Xie Hui (footballer)
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Xie Hui is a retired Chinese professional football player who currently is hired as an assistant manager for Shanghai Shenhua
. He is one-eighth English
; his great-grandmother was English.
in the 1994 season. After excelling with Shanghai Shenhua for six seasons in the late 90s where he won, one top tier league title and a Chinese FA Cup
Xie Hui transferred to Alemannia Aachen
in January 2000. During the 2000/2001 season, Xie Hui was the top scorer for Aachen with fourteen goals in twenty-four league appearances. The following season Xie Hui netted only once in thirteen appearances. Because of this drop in performance, he went back to Shanghai Shenhua on loan in March 2002 to gain more first team experience and to keep his place on the China national football team
. He later transferred to SpVgg Greuther Fürth
in August 2002. After netting only once in eight league appearances for Greuther Fürth, Xie Hui came back to China to play for Chongqing Lifan
in 2003. He rejoined Shanghai Shenhua in December 2004.
After 2 years in China with Shanghai Shenhua, Xie Hui headed back to Germany. He joined SV Wehen Wiesbaden on January 1, 2008 on a 18 month contract., he returned to Shanghai Shenhua
on 6 January 2009. He then retired at the club and became an assistant manager at Shanghai Shenhua
.
qualifying stages, but he was dropped by head coach Bora Milutinović from China's final world cup squad.
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...
. He is one-eighth English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
; his great-grandmother was English.
Professional career
Xie Hui started his professional football career with Shanghai ShenhuaShanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...
in the 1994 season. After excelling with Shanghai Shenhua for six seasons in the late 90s where he won, one top tier league title and a Chinese FA Cup
Chinese FA Cup
The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May....
Xie Hui transferred to Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...
in January 2000. During the 2000/2001 season, Xie Hui was the top scorer for Aachen with fourteen goals in twenty-four league appearances. The following season Xie Hui netted only once in thirteen appearances. Because of this drop in performance, he went back to Shanghai Shenhua on loan in March 2002 to gain more first team experience and to keep his place on the China national football team
China national football team
The China PR national football team is the national association football team of the People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association...
. He later transferred to SpVgg Greuther Fürth
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
SpVgg Greuther Fürth is a German association football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. The club was formed when the senior football side of newcomer Turn- und Sportverein Vestenbergsgreuth joined traditional club Spielvereinigung Fürth on 1 July 1996...
in August 2002. After netting only once in eight league appearances for Greuther Fürth, Xie Hui came back to China to play for Chongqing Lifan
Chongqing Lifan
Chongqing Lifan, are a professional Chinese football club who currently plays in the Chinese League One division. They play their home games at the 58,680 seater Chongqing Olympic Sports Center in Chongqing and are owned by the Chongqing based Lifan Group, which manufactures motorcycles, cars and...
in 2003. He rejoined Shanghai Shenhua in December 2004.
After 2 years in China with Shanghai Shenhua, Xie Hui headed back to Germany. He joined SV Wehen Wiesbaden on January 1, 2008 on a 18 month contract., he returned to Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...
on 6 January 2009. He then retired at the club and became an assistant manager at Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...
.
National team
Xie Hui was China'a top scorer during the 2002 World Cup2002 World Cup
2002 World Cup may refer to:*Alpine skiing – 2002 Alpine Skiing World Cup*Athletics – 2002 IAAF World Cup*Field Hockey:** 2002 Men's World Hockey Cup** 2002 Women's World Hockey Cup...
qualifying stages, but he was dropped by head coach Bora Milutinović from China's final world cup squad.