He Jia

Chinese footballer

He Jia
何佳
Personal information
Full name	He Jia
Date of birth	(1951-08-16) 16 August 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth	Guangzhou, China
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1982	Guangdong
1983–1986	South China
International career
1975–1978	China	17	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He Jia (Chinese: 何佳; pinyin: Hé Jiā; born 16 August 1951) is a former Chinese footballer.

Club career

He was born in 1951 in Guangzhou, Guangdong.^[1] He began his career at Guangdong. In 1979, He captained Guangdong in the inaugural Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup, scoring in the second leg.^[2] In 1982, Jia left Guangdong, moving to Hong Kong in the process. Following the influx of mainland Chinese players into the Hong Kong First Division, He joined South China in 1983.^[3]

International career

On 15 June 1975, He made his debut for China in a 1–0 win against North Korea. He played three times for China at the 1976 AFC Asian Cup, scoring once.^[4] On 6 October 1977, He scored the opening goal against the United States in China's first game of their first tour to the Western Bloc.^[5]

International goals

Scores and results list China's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 August 1975	Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China	Kuwait		3–3	Friendly
2	13 June 1976	Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Iraq	1–0	1–0	1976 AFC Asian Cup third place play-off
3	6 October 1977	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States	United States	1–0	1–1	Friendly
4	31 March 1978	Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela	Venezuela	1–0	1–0	Friendly
5	18 December 1978	Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	4–1	4–1	1978 Asian Games

References

^ "中国国家男子足球队名册（1977）" (in Chinese). China Football Academy. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
^ "首届省港杯广东队队长何佳：友谊第一比赛第二" (in Chinese). NetEase Sports. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
^ "雄风犹存的何佳" (in Chinese). Sina. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
^ "He Jia". China National Football Team Database. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
^ "China's historic 1977 tour to the USA remembered". Wild East Football. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2019.