Li Ming (footballer, born 1975)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 May 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Qingdao, China | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 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.