Wang Liang (footballer, born 1979) should not be confused with Wang Liang (footballer, born 1989).
| Wang Liang 王亮 | |
| Fullname: | Wang Liang |
| Birth Date: | 1 April 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Shenyang, Liaoning, China |
| Height: | 1.85m (06.07feet) |
| Position: | Right back, Right midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Liaoning F.C. |
| Years1: | 1999–2005 |
| Clubs1: | Liaoning F.C. |
| Caps1: | 128 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2006–2011 |
| Clubs2: | Shandong Luneng Taishan |
| Caps2: | 43 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2008 |
| Clubs3: | → Liaoning F.C. (loan) |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2012–2016 |
| Clubs4: | Liaoning Whowin |
| Caps4: | 48 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 30 October 2016 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2000–2006 |
| Nationalteam1: | China |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2017 |
| Managerclubs1: | Liaoning FC (Assistant Coach) |
| Manageryears2: | 2017-2018 |
| Managerclubs2: | Guizhou Hengfeng (Assistant Coach) |
| Manageryears3: | 2019 |
| Managerclubs3: | Guangdong South China Tiger (Assistant Coach) |
| Manageryears4: | 2020 |
| Managerclubs4: | Guangzhou R&F (Assistant Coach) |
| Manageryears5: | 2021-2023 |
| Managerclubs5: | Wuhan Yangtze River (Assistant Coach) |
| Manageryears6: | 2022 |
| Managerclubs6: | China (Assistant Coach) |
| Manageryears7: | 2023- |
| Managerclubs7: | Yunnan Yukun (Assistant Coach) |
| Ntupdate: | 27 March 2010 |
Wang Liang (born April 1, 1979) is a former Chinese football player as a right back or right midfielder.
Wang Liang started his career with Liaoning F.C. making his debut in 1999. The following season he would establish himself as a regular playing in 17 games.[1] He would eventually play for Liaoning for seven season before transferring to Shandong Luneng Taishan where he had a mixed period, winning the China Super League with them but unable to establish himself as a regular. He would move back to Liaoning after two seasons with Shandong on loan. Liaoning were relegated in the Chinese Super League 2008 season and Wang Liang returned to Shandong.
Wang Liang began his senior international football career on July 28, 2000 in a friendly against South Korea that China lost 1-0.[2] After several friendlies he could not establish himself within the Chinese team and it was not until Zhu Guanghu became the Chinese Head coach did Wang become a consistent member within the team. He would experience some success with the team when he won the 2005 East Asian Football Championship, however when qualification for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup came about Zhu decided to drop Wang for the experienced Sun Jihai and the versatility of Cao Yang.