Li Yi (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 20, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Bengbu, Anhui, China | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1996 | Tianjin Locomotive | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Tianjin Locomotive | 38 | (8) |
| 1999 | Beijing Guoan (Loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2000–2006 | Shenzhen Kingway | 153 | (52) |
| 2007–2010 | Shaanxi Chanba | 57 | (4) |
| Total | 266 | (68) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1998 | China U20 | ||
| 1998–1999 | China U23 | ||
| 2001–2006 | China | 30 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Shenzhen Ruby (Assistant coach) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Shenzhen Ruby | ||
| 2019-2020 | Hebei China Fortune (Assistant coach) | ||
| 2020-2021 | Sichuan Jiuniu | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 1, 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 7, 2010 | |||
Li Yi (Chinese: 李毅; born June 20, 1979) is a Chinese football coach and former player.
As a player, he was a striker who represented Tianjin Locomotive, Beijing Guoan, Shaanxi Chanba and Shenzhen Kingway whom he won the 2004 Chinese Super League with. He would also represent the Chinese national team in the 2003 East Asian Football Championship and 2004 AFC Asian Cup. Since retiring he moved into football coaching and was assigned his first head coaching position with Shenzhen Ruby before leaving the club on 12 April 2015.