Cai Jinbiao
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| Full name | Cai Jinbiao | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | June 1954 (age 71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Xingning, Guangdong, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1983 | Guangdong team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1982 | China | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cai Jinbiao (Chinese: 蔡锦标; born 1954) is a former Chinese international footballer who played as a defender. He represented Guangdong team where he won the 1979 Chinese league title as well as playing for the China national football team in the 1980 Asian Cup.
At an early age, Cai Jinbiao would be accepted in a specialist sports school within Xingning, Guangdong. This was before he started his career playing for the Guangdong youth team where he would soon be promoted to the senior team in 1974.[citation needed]
Despite his relatively short height for a defender, he would go on to establish himself as an extremely effective defender and receive the nickname "Steel head" by the local fans.[1] He would soon receive his first call-up to the Chinese national team by the manager Nian Weisi while back at his club Cai's free-kick skills and jumping ability would then go on to see Guangdong FC win their first ever Chinese league title at the end of the 1979 league season.[2]
Career statistics
International statistics
| Competition | Year | Apps | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 1978-1982 | 5 | 0 |
| Great Wall Cup | 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| Asian Cup | 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| World Cup Qualifier | 1980-1982 | 12 | 1 |
| Total | 20 | 1 | |
