He Jia Explained

He Jia
何佳
Fullname:He Jia
Birth Date:16 August 1951
Birth Place:Guangzhou, China
Position:Midfielder
Years1:–1982
Clubs1:Guangdong
Years2:1983–1986
Clubs2:South China
Nationalyears1:1975–1978
Nationalteam1:China
Nationalcaps1:17
Nationalgoals1:5

He Jia (; born 16 August 1951) is a former Chinese footballer.

Club career

He was born in 1951 in Guangzhou, Guangdong.[1] He began his career at Guangdong. In 1979, He captained Guangdong in the inaugural Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup, scoring in the second leg.[2] In 1982, Jia left Guangdong, moving to Hong Kong in the process. Following the influx of mainland Chinese players into the Hong Kong First Division, He joined South China in 1983.[3]

International career

On 15 June 1975, He made his debut for China in a 1–0 win against North Korea. He played three times for China at the 1976 AFC Asian Cup, scoring once.[4] On 6 October 1977, He scored the opening goal against the United States in China's first game of their first tour to the Western Bloc.[5]

International goals

Scores and results list China's goal tally first.

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 August 1975 3–3 Friendly
2 13 June 1976 1–0 1–0 1976 AFC Asian Cup third place play-off
3 6 October 1977 1–0 1–1 Friendly
4 31 March 1978 1–0 1–0 Friendly
5 18 December 1978 4–1 4–1 1978 Asian Games

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 中国国家男子足球队名册(1977). China Football Academy. 4 October 2019. zh.
  2. Web site: 首届省港杯广东队队长何佳:友谊第一比赛第二. NetEase Sports. 6 August 2009. 4 October 2019. zh. 4 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191004001725/http://sports.163.com/09/0806/15/5G1V3MJ200053JHO.html. dead.
  3. Web site: 雄风犹存的何佳. Sina. 2 July 2011. 4 October 2019. zh.
  4. Web site: He Jia. China National Football Team Database. 4 October 2019.
  5. Web site: China's historic 1977 tour to the USA remembered. Wild East Football. 30 January 2017. 4 October 2019.