Li Ming (footballer, born 1975)

Li Ming
李明
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-05-04) 4 May 1975
Place of birth Qingdao, China
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2001 Shandong Luneng 126 (8)
2002 Beijing Guoan 22 (2)
2003 Shanghai International 21 (3)
2004–2005 Shenzhen Jianlibao 30 (1)
2006 Shanghai Stars 10 (1)
International career
1995–2003 China 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 February 2009

Li Ming (Chinese: 李明; pinyin: Li Míng; born May 4, 1975, in Qingdao) is an assistant coach and a former Chinese international footballer. As a player, he holds the distinction of being the first professional player to win the Chinese league championship at two different clubs, his first as a key member of the Shandong Luneng's 1999 championship voyage and then as a member of Shenzhen Jianlibao's championship squad in 2004. After retiring he would have a short stint as an assistant coach for Shanghai Stars and he moved away from football until October 17, 2010, saw him detained by the police for his involvement in fixing a league game during his time at Shanghai International in a match against Tianjin Teda F.C. on November 30, 2003, and was sentenced to five and a half years imprisonment on June 13, 2012.