Xu Genbao

Xu Genbao (simplified Chinese: 徐根宝; traditional Chinese: 徐根寶; pinyin: Xú Gēnbǎo; born January 16, 1944 in Shanghai) is a Chinese football manager and a former international football player. He is the current founder, chairman and manager of Shanghai East Asia football club as well as also being the owner of the Genbao Football Academy. While Xu Genbao was a Chinese international footballer it was only once he became a manager and won the Chinese Jia-A League title with the China B team did he start to distinguish himself within Chinese football, this would lead to a Chinese national team appointment and then successful spells at Shanghai Shenhua and Dalian Wanda.

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