| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1974-01-17)17 January 1974 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Beijing,China | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker,midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1997 | Beijing Guoan | 55 | (7) |
| 1998 | →Waldhof Mannheim (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2002 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 94 | (21) |
| 2002–2003 | FC St. Pauli | 20 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Shenzhen Jianlibao | 49 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | Xiamen Blue Lions | 51 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 1995–2004 | China | 35 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Jiangsu Sainty (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Jiangsu Sainty (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Guizhou Renhe (assistant coach) | ||
| 2015–2018 | Beijing Enterprises Group (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | China U-23 (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2023 | China U-17 | ||
| 2024 | Henan FC (deputy managing director) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yang Chen (simplified Chinese:杨晨;traditional Chinese:楊晨;pinyin:Yáng Chén; born 17 January 1974) is a Chinesefootball coach and a former player.
As a player he representedBeijing Guoan,Waldhof Mannheim,Eintracht Frankfurt,FC St. Pauli,Shenzhen Jianlibao andXiamen Blue Lions. He is the first Chinese player to play and score in theBundesliga while internationally he played for theChina football team in the2002 FIFA World Cup.
Born inBeijing, Yang began his professional football career withBeijing Guoan. He gradually established himself within their team during his time with them, however it was only once he had a short loan period with lower league GermanWaldhof Mannheim in 1998 did he show his potential as aforward. This sawBundesliga sideEintracht Frankfurt interested in him and were willing to make a transfer ofDEM1 million for his services.[1] Being the first Chinese footballer to play in the Bundesliga he would personally thrive within the league and score eight goals to help the team avoid relegation to2. Bundesliga.[2] Yang Chen would go on to be viewed as a trailblazer for Chinese footballers for his ability to score in one of the five major European football leagues and would personally go on to win the Chinese Footballer of the Year in 2000. While his time with Frankfurt was viewed as a success when new managerFelix Magath came in during the 2000–01 season Yang Chen did lose favour within the team and would have to fight back for his position before deciding to move to2. Bundesliga teamFC St. Pauli to ensure his place within the Chinese football team in preparation for theFIFA World Cup.
Yang Chen went back to his home country to play forShenzhen Jianlibao where under the managerZhu Guanghu his career would thrive once more and he would go on to win the2004 Chinese Super League title. Once Zhu Guanghu left to take over the Chinese national team andChi Shangbin came in to replace him Yang Chen and several other players immediately took a disliking to him. Throughout the 2005 league season there were numerous accusations between the management and the players. The club would decide to let the management go and several players including Yang Chen were sold off. He would go on to joinXiamen Blue Lions until they disbanded in 2007 and he decided to retire.
Yang Chen also played forChina at the2002 FIFA World Cup. He is the Chinese player to have come closest to scoring in the World Cup when his volley ricocheted off the post in the 3–0 loss to Turkey in group stage.
In 2009, Yang obtained his coaching certificate and joined top-tier clubJiangsu Sainty as an assistant coach.[3][4] In 2010 he would leave the club to go back to Germany to study and complete his international A-level coaching badges before returning to Jiangsu Sainty as an assistant coach and team leader underDragan Okuka.[5]
In December 2013, Yang joinedGuizhou Renhe as an assistant coach and team leader, however he decided to leave them in January 2015 when he accepted the invitation of returning to his hometown of Beijing to joinBeijing Enterprises Group to become their guidetrainer and an assistant coach.[6]
In April 2021, Yang was named as head coach ofChina U-16.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 December 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand |  Cambodia | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1998 Asian Games |
| 2 | 3–0 | |||||
| 3 | 4–0 | |||||
| 4 | 10 December 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand |  Oman | 6–1 | 6–1 | 1998 Asian Games |
| 5 | 7 October 2000 | Amman, Jordan |  Jordan | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 16 October 2000 | Tripoli, Lebanon |  Indonesia | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup |
| 7 | 23 October 2000 | Beirut, Lebanon |  Qatar | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup |
| 8 | 26 October 2000 | Beirut, Lebanon |  Japan | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup |
| 9 | 22 April 2001 | Xi'an, China |  Maldives | 7–0 | 10–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 10 | 13 May 2001 | Kunming, China | Indonesia | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 11 | 10 December 2003 | Kanagawa, Japan |  Hong Kong | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2003 EAFF East Asian Cup |
Shenzhen Jianlibao
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| 2016 | Running Man | episode – 283 |
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