Sun Fucheng (Chinese: 孙福成;November 19, 1927 – April 3, 1983) was a Chinese international football player and coach. As a player, he was one of the first footballers to play for the People's Republic of China at the international level, and as a coach, he was the very managers to manage a fully professional Chinese football club, with his stint at Beijing FC.

Sun Fucheng
孙福成
Personal information
Full name Sun Fucheng
Date of birth (1927-11-19)19 November 1927
Place of birth Dalian, Liaoning, China
Date of death 3 April 1983(1983-04-03) (aged 55)
Place of death Beijing, China
Position(s) forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1959 Liaoning
1959–1963 Beijing
International career
1951–1960 China 2 (1)
Managerial career
1960–1973 Beijing
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

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Sun Fucheng wa born in Dalian. in 1951, Sun began his football career playing for the Liaoning FC.in 1952, he was selected to take part in China. in 1957, Sun take part in China's first ever qualification for the 1958 FIFA World Cup. after 1960, Sun went to Beijing FC as a player and manager.[1]

Management career

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Sun Fucheng was retired in 1963, then he work as management of Beijing FC until 1973.

Death

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On April 3, 1983, Sun Fucheng died of lung cancer in Beijing, age 56.

References

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  1. ^ "孙福成 凌空一脚享誉足坛– 辽宁新闻2011 – 体育". 北方网. Retrieved 14 January 2013.