China News Service, October 31. According to the official Weibo of the Chinese Football Team, the farewell ceremony of the former member and head coach Gao Fengwen of the Chinese National Men's Football Team was held on the morning of the 31st at Huilonggang Revolutionary Cemetery in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province.
Data map: Gao Fengwen.
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Gao Hongbo, vice chairman of the Chinese Football Association, Song Kai, director of the Liaoning Provincial Sports Bureau, and others attended the farewell ceremony and expressed their deep condolences to the passing of Comrade Gao Fengwen and sincere condolences to his family.
Cui Dalin, former deputy director of the State Sports General Administration, Du Zhaocai, deputy director of the State Sports General Administration and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Chinese Football Association, and Chen Xuyuan, chairman of the Chinese Football Association, presented the wreaths.
Hundreds of friends and people from all walks of life attended the farewell ceremony.
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As an outstanding Chinese football player and meritorious coach, Gao Fengwen passed away on the 27th of this month at the age of 81.
As a member of the national team, Gao Fengwen is brave and tough, and is an excellent central defender.
After retiring, Gao Fengwen served as coach of national teams at all levels for many times.
In 1982, the team won the runner-up of the Asian Youth Championship.
In 1985, he entered the top 8 in the FIFA Under-16 "Kodak Cup" World Football Championship held in China.
In 1987, Gao Fengwen, as the head coach, led his team to qualify for the Olympic Games and participated in the men's football match of the 24th Seoul Olympic Games. This was the first time that Chinese men's football entered the Olympic men's football game.
Since then, Chinese football has never broken through the Olympic preliminaries.
Only in the 2008 Olympic Games, as the host to appear on the Olympic football stadium.
Data map: Gao Fengwen (second from right).
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The Chinese Football Association stated in the obituary that Gao Fengwen insisted on opening a football school, trained many young football talents, and made outstanding contributions to the Chinese football industry.
Attached to the life of Gao Fengwen:
In 1956, Gao Fengwen was selected for the Shenyang Youth Football Team and won the National Youth Football League Championship.
In 1957, he entered the Liaoning football team. In 1959, he participated in the National Games final and was selected as the national youth football team.
In 1960, he was selected into the national football team and represented the national team in a series of major competitions at home and abroad.
In 1965, he served as the captain of the national football team.
In 1966, he won the runner-up in the Asian Emerging Forces Games football game.
Retired in 1973.
In 1974, he went to teach in democratic Yemen for foreign aid.
In 1977, he went to Burundi to teach abroad.
In 1979, coached the Chinese Youth Football Team.
In 1981, he served as the head coach of the Chinese Youth Football Team.
In 1982, led the team to win the runner-up of the Asian Youth Football Championship.
In 1983, participated in the 2nd FIFA "Coca-Cola" Cup Youth Football Tournament held in Mexico, becoming the first Chinese team to break out of Asia and go to the world.
In 1984, he formed and coached the Chinese Youth Football Team.
In 1985, he entered the top 8 in the FIFA Under-16 "Kodak Cup" World Football Championship held in China.
In 1986, he served as the head coach of the national football team.
In 1987, he led the Chinese men's football team to qualify for the 24th Olympic Games in Seoul.
In 1988, led the Chinese men's football team to participate in the 24th Olympic Games in Seoul.
In 1988, he was named "The Twenty Best Coaches in the Country".
In 1995, the Gao Fengwen Football School was established in Shenyang, which trained and transported more than 100 players for the Chinese Super League, Chinese A and B professional clubs.