Wang Lu (footballer)

Wang Lu (Chinese: 王陆; 1930 – February 7, 2007) was a Chinese football player and manager.

Wang Lu
王陆

Personal information
Full name	Wang Lu
Date of birth	1930
Place of birth	Shunyi, Hebei, China
Date of death	February 7, 2007(2007-02-07) (aged 76–77)
Place of death	Beijing, China
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Beijing
International career
1953–1957	China	6	(2)
Managerial career
	Beijing
	Beijing sport college
	Beijing Youth Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 7, 2010

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Playing career

Wang Lu was called up to the China national football team and was the captain in 1953. In 1954, China sent China youth football team to Hungary to study, Wang Lu was the coach and captain. In 1957, he represented China in the qualification for the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

Management career

Since 1959, Wang successively served as the coach of Beijing football team, Beijing sport college team and Beijing youth team. He led the Beijing youth team won the China football league championship. He was named senior football coach in 1992.

Death

On 7 February 2007, Wang died of liver cancer in Beijing, age 77.