Liu Kang (football manager)

Liu Kang
刘康

Personal information
Date of birth	(1961-02-16)February 16, 1961
Place of birth	Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Date of death
Place of death	Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Guangzhou Baiyun	?	(?)
Managerial career
1990–1993	Guangzhou Youth (assistant)
1994–1995	Guangzhou Songri (assistant)
1995	Guangzhou Songri
1998–1999	Guangzhou Songri (assistant)
1999	Guangzhou Songri
2000	Guangzhou Songri (assistant)
2001	Guangzhou Geely
2003	Guangzhou Xiangxue (assistant)
2004	Xiamen Lanshi (assistant)
2006	Guangzhou Pharmaceutical (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Liu Kang (simplified Chinese: 刘康; traditional Chinese: 劉康; pinyin: Liú Kāng; 16 February 1961 – 29 March 2013, aged 52) was a Chinese football player and coach.

Football career

Liu played senior football for his home team Guangzhou Baiyun in his whole career. He became a football coach after his retirement in 1990. He mainly served two football clubs in Guangzhou (Guangzhou Songri and Guangzhou Geely) in his manager career.

Death

On 29 March 2013, Liu died of lung cancer in Guangzhou, aged 52, after a four-month-battle with the disease.