Shui Qingxia

In this Chinese name, the family name is Shui.

Shui Qingxia (Chinese: 水庆霞; pinyin: Shuǐ Qìngxiá; born 18 December 1966) is a Chinese football manager and former player who is the head coach of the China women's national team. As a player, she competed as a midfielder for the China in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic football tournaments.

Shui Qingxia

Personal information
Full name	Shui Qingxia[1]
Date of birth	(1966-12-18) 18 December 1966 (age 58)[2]
Place of birth	Funing, China[2]
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder[3]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Shanghai[4]
International career
1991–2000	China
Managerial career
2021–2023	China
Medal record Women's football Representing  China Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Team 1998 Bangkok Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

In 1996, Shui won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches.

Four years later she was a squad member of the Chinese team which finished fifth in the women's tournament, but she did not see any action.

Managerial career

In September 2021, Shui coached the "United Team", made up largely of international players, at the 2021 National Games of China. On 18 November 2021, she was appointed as manager of the China women's national team, becoming the first Chinese woman to lead the team.^[5] She led the team to win the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup, the country's first Women's Asian Cup title in sixteen years.^[3]

Career statistics

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 September 1995	Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia	Philippines	?–0	21–0	1995 AFC Women's Championship
2.	30 September 1995		South Korea	4–0	4–0
3.	12 December 1997	Guangdong, China	Chinese Taipei	7–0	10–0	1997 AFC Women's Championship
4.	4 June 2000	Sydney, Australia	Japan	2–0	2–0	2000 Pacific Cup
5.	24 June 2000	Foxborough, United States	Guatemala	11–0	14–0	2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
6.				12–0
7.				14–0
8.	1 July 2000	Louisville, United States	Brazil	1–0	2–3 (a.e.t.)

References

1. "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: China PR (CHN)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 5. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
2. Shui Qingxia at Olympedia
3. Roy, Shilarze Saha (20 January 2023). "Shui Qingxia, the Chinese showstopper". FIFA. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
4. "Facts and Figures – China PR". China '91, 1st FIFA World Championship for Women's Football for the M&M's Cup – Technical Report (PDF). FIFA. 1991. p. 66. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
5. "Ex-Olympian Shui Qingxia takes over as China women's coach as national team prepare for January's Asian Cup in India". South China Morning Post. Reuters. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2023.

External links

• Shui Qingxia at FBref.com
• Shui Qingxia at the Chinese Olympic Committee (archived)
• Shui Qingxia at Olympedia
• Shui Qingxia at databaseOlympics.com