Zeng Xuelin
Zeng Xuelin (; 2 December 1929 – 11 February 2016) was a Chinese football manager and player. As a player he represented Guangzhou, Southwest Military Region, Bayi Football Team and Tianjin while internationally he played for what is now known as the China under-23 football team. After retiring as a player he moved into coaching where he had successful reigns at Tianjin and Beijing where he won several league titles before managing the China national team. After leaving the China national team he would mainly move away from management except for a brief spell when he joined Shenzhen Ping'an on a caretaker bases. Playing career While Zeng Xuelin was born in Siam (now Thailand), he moved back with his family to China and settled in Meixian in the Guangdong Province at the age of seven. After finishing high school, he joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army and played for the Guangzhou Army team where he played amateur football in the regional leagues before going to university where he played for the Southwest Military Region football team while he was studying. As part of the Liberation Army he was selected for their top football club Bayi Football Team and studied football