Zhang Yalin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zhang Yalin | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Dalian, Liaoning, China | ||
| Date of death | 14 February 2010 (aged 28) | ||
| Place of death | Dalian, Liaoning, China | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1997 | Dalian Wanda FC | ||
| 1997–1999 | Dalian Yiteng | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2009 | Dalian Shide F.C. | 103 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2004 | China U-23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zhang Yalin (simplified Chinese: 张亚林; traditional Chinese: 張亞林; pinyin: Zhāng Yàlín; 19 April 1981 – 14 February 2010) was a Chinese football midfielder.
Biography[edit]
Zhang Yalin started his football career in the 2000 Chinese league season for Dalian Shide F.C. and would quickly establish himself within the team that won the league title.[1] From then on he would become a vital member of the team and by 2003 he was selected to the China national under-23 football team but was injured in training, which ruled him out from any tournament.[2] By 2006 in his personal life he married Jia Nini (贾妮妮), a Chinese model and actress.[3] They named their daughter, who was born 12 July 2007, Zhang Shijia (张诗伽).[4]
On 14 February 2010, Zhang died of lymphoma in Dalian, aged 28, after two years with the disease.[5]
Since his death, his shirt number of 26 has been retired in his honour by Dalian Shide.[6]
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
- Winners (1): 2005
- Winners (2): 2001, 2005
- Runners-up (1): 2001
References[edit]
- ^ China 2000 Archived September 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at rsssf.com 19 Jun 2003 Retrieved 2012-09-21
- ^ 张亚林 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2012-09-21
- ^ 图-张亚林迎娶电影女星 521朵玫瑰锁定一世情缘_网易体育 Archived 2021-03-04 at the Wayback Machine at sports.163.com 2006-12-03 Retrieved 2012-09-21
- ^ 亲临队友女儿百岁生日宴 郝海东感慨颇多 – ESPNSTAR中文网 Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at espnstar.com.cn 2007-09-19 Retrieved 2012-09-21
- ^ 前国奥主力张亚林英年早逝 实德铁腰曾获科萨盛赞 at sports.sina.com.cn 2010-02-15 Retrieved 2012-09-21
- ^ 实德封存张亚林26号球衣 Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine at sports.163.com 2010-03-19 Retrieved 2012-09-21