Zhou Lin
周麟
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-02-04) February 4, 1981
Place of birth Tianjin, China
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1998–1999 Chongqing Lifan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2006 Chongqing Lifan 119 (0)
2007–2010 Guangzhou F.C. 64 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 Jan 2012

Zhou Lin (Chinese: 周麟; born February 4, 1981) is a retired Chinese football player as a defender.

Club career

Chongqing Lifan

Zhou Lin began his professional football career when he was able to break into the Chongqing Lifan first-team during the 1999 league season after previously playing for their youth team. Under head coach Lee Jang-Soo he was able to quickly establish himself within the team and even help Chongqing win the 2000 Chinese FA Cup, however once Lee Jang-Soo left Chongqing found themselves struggling to remain within the top tier. Despite Chongqing constantly struggling within the league and several managerial changes Zhou Lin would still remain a constant regular first-team member within the team until Chongqing were finally relegated in the 2006 league season and were willing to let Zhou Lin leave the club.[1]

Guangzhou Pharmaceutical

He would move to second-tier side Guangzhou Pharmaceutical at the beginning of the 2007 league season where he would quickly become an integral member of the team that won the league and gain promotion to the Chinese Super League.[2] Returning to the top tier Zhou Lin immediately helped establish Guangzhou within the league and saw them finish middle of the table. The following season was, however, to prove more difficult for him as head coach Shen Xiangfu preferred using different defenders that saw his playing time limited. Nevertheless, he was still given the chance to play against Beijing Guoan F.C. on June 28, 2009, but his performance was extremely disappointing and the game ended in a 1–1 draw that saw the vice-captain Xu Liang publicly criticize his performance. This would see infighting between the two breakout and while Shen Xiangfu tried to end the infighting Zhou was frozen out of the team.[3] At the end of the season both Xu Liang and Shen Xiangfu left the club, however despite this he was allowed to leave the club once his contract ended.

Club career stats

Last update: 30 October 2010

SeasonTeamCountryDivisionAppsGoals
1999Chongqing Lifan China100
2000Chongqing Lifan China150
2001Chongqing Lifan China1120
2002Chongqing Lifan China1240
2003Chongqing Lifan China1220
2004Chongqing Lifan China1150
2005Chongqing Lifan China1200
2006Chongqing Lifan China1210
2007Guangzhou Pharmaceutical China2220
2008Guangzhou Pharmaceutical China1240
2009Guangzhou Pharmaceutical China1180
2010Guangzhou Evergrande China200

Honours

Chongqing Lifan

Guangzhou Pharmaceutical

References

  1. ↑ "周麟回家反戈一击". news.sohu.com. 2007-04-07. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  2. ↑ "China 2007". RSSSF. 18 Apr 2008. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  3. ↑ "沈祥福急召全队研究内讧 责令徐亮周麟今晨公开检讨". sports.sina.com.cn. 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  4. ↑ "中甲最新积分榜:恒大稳胜摘联赛桂冠 南京有有降级". sports.sina.com.cn. 2010-04-03. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  • Player stats at sohu.com
  • Player profile at football-lineups.com
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