| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1961-04-13)April 13, 1961 (age 64) | ||
| Place of birth | Weihai,Shandong,China | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender,Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1981 | Shandong team | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1993 | Shandong team | ||
| 1993 | Happy Valley | ||
| 1994 | Shandong Taishan | ||
| 1995 | Shenzhen FC | ||
| 1996 | Shanghai Yuyuan | ||
| 1997–1998 | Qingdao Hainiu | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1984–1994 | China | 8 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of January 1, 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals as of January 1, 2012 | |||
Wang Dongning (simplified Chinese:王东宁;traditional Chinese:王東寧;pinyin:Wáng Dōngníng; born April 13, 1961) is a former Chinese internationalfootballer who representedShandong team where he played as adefender ormidfielder before having short stints atHappy Valley,Shenzhen FC andQingdao Hainiu. While internationally he representedChina in the1984 Asian Cup and the1994 Asian Games where he aided the team to a runners-up spot.
Wang Dongning started his football career with theShandong youth team before graduating into their senior team in 1982 where he helped guide the club to a runners-up spot at the end of the league season.[1] He was soon called up to theChinese national team and was part of the squad that took part in the1984 Asian Cup where China were beaten in the final toSaudi Arabia.[2] For the next several years he was a loyal player to Shandong, however he was part of the team that saw successive relegation hit the team in 1989 and the 1990 league seasons.[3] Despite this Wang stayed to help the club win promotion back into the second tier before he decided to leave the club and joinHong Kong First Division League teamHappy Valley. His stay in Hong Kong was brief and Wang moved back to his old club Shandong in 1994 after they had renamed themselvesShandong Taishan and had returned to the top tier to become a fully professional team.[4] With his return he was also able to gain his way back into the national team and was part of the team that went to theFootball at the 1994 Asian Games and helped guide China to a runners-up spot toUzbekistan.[5] Nearing the end of his career Wang joined second-tier football clubShenzhen FC 1995 for a season, where he actually won the division title with them before leaving to join another second-tier club inShanghai Yuyuan before ending his career withQingdao Hainiu.[6]
| Year | Competition | Apps | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Friendly | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | Asian Games | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Shandong team
Shenzhen FC
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