An Qi
An Qi (Chinese: 安琦; pinyin: Ān Qí) (born
An Qi
21 June 1981) is a Chinese former
安琦
international association football goalkeeper.
He represented Guangzhou Matsunichi, Personal information
Dalian Shide, Dalian Changbo, Xiamen Date of birth June 21, 1981
Blue Lions and Changchun Yatai while Place of birth Dalian, Liaoning, China
internationally he participated for the Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Chinese national team that took part in the Position(s) Goalkeeper
2002 FIFA World Cup, however he did not Youth career
feature in any of the games.
1997–1998 Dalian Yiteng
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Club career
1999–2000 Guangzhou Matsunichi 2 (0)
An Qi originally started his senior career 2000–2004 Dalian Shide 68 (0)
with Guangzhou Matsunichi before he was 2004–2005 Dalian Changbo 15 (2)
called up to the Chinese U20 team that took 2006–2007 Xiamen Blue Lions 43 (0)
part in the 2001 FIFA World Youth 2008–2010 Changchun Yatai 1 (0)
Championship.[1] After the tournament he Total 129 (2)
was considered one of the most promising International career‡
young goalkeepers within China and had 2001 China U20 4 (0)
already drawn the interests of reigning 2001–2004 China 9 (0)
Chinese league champions Dalian Shide Managerial career
where he established himself as their first- 2019-? Dalian Chanjoy Youth (Goalkeeping Coach)
choice goalkeeper within the 2002 league
2022- Shijiazhuang Gongfu (Goalkeeping Coach)
season, in time to also be called up to the
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of
Chinese football team for the 2002 FIFA 6 March 2013
World Cup.[2] After several seasons with ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 March 2013
Dalian Shide, An Qi's position would come
into question when on April 9, 2003, the club lost 4–2 to Al Ain FC in a 2002–03 AFC Champions
League semi-final match, which saw An Qi have a personally disappointing game.[3] Throughout the rest
of the campaign he would have to fight for his position against Song Zhenyu until the club brought in
Vladimir Petrović as their new manager who decided to drop An Qi from the squad.
An Qi went on loan to second-tier side Dalian Changbo to help revive his career at the beginning of the
2005 league season, however he had a disastrous competitive debut when his club lost 9–0 to Changchun
Yatai on March 5, 2005, in the team's opening league game of the campaign.[4] Despite his disappointing
start with his new club An Qi kept his place within the team and started to showcase his penalty scoring
abilities when he was designated the spot-kick taker in a league game against Shanghai The 9 on June 11
in a 1–1 draw.[4] After another spot-kick goal against Changchun Yatai on July 2 in a 2–1 defeat, An Qi
was able to play at the highest level of Chinese football once again when top-tier side Xiamen Blue Lions
decided to sign him and make him their first choice goalkeeper at the beginning of the 2006 season. After
two seasons with the team the club would be relegated from the Chinese Super League and decide to
disband in a disappointing 2007 league season. Without a club, An Qi moved to reigning league
champions Changchun Yatai where he played understudy to Zong Lei; however, before he could
challenge for the goalkeeper position he suffered a knee ligament break. He went to Belgium to receive
surgery, causing him to miss the entire 2008 league season. An Qi made his debut for Changchun Yatai in
a league game against Shenzhen Asia Travel on 12 September 2009 in a 4–0 defeat.[5]
International career
An Qi was called up to the Chinese U20 team that played in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
as the starting goalkeeper for the team, which finished in the last 16. After the tournament the Chinese
manager Bora Milutinović decided to hand An Qi his senior debut in a friendly against Trinidad and
Tobago on August 5, 2001, where he came on as a substitute for Jiang Jin in a 3–0 victory.[6] After the
friendly Bora Milutinović gave An Qi his competitive debut against Uzbekistan in a 2002 FIFA World
Cup qualification game on September 15, 2001, that China won 2–0.[7] After several further appearances
Bora Milutinović decided to include him in the Chinese national squad that played during the 2002 FIFA
World Cup.[2]
Personal life
On August 14, 2005, An Qi was arrested in suspicion of rape after a night out drinking with his
teammates. A woman accused him of rape at his hotel after the police responded to an alarm. After
several hours of questioning the police released An Qi after there was a lack of evidence.[8]
Honours
Dalian Shide[9]
Chinese Jia-A League: 2000, 2001, 2002
Chinese FA Cup: 2001
References
1. "An Qi" ([Link]
sticsandrecords/players/player=181025/[Link]). [Link]. Archived from the original (http
s://[Link]/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=181025/[Link]) on
June 18, 2008. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
2. "BBC World Cup profile" ([Link]
quad/newsid_1950000/[Link]). [Link]. 20 May 2002. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
3. "Asian Club Competitions 2002/03" ([Link] RSSSF.
12 Dec 2003. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
4. "China 2005" ([Link] RSSSF. 26 Oct 2006. Retrieved
2014-08-10.
5. "比赛结果-中超数据库-搜狐" ([Link]
ameid=A22169). [Link]. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
6. "China PR 3-0 Trinidad and Tobago" ([Link]
date=2001-08-05). [Link]. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
7. "China PR 2-0 Uzbekistan" ([Link]
1-09-15). [Link]. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
8. "安琦事件女主角口述:他逼我发生性关系摸我胸部(图)-新闻" ([Link]
20303081133/[Link] Zt-
[Link]. Archived from the original ([Link]
009/09/04/[Link]) on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
9. "An, Qi" ([Link] National-
[Link]. 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
External links
An Qi ([Link] at National-Football-
[Link]
Player profiles ([Link]
ml) Archived ([Link]
rch/player/7/12179/[Link]) 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine at
[Link]
Retrieved from "[Link]
