finishing in a disappointing 6th position, however the club compensated by winning theYugoslav Cup that year, with Jia playing in two Cup matches. In the league that season Jia played 6 matches. In total, along with the 11 friendlies where he scored one goal, with Partizan Jia played a total of 34 matches having scored one goal.[7]
Afterward Jia will move toMalaysian clubMalaysia Royal Police FA. He was invited to Japanese outfitSanfrecce Hiroshima byKazuo Imanishi in 1992; however, he choseMatsushita Electric at the recommendation of club's assistant coachChi Shangbin. He played in the1991–92 Japan Soccer League with the club finishing in 5th place at the end of the season. Jia played withGamba Osaka in the inaugural season of theJ.League in1993 and he made 25 league appearances during that season, with Gamba Osaka finishing in 7th place.[8] Jia was the first ever Chinese player to play in the J.League.[6]
In 1982, he would make his debut for theChinese national team, however he would rise to prominence in the1984 AFC Asian Cup where China finished runners up and Jia was personally named as theAsian Cup Most Valuable Player.[9] A constant regular within the team Jia would captain the team from 1987 until 1992 where he led China in an unsuccessfulFIFA World Cup qualifying campaign as well as the1988 and1992 AFC Asian Cup, eventually achieving 55 caps[10] for his country.[11] He was also part of the Chinese team at the1988 Summer Olympics.
After he retired, Bayi Football Team offered Jia a chance to rejoin them and coach them for a short period, however his presence within the team was unable to lift them from a spending much of the season near the bottom of the league.[12] WithShaanxi Guoli, Jia managed a newly formed team starting at the bottom of the Chinese league system and would lead them to promotion to the second tier in the 1997 league season.[13] This caught the attention of theChinese Football Association and offered him theChina U17, however his reign with them was uninspired and the team were unable to qualify for any major tournaments.
In 2000Shanghai Shenhua were willing to give Jia a chance to join them as a trainer before Bayi asked Jia to join them again. Once again he spent much of his time trying to keep Bayi in the top tier of the league system. However, despite achieving this he left them at the end of the 2002 league season where they finished a disappointing 13th.[14] Jia would later accept a position for theChina U23 however this was short lived and he resigned in February 2004. Once again he took another training position with Shanghai but because English Head CoachHoward Wilkinson resigned before the start of the beginning of the league season Jia acted as the head coach through the majority of the season, Shanghai ultimately ended the season finishing 10th.[15] In 2005 Jia returned to the Chinese under-23 team as a permanent manager to compete for theFootball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.
At the beginning of the 2008 league seasonHenan Jianye offered Jia the chance to manage them in the top tier, Jia took this position but had a poor start to the season and was replaced withAcácio Casimiro. In September 2008 Jia was again offered the chance to manage Shanghai Shenhua, this time on a permanent basis and took Shanghai to second in the league.[16] At the end of the 2009 Jia was dismissed by the club again after a disappointing season with the team ranking 5th. Later he was reported to be arrested for receiving bribes during his stint at Chinese youth team.[17]
On 20 January 2010, Jia was arrested and questioned on allegations of match-fixing during his tenures with Shaanxi Guoli and the Chinese youth teams.[18] His character would be questioned by the Chinese media and old stories about his coaching abilities, his cozy relationship with the Chinese FA, criticisms from former players and staff as well as his willingness to allow Shanghai Shenhua's chairmanZhu Jun's to interference on team management would all be recycled during his arrest.[19] On 21 January 2010 Chinese FA member Yang Yimin was also arrested on allegations of match-fixing.[20] The allegations against each men would expose an extremely close friendship between Jia and Yang Yimin especially during their time working with each other with the Chinese youth teams.[21] On 4 March 2010, Jia was released from prison and had all allegations against him dropped.[22] Yang Yimin would later be found guilty for his involvement in a match-fixing ring that saw him sentenced to 10 years in prison on 18 February 2012.[23]
On 2 June 2014, Jia was appointed as the new manager ofHenan Jianye.[24]
In May 2018, Jia was appointed as the head coach ofChina women's national football team.[25] Jia left his position in 2021 after the2020 Olympics.
In August 2025, Jia moved toChinese Women's Super League clubChangchun Dazhong Zhuoyue as the head coach.[26]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gamba Osaka | 1992 | J1 League | – | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| China PR | 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 4 | |
| 1985 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 11 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 7 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | 5 December 1984 | Kallang,Singapore |  Singapore | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1984 AFC Asian Cup |
| 3. | 9 December 1984 |  India | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 4. | 11 December 1984 |  United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 5. | 12 May 1985 | Beijing,China |  Macau | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7. | 29 July 1989 | Shenyang, China |  Thailand | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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