| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1971-01-26)26 January 1971 (age 54) | ||
| Place of birth | Jinan,Shandong,China | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–2005 | Dalian Wanda | 244 | (36) |
| International career | |||
| 1992–2004 | China | 86 | (8) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013 | Dalian Aerbin (caretaker) | ||
| 2015–2018 | China U20 | ||
| 2017– | Beijing Guoan (general manager) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2024 | |||
Li Ming (Chinese:李明;pinyin:Lǐ Míng; born 26 January 1971) is a Chinese football coach and a former international player.
As a footballer, he played as amidfielder and spent his whole career withDalian Wanda where he won eight league titles and threeChinese FA Cups. His international career saw him play for theChinese national team gathering 86 international appearances between 1992 and 2004, scoring 8 goals.[1] He represented his nation at four editions of theAFC Asian Cup, helping his team to a third-place finish in1992, the quarter-finals in1996, a fourth-place finish in2000 and a second-place finish in2004, which China hosted.
Li Ming was born inJinan,Shandong. Starting his football career in 1989, Li Ming would spend his entire football career withDalian Wanda. He soon established himself as the club's first choiceright-midfielder, however it was not until the 1994 league season that Dalian would win their first professional league title. With the help of Li Ming, the club soon established themselves as the dominant team within China for several seasons.[2] From 1994 to 2002 Dalian would win a staggering eight league titles; Li Ming was one of the stars of the Dalian Wanda team that went the entire 1996 league season without losing a single domestic league game.[3] Li missed out on China's maiden appearance at the2002 FIFA World Cup due to an injury during the qualification campaign.[4]
His son,Li Sirong, also went on to be a footballer.[5]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 February 1997 | Malaysia |  Finland | 2–1 | Won | 1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia |
| 2. | 28 February 1997 | Malaysia |  Zimbabwe | 3–1 | Won | 1997 Dunhill Cup Malaysia |
| 3. | 13 September 1997 | Dalian,China PR |  Iran | 2–4 | Lost | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 16 October 2000 | Tripoli,Lebanon |  Indonesia | 4–0 | Won | 2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stages |
| 5. | 23 October 2000 | Sidon,Lebanon |  Qatar | 3–1 | Won | 2000 AFC Asian Cup Quarter-finals |
| 6. | 3 July 2004 | China |  Lebanon | 6–0 | Won | Friendly |
| 7. | 21 July 2004 | Beijing,China PR | Indonesia | 5–0 | Won | 2004 AFC Asian Cup Group Stages |
| 8. | 7 August 2004 | Beijing,China PR |  Japan | 1–3 | Lost | 2004 AFC Asian Cup Finals |
| Preceded by | Chinese Football AssociationEMS Quickest Goal 1998 | Succeeded by |
