Wang Xiao He
Personal information | |||
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Place of birth | China | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1989 | Pakistan | ||
2004 | Pakistan U23 |
Wang Xiao He is a Chinese former football coach who managed the Pakistan national football team in several occasions. Under his leadership, Pakistan won the 1989 South Asian Games, and later the 2004 South Asian Games with the Pakistan national under-23 team.
Career
[edit]Wang was first hired by the Pakistan Football Federation before the 1989 South Asian Games, where he helped the side clinch the gold medal.[1][2]
He later became affiliated with the Pakistan Army club.[2]
Installed again as head coach of Pakistan in December 2003 on the recommendations of the Pakistan Army club,[2] with Tariq Lutfi and Balal Butt being named as his assistants,[3][4][5] Wang was known for his stringent training program which focused on footballers' stamina during his time there.[1] He again clinched the gold medal at the 2004 South Asian Games with the Pakistan national under-23 team.[6][7][8]
In April 2004 Wang was discharged after the PFF didn't retain him.[1]
Honours
[edit]Pakistan
[edit]Pakistan U23
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "PFF unlikely to retain Chinese coach - Newspaper". Dawn.Com. 2004-04-11. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ^ a b c "Chinese Xiao named coach - Newspaper". Dawn.Com. 2003-12-19. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ^ "Tariq, Balal to assist Chinese coach - Newspaper". Dawn.Com. 2003-12-24. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ^ Ali, Shazad (2003-12-31). "2003 bleak year for Pakistan football". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "9th South Asian Federation Games 2004 (Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- ^ Ahsan, Ali (2011-02-02). "A history of football in Pakistan — Final part". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ Ahsan, Ali (2011-07-20). "Not because they can't but because they won't". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "'Pakistan to accomplish hat-trick in 11th SAG football'". Brecorder. 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
External links
[edit]- Wang Xiao He coach profile at National-Football-Teams.com
- Living people
- Chinese football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Pakistan
- Pakistan national football team managers
- Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Pakistan
- Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for China
- Chinese men's footballers
- Chinese expatriate football managers
- 20th-century Chinese sportsmen
- Chinese people stubs