Rong Zhixing

Rong Zhixing
容志行
Personal information
Full name Rong Zhixing
Date of birth (1948-07-30) 30 July 1948
Place of birth A ship on the journey from China to India
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1964 Guangzhou Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1966 Guangzhou Worker
1966 Guangzhou team
1969–1982 Guangdong team
International career
1972–1982 China 34 (10)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  China
AFC Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place1976 IranTeam
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place1978 BangkokFootball
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rong Zhixing (Chinese: 容志行; born 30 July 1948) is a Chinese retired footballer who played for Guangdong. He represented China PR in the 1976 Asian Cup and qualifying for the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Biography

A China national team match-worn by Rong from the 1970s

Rong was born in a ship on the journey from China to India, his family came from Taishan, Guangdong. His family lived in India until 1953, when they returned to China and settled in Guangzhou. Rong started his career playing for the Guangzhou youth football team, after that he was elected to the Guangzhou worker football team. In 1966 Rong join Guangzhou football team. In 1969, Rong was elected to the Guangdong football team, he was called up to the Chinese national team and played in the 1976 Asian Cup, with China earning third place. Rong was still called up to represent China as he played within the 1980 Asian Cup and qualifying for the 1982 FIFA World Cup. After China lost to New Zealand in qualifying for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, Rong retired.[1]

In 1982, Rong retired and studied in university, he worked as the coach of Guangdong youth football team for a short time. After that Rong worked as the vice secretary of party committee of Guangdong province sports technical college. In 1991, Rong worked as the director of the Shenzhen sports committee.

On January 21, 2014, Rong was elected vice chairman of the Chinese Football Association.[2]

A shirt belonging to Rong from the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Career statistics

International

National teamYearAppsGoals
China 197311
197400
197552
197640
197722
197882
197900
198042
198171
198230
Total3410

International goals

Scores and results list China's goal tally first.[3]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 August 1973China Guinea—5–2Friendly
2.19 June 1975Government Stadium, Hong Kong Brunei—10–11976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3.21 June 1975 Hong Kong1–01–0
4.19 July 1977China Zaire—3–2Friendly
5.27 July 1977 Hong Kong—1–2
6.14 December 1978Thailand Qatar—3–0
7.19 December 1978 Malaysia—7–1
8.24 December 1980Government Stadium, Hong Kong Macau3–03–01982 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.26 December 1980 Japan1–01–0
10.18 October 1981Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China Kuwait1–03–0

Honours

Guangdong

  • China national league: 1979[4]

References

  1. ↑ ""中国的贝利"容志行(华侨华人与奥林匹克)". 人民网. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
  2. ↑ "蔡振华出任足协主席 张剑领衔七位副主席". 人民网. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Rong Zhihang". China National Football Team Database. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "China 1979". RSSSF. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2019.