Zhang Yalin

Zhang Yalin
张亚林
Personal information
Full name Zhang Yalin
Date of birth (1981-04-19)19 April 1981
Place of birth Dalian, Liaoning, China
Date of death 14 February 2010(2010-02-14) (aged 28)
Place of death Dalian, Liaoning, China
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1990–1997 Dalian Wanda FC
1997–1999 Dalian Yiteng
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2009 Dalian Shide F.C. 103 (1)
International career
2003–2004 China U-23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Yalin (simplified Chinese: 张亚林; traditional Chinese: 張亞林; pinyin: Zhāng Yàlín; 19 April 1981 – 14 February 2010) was a Chinese football midfielder.

Biography

Zhang Yalin started his football career in the 2000 Chinese league season for Dalian Shide F.C. and would quickly establish himself within the team that won the league title.[1] From then on he would become a vital member of the team and by 2003 he was selected to the China national under-23 football team but was injured in training, which ruled him out from any tournament.[2] By 2006 in his personal life he married Jia Nini (贾妮妮), a Chinese model and actress.[3] They named their daughter, who was born 12 July 2007, Zhang Shijia (张诗伽).[4]

On 14 February 2010, Zhang died of lymphoma in Dalian, aged 28, after two years with the disease.[5]

Since his death, his shirt number of 26 has been retired in his honour by Dalian Shide.[6]

Honours

Club

Chinese Super League

Chinese Jia-A League

Chinese Super Cup

Chinese FA Cup

  • Winners (2): 2001, 2005

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

  • Runners-up (1): 2001

References

  1. ^ China 2000 Archived September 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at rsssf.com 19 Jun 2003 Retrieved 2012-09-21
  2. ^ 张亚林 at sodasoccer.com Retrieved 2012-09-21
  3. ^ 图-张亚林迎娶电影女星 521朵玫瑰锁定一世情缘_网易体育 Archived 2021-03-04 at the Wayback Machine at sports.163.com 2006-12-03 Retrieved 2012-09-21
  4. ^ 亲临队友女儿百岁生日宴 郝海东感慨颇多 – ESPNSTAR中文网 Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at espnstar.com.cn 2007-09-19 Retrieved 2012-09-21
  5. ^ 前国奥主力张亚林英年早逝 实德铁腰曾获科萨盛赞 at sports.sina.com.cn 2010-02-15 Retrieved 2012-09-21
  6. ^ 实德封存张亚林26号球衣 Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine at sports.163.com 2010-03-19 Retrieved 2012-09-21