Li Guoxu
Chinese football player and manager
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Li Guoxu (simplified Chinese: 李国旭; traditional Chinese: 李國旭; pinyin: Lǐ Guóxù; born 11 April 1978) is a Chinese football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Dalian Yingbo.
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Li Guoxu in April 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 April 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Dalian, Liaoning, China | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dalian Yingbo (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1997 | Dalian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Dalian Wanda | ||
| 1999 | Chongqing Hongyan | ||
| 2000 | Shaanxi National Power | ||
| 2001–2005 | Chongqing Lifan | ||
| 2004 | → Boca Juniors (loan)[1] | ||
| 2006–2007 | Chengdu Blades | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Dalian Aerbin reserves | ||
| 2017–2018 | Dalian Transcendence | ||
| 2022– | Dalian Yingbo | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Li Guoxu started his career at Dalian Wanda.
In 1999, he left Dalian Wanda to join Chongqing Hongyan in the Chinese Jia B league.
In 2000, he moved to Shaanxi National Power.
In 2001, he returned to Chongqing and joined Chongqing Lifan. He scored 4 goals in the 8–1 victory against Công an in the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.[2]
In March 2004, he joined Boca Juniors on a short loan.[3][4][5] He suffered phalanx fracture, and did not have appearances. He returned to Chongqing in July 2004.[6]
In 2007, he transferred to Chengdu Blades.
Managerial career
Following Li's retirement in 2009, he joined Dalian Aerbin as assistant coach. He also managed Dalian Aerbin's reserve team from 2012.
In 2017, Li was appointed as the reserve manager of Dalian Transcendence. He was promoted to first team manager during the season.[7] In the 2018 season, he was officially appointed as manager [8] but was sacked soon due to poor performances.[9]
In 2019, Li returned to the renamed Dalian Yifang as reserves manager, but left the team not long after Benitez's arrival.
In 2022, Li sided with the newly established Dalian Duxing in the Chinese Champions League,[10] and promoted into the China League Two by the end of the season.
Career statistics
- As of 3 March 2015
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dalian Wanda | 1997 | Jia A League | 4 | 0 | ? | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 | ? | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chongqing Hongyan | 1999 | Jia B League | ? | 2 | ? | 1 | - | 0 | 3 | |
| Shaanxi National Power | 2000 | 18 | 0 | ? | 0 | - | 18 | 0 | ||
| Chongqing Lifan | 2001 | Jia A League | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 25 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 28 | 6 | |||
| 2003 | 28 | 2 | ? | 0 | - | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2004 | Chinese Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Boca Juniors | 2003–04 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Chongqing Lifan | 2005 | Chinese Super League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 4 |
| Chengdu Blades | 2006 | China League One | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 18 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Career Total | 152 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 158 | 23 | ||
Honours
Club
- Chinese Jia-B League: 2000