# Wei Xin

Wei Xin (Chinese: 魏新; pinyin: Wèi Xīn; born April 18, 1977, in Chongqing) is a Chinese football manager and former player who is the current manager of Jinan Xingzhou. Before becoming a coach, he played professionally as a versatile defender or midfielder who predominantly represented Chongqing Lifan as well as the China national football team.

## Playing career

Wei Xin was inseparable from Chongqing throughout his entire football career playing for youth and then senior teams within the city. When Qianwei Huandao football club moved into the city and then later rename themselves Chongqing Lifan they would take on Wei Xin and give him the chance to play in the top tier of Chinese football. With this club he would become a vital member of the team and win the 2000 Chinese FA Cup, which was his greatest achievement with the club. This would lead to an international call-up where he would make his debut against North Korea on August 3, 2001, in a 2–2 draw. He would miss the 2002 FIFA World Cup, however his ability to play as a left back or midfield saw him able to return to the national team and be included in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup where he played a vital part in the teams runners-up position. Despite not even being thirty years old he was rewarded with his loyalty towards Chongqing with a coaching position, which he took seriously enough to end his playing career by the end of the 2006 league season.

## Management career

At the start of the 2007 league season Wei Xin was offered the head coach position within Chongqing Lifan; this made him the youngest coach in China's professional football history. His appointment required him to win promotion from the recently relegated side, which was something he achieved when he guided the team to a runners-up position at the end of the 2008 league season and promotion back into the Chinese Super League.

## Career statistics
### International

All international A matches are counted
| No | Date | China PR | Score | Opponent | Match | Venue |
| 01 | 2001-08-03 | China PR | 2-2 | Korea DPR | International Friendly Match | Shanghai |
| 02 | 2001-10-19 | China PR | 0-1 | Uzbekistan | FIFA World Cup 2002 Qualification | Tashkent |
| 03 | 2003-02-12 | China PR | 0-0 | Brazil | International Friendly Match | Guangzhou |
| 04 | 2003-02-16 | China PR | 1-0 | Estonia | International Friendly Match | Wuhan |
| 05 | 2003-08-20 | China PR | 0-0 | Chile | International Friendly Match | Tianjin |
| 06 | 2003-08-31 | China PR | 3-4 | Haiti | International Friendly Match | Fort Lauderdale |
| 07 | 2003-09-07 | China PR | 0-2 | Costa Rica | International Friendly Match | Fort Lauderdale |
| 08 | 2003-12-04 | China PR | 0-2 | Japan | EAFF East Asian Cup 2003 | Tokyo |
| 09 | 2003-12-10 | China PR | 3-1 | Hong Kong | EAFF East Asian Cup 2003 | Yokohama |
| 10 | 2004-01-27 | China PR | 0-0 | FYR Macedonia | International Friendly Match | Shanghai |
| 11 | 2004-01-29 | China PR | 1-0 | FYR Macedonia | International Friendly Match | Shanghai |
| 12 | 2004-02-03 | China PR | 2-1 | Finland | International Friendly Match | Guangzhou |
| 13 | 2004-02-18 | China PR | 1-0 | Kuwait | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification | Guangzhou |
| 14 | 2003-03-17 | China PR | 2-0 | Myanmar | International Friendly Match | Guangzhou |
| 15 | 2004-03-31 | China PR | 1-0 | Hong Kong | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification | Hong Kong |
| 16 | 2004-04-14 | China PR | 0-0 | Andorra | International Friendly Match | Peralada |
| 17 | 2004-04-28 | China PR | 1-0 | Algeria | International Friendly Match | Clermont-Ferrand |
| 18 | 2004-06-09 | China PR | 4-0 | Malaysia | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification | Tianjin |
| 19 | 2004-07-03 | China PR | 6-0 | Lebanon | International Friendly Match | Chongqing |
| 20 | 2004-07-10 | China PR | 2-2 | United Arab Emirates | International Friendly Match | Hohhot |
| 21 | 2004-07-17 | China PR | 2-2 | Bahrain | AFC Asian Cup 2004 | Beijing |
| 22 | 2004-07-21 | China PR | 5-0 | Indonesia | AFC Asian Cup 2004 | Beijing |
| 23 | 2004-07-30 | China PR | 3-0 | Iraq | AFC Asian Cup 2004 | Beijing |
| 24 | 2004-08-07 | China PR | 1-3 | Japan | AFC Asian Cup 2004 | Beijing |
| 25 | 2004-09-08 | China PR | 1-0 | Malaysia | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification | Penang |
| 26 | 2004-10-13 | China PR | 0-1 | Kuwait | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification | Kuwait |
| 27 | 2004-11-17 | China PR | 7-0 | Hong Kong | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification | Guangzhou |
| 28 | 2005-03-26 | China PR | 0-3 | Spain | International Friendly Match | Salamanca |
| 29 | 2005-03-29 | China PR | 0-1 | Republic of Ireland | International Friendly Match | Dublin |
| 30 | 2005-06-19 | China PR | 2-2 | Costa Rica | International Friendly Match | Changsha |

## Honours
### Player
#### Club

* 1995 – China City Games 5th
* 1998-2001 – China Super League 4th
* 2000 – Philips Chinese FA Cup

#### International

* 2004 – AFC Asian Cup Runner-up