Gao Hongbo

Gao Hongbo interests me as someone who carried real weight in Chinese football, first as a striker and then as a manager. Taking charge of the national team in 2009 as the youngest man to do so in thirty years tells me his playing record and reputation must have been formidable. Managing a nation's hopes that early is no small thing, and the pressure in a country as football-hungry as China is immense. He returned for another stint in 2016 and now serves as a vice-chairman of the Chinese Football Association, which suggests durability both on the pitch and in the corridors of the sport. I respect that persistence.

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Name (English)

Gao Hongbo

Name (Japanese)

高洪波

Reading

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Born

January 25, 1966 (age 60)

Origin

Beijing, People's Republic of China

Height

179 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Horse

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gao%20Hongbo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AB%98%E6%B4%AA%E6%B3%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q703100

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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