According to news from Beijing time on August 19, due to inappropriate remarks made while drunk on August 18, the Chinese League Nantong Zhiyun Club officially announced that their head coach and former international player Xie Hui was "dismissed". It no longer matters what Xie Hui said, but this drink and these words made Xie Hui unemployed, but it also made him reappear in the eyes of the fans. Young fans may not know much about Xie Hui, but fans born in the 1970s and 1980s all know Xie Hui. After all, China's entry into the Asian qualifiers for the 2002 World Cup started with Xie Hui's hat trick. In that game, the national football team beat the Maldives 10:1, and Xie Hui scored a hat trick.

Let's review the Chinese players who have "overturned" due to drinking in recent years.

Xie Hui

Born in 1975, he is a famous forward in China. Xie Hui's career is still very brilliant. He studied abroad in Germany and won the fifth place in the Bundesliga League scorer list. While playing for Shanghai Shenhua Club, he scored 64 goals, maintaining the team's scoring record. He represented the national team 22 times and scored 9 goals. After retiring, he continued to engage in football and served as the reserve team coach of Shanghai SIPG and the assistant coach of the Shanghai SIPG team. On March 31, 2020, he joined the Chinese League Nantong Zhiyun Club as the head coach. He was suspended on August 19, 2021 for making inappropriate remarks while drunk. Xie Hui's own love experience has also been a hat-trick just like his football skills. His ex-wife is supermodel Tong Chenjie, and later he has beautiful host Shen Xing and glamorous foreign girlfriend Lauren Walter.

Zhang Enhua

Gao Feng

Born in 1971, he is the former main forward of the national football team. With extremely fast peak speed, strong breakthrough ability, and calm mind, he is one of the most distinctive forwards in the history of the national team. He played for Beijing Guoan for three seasons and won two best player awards. "Quick Horse" and "Prodigal Son" are all titles given to him by fans. He was called "Prodigal Son" mainly because Gao Feng had a very famous ex-girlfriend, Na Ying. However, it seems that Gao Feng broke Na Ying's heart, which is why he sang the everlasting song "Later". On March 9, 2015, Gao Feng was detained for causing a drunken disturbance and injuring a taxi driver, and was approved for arrest on March 30. On August 24, 2015, the Huangpu Court issued a first-instance verdict on the beating case involving Gao Feng and others. Gao Feng was sentenced to seven months in prison, suspended for one year, for picking quarrels and provoking trouble.

Zhang Lu

Born in 1987, goalkeeper, was selected for the national football team when he was under 18 years old. Once transferred for 70 million yuan, setting a record for domestic player transfer fees in the Chinese Super League. In his career, he played for the Liaoning team, the former Tianjin team, and currently plays for the Shenzhen Football Club. When his career was booming, Zhang Lu "destroyed himself". On September 18, 2019, Zhang Lu drove drunk and was detained on suspicion of dangerous driving. On September 27, the Hedong District People's Court of Tianjin officially opened a hearing on Zhang Lu's drunk driving case. After the court's trial, Zhang Lu was finally detained for four months. The Chinese Football Association also announced a penalty decision to disqualify him for 12 months.

Zhang Xiuwei

Born in 1996, he is a midfielder. His playing style is very similar to that of the legendary Croatian star Modric, and he is known as the "Chinese Magic Flute". Zhang Xiuwei briefly studied abroad and played for French Ligue 1 team Lyon. Later, stimulated by the domestic "Jinyuan Football", he returned to China and joined the former Tianjin team. On August 15, 2017, Zhang Xiuwei was controlled by the public security department due to a traffic error caused by drunk driving that damaged 7 motor vehicles. On November 30, 2017, the Tianjin Heping District Court made a verdict against Zhang Xiuwei for drunk driving. Zhang Xiuwei was guilty of dangerous driving and was sentenced to three months of detention and three months of probation. The Chinese Football Association also suspended Zhang Xiuwei accordingly.

Ma Yongkang

Born in 1977, central defender. Participated in the Jianlibao Brazilian Overseas Training Team. He once served as assistant coach of the Chinese women's football team and assistant coach of the U22 men's football team.

At about 11 o'clock in the night on November 29, 2006, while Ma Yongkang was having a late-night snack and drinking with friends at a barbecue stall opposite Qingdao Kirin Hotel, he had a conflict with six men at the next table over a trivial matter, and a group fight ensued. , Ma Yongkang and others were chopped by the opponent. Among them, Ma Yongkang was the most seriously injured. His arm was also chopped off. Although his life was not worried, it would have a fatal impact on his sports career.

Qu Leheng

If you know him, then you are definitely an old fan. Born in 1977, forward player. In 2000, he scored 3 goals in the Super Cup and helped the Liaoning team win. In 2000, April 26 was a turning point in Qu Leheng's life. After training, Zhang Yuning (a former Liaoning athlete known as the Jade Face Killer) invited Qu Leheng, Wang Gang and others out for dinner. Qu Leheng originally declined, but he couldn't resist Big Brother's greeting and went out together. During the meal, several people drank together and talked about their bright future. On the way back to the training base after the meal, Zhang Yuning was involved in a serious traffic accident in the vehicle he was driving. Qu Leheng, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was seriously injured. After being sent to the hospital, he was diagnosed with "anterior dislocation of the twelve vertebrae and compression fracture of the lumbar spine." paralysis. At the age of 22, his career was just about to take off and he had to retire and could only sit in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.

In addition, there are some cases of players "overturning" due to drinking, such as Chen Yongqiang, Zhou Haibin, Cui Peng, Wang Xiaoshi, etc. I won’t go into too much detail here. Based on these players, the author compiled a starting 11-man list for players who "drank and overturned".

Goalkeeper: Zhang Lu

Defenders: Zhang Enhua, Ma Yongkang, Wang Xiaoshi

Midfielder: Zhang Xiuwei, Zhou Haibin, Chen Yongqiang, Cui Peng

Forward: Gao Feng, Xie Hui, Qu Leheng