Yang Pu (footballer)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yang.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Yang.

Yang Pu
杨璞

Personal information
Full name	Yang Pu
Date of birth	(1978-03-30) 30 March 1978
Place of birth	Beijing, China
Height
Position(s)	Full back / Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Beijing Guoan (Head of Youth department)
Youth career
1994–1998	Beijing Victory
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2009	Beijing Guoan	212	(15)
Total		212	(15)
International career
2001–2004	China	34	(0)
Managerial career
2009–	Beijing Guoan (Head of Youth department)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 2009

Yang Pu
Chosŏn'gŭl	양푸
Hancha	杨璞
Revised Romanization	Yang Po
McCune–Reischauer	Yang Pu

Yang Pu (simplified Chinese: 杨璞; traditional Chinese: 楊璞; pinyin: Yáng Pú; born 30 March 1978 in Beijing) is a Chinese football manager and former player, He is currently the head of Youth department of Beijing Guoan.

He played his entire professional football career for Beijing Guoan predominately as a holding midfielder, left back and left winger where he was also their captain. As an international player his greatest achievement was being a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad where he played in two matches.

Club career

Yang Pu started his professional football career for Beijing Guoan in the 1998 league season and due to versatility to also play as a midfield he would quickly become a squad regular. By the 2000 league season he had firmly established himself as their first choice left-back and became an integral member of the team. Despite several management changes he would remain a loyal member to the club and win his first piece of siverware with the 2003 Chinese FA Cup. His loyalty to the club would pay-off when he was named as their captain in the 2007 league season, however due to injury he rarely actually captained the team. At the end of the 2009 league season Yang Pu retired due to a persistent right knee injury, however despite this he was able to lead Beijing Guoan to the league title even though he missed much of the league season.

International career

Yang Pu made his senior international debut in friendly against his ancestral country North Korea on August 3, 2001 in a 2-2 draw. Though predominately a left back or left midfielder he was used was in a variety of positions for the Chinese football team and this versatility quickly saw him become a regular within the squad. Increasingly pushing for a place in the Chinese starting line-up he would be a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and even play in two group games. With the introduction of Sun Xiang and Yan Song he saw his time limited within the team and he would play his last game against Kuwait on October 13, 2004 in a Fifa World Cup qualifier that China lost 1-0.

Personal life

Yang Pu's father is ethnically North Korean, His mother is a Chinese Hui.

Honours

• Chinese Super League: 2009
• Chinese FA Cup: 2003

External links

• 2002 China Team Player Profile at BBC website
• Pu.html Yang Pu at National-Football-Teams.com
• Player stats at Football-lineups.com