Chinanews.com, Dalian, May 10th, title: Dalian football sector bids farewell to the "black man" Zhang Enhua: stick to the green love all his life

  Reporter Yang Yi

  "Kin and righteousness will live forever, stick to the green and love for life; China died young, and the love of blacks will be shown through the ages." On the morning of May 10, the farewell ceremony for the body of Zhang Enhua, a famous Chinese football player and former captain of the Chinese national men's football team, was held in Dalian Funeral Home, Dalian Football players and fans, Zhang Enhua's former friends, etc. came here to pay their last respects to the football star.

  On April 29, Zhang Enhua died of sudden death in Shenzhen at the age of 48.

As a national football player, Zhang Enhua's professional football achievements are widely known.

He has served as the captain of the Chinese National Football Team, National Youth Team, National Olympic Team and National Team, and has made great contributions to the unbeaten record of 55 games and the glory of the "Seven Crowns" for Dalian football.

On the court, his black face and aggressive style of play left a deep impression on people, and he was affectionately called the "black man" by the fans.

The picture shows a person from the Dalian football community seeing off Zhang Enhua.

Photo by Wang Hua

  In the morning of the same day, the farewell ceremony of the remains was held in the mourning hall of Dalian Funeral Home, which was solemn, solemn and simple.

On the white background and black lettering, there is an inverted couplet in the book: "Keeping grace and righteousness forever, sticking to the love of the greenery; passing away early in the age, the eternal love of blacks." On the background of the green lawn, Zhang Enhua's favorite before his lifetime hang photo.

Zhang Enhua's body is lying in the flowers. In front of the body, there are big footballs signed by 70 Dalian international players including him when he bid for the Asian Cup in 2019.

  Wen Dianbin, director of the Dalian Sports Bureau, Dalian national footballers Lin Lefeng, Huang Xiangdong, Xu Hong, Shi Lei, Sun Wei, Liu Zhongchang, Wang Tao, Han Wenhai and other old Wanda players, former general manager of Dalian Wanda Football Club Ren Juyi, and vice chairman of Dalian Football Association Guo Jun and Secretary-General, Representative of Gao Yan, General Manager of Dalian Professional Football Club, Zhang Yaokun, Director of Youth Training, Zhang Li, the old president of Dalian Football Fans Association, and Chang Jun, executive vice president, came to bid farewell to Zhang Enhua.

Li Ming, Sun Jihai and other teammates went to the funeral home Yongningxuan the day before to express their condolences.

  Presented by the Chinese Football Association, Liaoning Provincial Sports Bureau, Dalian Deputy Mayor Zhang Zhihong, Liaoning Provincial Football Association, Dalian Sports Bureau, former Chinese National Team Head Coach Qi Wusheng, Dalian Football Association Chairman Wang Youtai, Dalian Athletics Association Honorary President Zou Zhenxian, etc. A wreath.

The famous sports host and football commentator Liu Jianhong wrote on the wreath elegiac: "A generation of famous players will go down in history forever."

  The farewell ceremony was presided over by the Chinese Football Association Executive Committee Zhang Jiashu and delivered a eulogy.

The eulogy stated that Dalian is a city with a century of football history, and Zhang Enhua is an iconic figure with distinctive characteristics in this city.

The word "captain" is not only level and ability, but also responsibility and responsibility. His demeanor and connotation are enough to become the image endorsement of the city.

  In the past few days, many media, people from all walks of life and fans have used various forms to express their condolences and pin their grief.

  The Chinese Football Association deeply regrets and mourns the unfortunate death of Zhang Enhua. The Chinese football team officially issued a memorial essay for the first time to recall his football career.

On the evening of May 4th, more than 200 members of the Dalian Expeditionary Army and Guoan fans held up the elegiac couplet and slogan at the 48th minute of the Dalian match against Guoan in the Suzhou arena, turned on the flashlight, and observed a minute of silence.

During the "May 1st" period, in the Chinese Junior Football Championship Challenge, more than 30 games were held in silence for Zhang Enhua before each game.

The picture shows a group photo of Zhang Enhua (middle) with his teammates before his death in the memorial hall.

Photo by Wang Hua

  At the farewell ceremony, Zhang Enhua sang "Glory and Mighty" during his lifetime. This was a passionate song that Zhang Enhua sang for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

The song sang: "Burn my dreams and your pain, I heard shouts in the wind. Faith has been imprinted on my chest, let me feel the power of rebirth."

  Accompanied by this song, everyone bids a final farewell to Zhang Enhua's body.

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