Li Tie

Chinese footballer

Li Tie (born 18 September 1977) is a Chinese football player. He has played for China PR national team.

Li Tie
李铁
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-05-18) 18 May 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1992–1998 Liaoning
1993–1998Shenzhen Jianlibao (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Liaoning 82 (17)
2002–2003Everton (loan) 29 (0)
2003–2006 Everton 5 (0)
2006–2008 Sheffield United 0 (0)
2008 Chengdu Blades 24 (1)
2009–2011 Liaoning 46 (1)
Total 186 (19)
National team
1995–2007 China 92 (6)
Teams managed
2012–2015 Guangzhou Evergrande (assistant coach)
2014 China (assistant coach)
2015 Hebei China Fortune (assistant coach)
2015–2016 Hebei China Fortune
2016–2017 China (assistant coach)
2017–2019 Wuhan Zall
2019–2021 China
Honours
Men's football
Representing  China
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Football
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Li admitted that he took bribes and fixed matches while managing the Chinese national team. On 23 February 2024, he was sentenced to life in prison.[1]

Career statistics change

Club change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liaoning FC 1999 Chinese Jia-A League 24 0 24 0
2000 25 0 25 0
2001 26 0 0 0 26 0
2002 7 0 0 0 7 0
Total 82 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 0
Everton 2002–03 Premier League 29 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 33 0
2003–04 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
2004–05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005–06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 34 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 40 0
Sheffield United 2006–07 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2007–08 English Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Chengdu Blades 2008 Chinese Super League 24 1 24 1
Liaoning Whowin 2009 China League One 22 1 22 1
2010 Chinese Super League 24 0 24 0
2011 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 46 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 1
Career total 186 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 193 2

International change

Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Li goal.
List of international goals scored by Li Tie
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 January 1997 Kunming Tuodong Sports Center, Kunming, China   United States 2–0 2–1 Friendly
2 20 April 1997 Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China   Myanmar ?–0 5–0
3 14 January 2000 Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China   New Zealand 1–0 1–0 2000 Four Nations Tournament
4 23 January 2000 Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam   Philippines 8–0 8–0 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5 26 January 2000   Guam 14–0 19–0
6 14 February 2001 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   Thailand 5–1 5–1 2001 King's Cup

Managerial statistics change

As of 11 November 2021[2]
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Hebei China Fortune 18 August 2015 27 August 2016 36 20 6 10 055.56
Wuhan Zall 16 November 2017 1 January 2020 62 31 17 14 050.00
China 31 October 2019 3 December 2021 12 6 1 5 050.00
Total 110 57 24 29 051.82

Honours change

Player change

Liaoning Whowin

Individual

Manager change

Wuhan Zall

Individual

  • China League One Coach of the Year: 2018[4]

References change

  1. "Former Everton and Sheffield United footballer 'jailed for life for match-fixing and paying bribes'". LBC. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  2. 李铁
  3. "中甲最终积分榜:辽宁冠军南昌冲超成功 四川降级". sports.sina.com.cn. 28 March 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. 中甲联赛颁奖典礼在京举行 共颁出各类共17大奖项