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| Date of birth | (1971-10-03)3 October 1971 (age 53) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Guangzhou,Guangdong,China | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft6+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1997 | Guangzhou Apollo | 85 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Chongqing Longxin | 25 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Shenzhen Pingan | 35 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1997 | China | 53 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Shenzhen Pingan (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Shanghai Stars | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Hangzhou Greentown (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Guangzhou Evergrande (youth team) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Guanghzhou Evergrande (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | China U22 (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Guangzhou Evergrande (reserve team) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 1, 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 28, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 彭伟国 | ||||||||||||||
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Peng Weiguo (Chinese:彭伟国;pinyin:Péng Wěiguó; born October 3, 1971, inGuangzhou) is aChinesefootball coach and a former international player.
As a player he representedGuangzhou Apollo,Chongqing Longxin andShenzhen Pingan while internationally he represented theChinese national team at the1992 and1996 AFC Asian Cup. After retiring he moved into coaching and became the assistant coach atShenzhen Pingan before gaining his first Head coaching position atShanghai Stars. He has continued with coaching as an assistant withHangzhou Greentown andChina U22 or a reserve team coach withGuangzhou Evergrande.
Peng Weiguo is ofHakka ethnicity and his father originates fromJiexi,Guangdong. He and his younger brotherPeng Weijun showed a lot of sporting potential and both would join then graduate from theGuangzhou Apollo youth team. After breaking into the Guangzhou Apollo senior team, Weiguo would quickly become an integral member of the team and then rise to prominence during the 1994 league season when he was named as their captain then lead them to a runners-up position as well as personally winning the Golden Ball award.[1] Known for his brutal soccer style he controversially fouled and seriously hurt promising soccer starZhang Haitao, which ultimately caused Zhang Haitao to retire.[2] Peng Weiguo remained with Guangzhou until the 1997 league season whenChongqing Longxin were willing to pay 2,350,000 Renminbi for him, however despite his high transfer he was unable to live up to expectations and would return to theGuangdong province withShenzhen Pingan where he was also offered a training position.
Originally part of theChinese youth team he would make the transition to the senior team when he made his debut againstIndonesia on April 20, 1992, in anAsian Cup qualifier that China won 2–0.[3] He would immediately become an integral member of the Chinese team and would play in the1992 AFC Asian Cup where he aided China to a third-place finish as well as also scoring his first goal againstQatar during the tournament.[4] In the1994 Asian Games he would continue to aid China to this time a runners-up position, however when it came to the1996 AFC Asian Cup he was unable to help China improve upon their previous results and China were knocked out during the quarter-finals. Unable to help China qualify for the1998 FIFA World Cup Peng Weiguo would play his last international game in the final game of qualifying.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 30 January 1996 | Mong Kok Stadium,Kowloon,Hong Kong |  Macau | 1–0 | 7–1 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 2. | 3–1 |
Peng Weiguo would leave his training position at Shenzhen Pingan in 2001 and move away from football to start several business ventures. He would return to football in July, 2006 when he registered to take a Chinese Soccer association level B training class in management.[5] He would quickly achieve his certificate and on January 5, 2007, he would be offered his first head coach position at the second-tier clubShanghai Stars to replace resigning managerShen Si, however, he would have a difficult start to his reign and Cao Xiandong was brought into the club as head coach. Peng Weiguo would then move toHangzhou Greentown on April 29, 2008, as an assistant until September 22, 2009.[6]
On 1 December 2009 top tier football clubGuangzhou Pharmaceutical officially announced Peng Weiguo as their caretaker head coach.[7] On 25 March 2010, it was announced that manager Peng had been relieved of his duties, withKorean managerLee Jang-Soo put in charge.[8] He became the manager ofGuangzhou F.C. Youth Team.
On 22 September 2011,Chinese Football Association announced Peng as the assist coach ofChina U22.[9]
On 21 May 2012, he became the reserve team coach ofGuangzhou Evergrande, just a few days afterMarcello Lippi took over as the new head coach. Peng announced his resignation on his personalweibo account on 27 May 2013.[10]
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| Preceded by | Guangzhou F.C. captain 1995–1997 | Succeeded by |
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