In 2002, the Qatar World Cup passionate, Asian legions shine, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Iran and other teams have created a miracle, so that the country's fans rejoice.
However, at this moment, Chinese fans can't help but wonder why other Asian teams are improving by leaps and bounds while the Chinese men's soccer team is deteriorating.
Even more outrageous, on Nov. 26, former Chinese men's soccer coach Li Tie was suspected of major violations of the law and an investigation is underway.
Once the "run not dead" Li Tie, whether it is the player era or coaching career, have been the focus of the media.
Who would have thought that the Chinese footballer of the 2002 World Cup, once the king of the national footballers in terms of scoring average per game, would fall into the vortex of prison?
01: A review of an illustrious career
Dating back to 2012, 32-year-old Li Tie officially bid farewell to the professional stadium, and turned into soccer-related fields. Most of Li Tie's former teammates have a close relationship with the soccer industry, after all, this line of work is still quite attractive.
In the next 10 years, Li Tie set himself a new goal - to become the head coach of the Chinese national team. At that time, the head coach of the Chinese team was the Spaniard Camacho.
Fans did not expect, the next 10 years, the Chinese men's football head coach position change frequently, has been seven head coaches, no one to complete the contract, this job has become the most difficult one in Chinese soccer.
And Li Tie remains confident in his new goal. After all, his brilliant achievements over the past 15 years are enough to make him confident.
In 1997, at the age of 20, Li Tie made his debut for the national team and struck gold against the United States, helping China to a 2-1 win.
Returning to Liaoning in 2001, Li Tie won AA League Player of the Year and National Team honors.