Fan Zhiyi

Football, Football player

1970 –

65

Who is Fan Zhiyi?

Fan Zhiyi is a former Chinese footballer who predominantly played for Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Jia-A League and Crystal Palace in the First Division.

Fan is considered a trailblazer when he moved to English club Crystal Palace, becoming the first Chinese footballer to do so. Internationally, he would go on to play with the Chinese national team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He has since gone on to become a football coach and would have his first stint as manager at Shanghai East Asia.

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Born
Jan 22, 1970
Yangpu District
Nationality
  • China
Lived in
  • Yangpu District

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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