Zhang Ouying Explained

Zhang Ouying
Full Name:Zhang Ouying[1]
Birth Date:2 November 1975
Birth Place:Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China[2]
Death Place:San Diego, California, United States
Position:Forward
Height:5ft 5in
Years1:1991–2002
Clubs1:Hebei
Years2:2002–2003
Clubs2:San Diego Spirit
Caps2:37
Goals2:6
Years3:2006–2008
Clubs3:San Diego WFC SeaLions
Nationalteam1:China
Nationalyears1:1998–2007

Zhang Ouying (; 2 November 1975 – 1 December 2018) was a Chinese football (soccer) player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics as well as the 1999, 2003, and 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3] She was a member of the Chinese team that won the silver medal at the 1999 World Cup.[4]

Life

Zhang was born in Zhangjiakou, Hebei in 1975. In 2000, she finished fifth with the Chinese team in the 2000 Summer Olympics. She played all three matches. Four years later she finished ninth with the Chinese team in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She played in one match.

She married an American in 2006, and moved to the United States after retirement.

From 2010 to 2012, she coached numerous teams at the San Diego Futbol Academy in Rancho Peñasquitos, California. After that, she coached teams for the San Diego Soccer Club[5] and was often referred to as "Coach O".[6]

Zhang was diagnosed with lung cancer in March 2018,[7] and died in San Diego on 1 December 2018, at the age of 43.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 – List of Players: China PR . . 5 . 15 September 2007 . 10 April 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190923143137/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2007/pdf/FWWC_2007_SquadLists.pdf . 23 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Zhang Ouying . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030351/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zh/zhang-ouying-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 2 December 2018.
  3. Web site: FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - ZHANG Ouying. https://web.archive.org/web/20150913221951/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=70/index.html. dead. 13 September 2015. FIFA.com. en-GB. 21 May 2017.
  4. Web site: 送别昔日铿锵玫瑰,前女足国脚张欧影今晨病逝年仅43岁 . The Paper . 2 December 2018. 2 December 2018. zh.
  5. News: Soccer community loses a legend.
  6. News: Steel Roses star Zhang Ouying dies at 43 after cancer battle. White. Jonathan. 2 December 2018. South China Morning Post. 2 December 2018. en.
  7. News: 张欧影患病罕见复杂 曾梦想像郎平带女足拿世界冠军. 2 December 2018. Sina. 4 December 2018. zh.