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.
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]
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]
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 | ||