Football Career
As a player, Yin Tiesheng started his career playing for the Shandong youth team and by 1974 he was even called-up to the Chinese national under-20 football team as well. Also within that year he would graduate to the Shandong's senior team and play within the top tier of Chinese football. In 1979 Shandong were allowed to participate in the Chinese National Games, which they won, however despite being a loyal servant to the club throughout his entire career and often seeing them being title contenders this was his only medal he won before he retired in 1988 due to hepatitis.
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