Liu Lifu
Chinese footballer
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Liu Lifu (simplified Chinese: 刘利福; traditional Chinese: 劉利福; pinyin: Liú Lìfú; born 1 October 1955) is a former Chinese footballer.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Liu Lifu | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1955 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| Beijing | |||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Tung Sing | ||||||||||||||||
| Beijing Army | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1982 | China | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Beijing, Liu played for hometown team Beijing. In 1982, Beijing won the China National League, with 50% of Beijing's goals being assisted by Liu. In 1985, Liu joined Hong Kong First Division League club Tung Sing, before leaving in 1986 after the Hong Kong Football Association implemented player registration restrictions for non-Hongkongers. Following his spell with Tung Sing, Liu joined the Beijing Army team for a season, before retiring.[1]
International career
On 6 October 1977, Liu made his debut for China in a 1–1 draw against the United States in China's first tour to the Western Bloc,[2] following opening the scoring in a 1–1 draw against the New York Cosmos on 17 September 1977, in the Cosmos' tour of China.[3]
International goals
- Scores and results list China's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 December 1978 | Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Thailand | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1978 Asian Games |
| 2 | 25 December 1978 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines |  Philippines | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
