Shui Qingxia

Shui Qingxia (; born 18 December 1966) is a Chinese football manager and former player who is the head coach of the China women's national team. As a player, she competed as a midfielder for the China in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic football tournaments.

Playing career

In 1996, Shui won the silver medal with the Chinese team. She played all five matches.

Four years later she was a squad member of the Chinese team which finished fifth in the women's tournament, but she did not see any action.

Managerial career

In September 2021, Shui coached the "United Team", made up largely of international players, at the 2021 National Games of China. On 18 November 2021, she was appointed as manager of the China women's national team, becoming the first Chinese woman to lead the team. She led the team to win the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup, the country's first Women's Asian Cup title in sixteen years.

Career statistics

International goals

References

External links

Shui Qingxia at databaseOlympics.com

1966 births

Living people

Chinese women's footballers

Chinese football managers

Olympic footballers for China

Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Olympic silver medalists for China

Olympic medalists in football

1991 FIFA Women's World Cup players

1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players

Asian Games medalists in football

Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games

Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games

Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics

China women's international footballers

Asian Games gold medalists for China

Women's association football midfielders

Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games

Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games

Female association football managers

China women's national football team managers

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup managers