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Zhang Yaokun (Chinese:张耀坤) is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Dalian Shide in defense.

Club career

Zhang Yaokun started his professional career in 2000 with Dalian Shide where he continued to established himself as a regular. The highlight of his career with Dalian Shide came in 2002 when he won the Chinese Jia-A League title^[1], during this period it was the highest tier of professional football in China.

He moved to Sichuan Guancheng in the 2005 China Super League season where he quickly established himself as a key member of the team where they finished 9th, only to find the club disbanding before the next season^[2].

He returned to Dalian Shide the following China Super League season in 2006 where he continued to be a key member of the squad.

International career

After his impressive displays for Dalian Shide he was called into the 2004 AFC Asian Cup squad where he made several appearances frequently coming on as a substitute playing in numerous positions in defence^[3].

He continued to be a regular member of the national team that qualified for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup^[4]. During this tournament he and Li Weifeng were the first choice centre-back pair^[5]. After the unsuccessful tournament the replacing manager Vladimir Petrovic preferred playing Zhang Yaokun at right-back^[6].

International Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Competition
1	19 June 2005		Costa Rica	2-2	Friendly
2	2 June 2007	Spartan Stadium, San Jose, U.S.	United States	1-4	Friendly

References

External links

• [1] Career Player Profile

China Squad China squad – 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship 1 An Qi • 2 Ma Yi • 3 Du Wei • 4 Zhou Lin • 5 Wang Sheng • 6 Hu Zhaojun • 7 Sun Ji • 8 Gao Ming • 9 Sui Yong • 10 Yan Song • 11 Sun Xiang • 12 Lu Feng • 13 Wang Xinxin • 14 Xu Liang • 15 Zhang Yaokun • 16 Qu Bo • 17 Yu Tao • 18 Yang Jun • Coach: Shen Xiangfu China Squad – 2004 AFC Asian Cup Runners Up 1 Liu Yunfei • 3 Sun Xiang • 4 Zhang Yaokun • 5 Zheng Zhi • 6 Shao Jiayi • 7 Sun Jihai • 8 Zheng Bin • 9 Hao Haidong • 11 Li Yi • 12 Wei Xin • 13 Xu Yunlong • 14 Li Weifeng (c) • 15 Zhao Junzhe • 16 Ji Mingyi • 18 Li Xiaopeng • 19 Zhang Shuo • 21 Li Ming • 22 Yan Song • 23 Li Jian • 25 Zhou Haibin • 27 Zhou Ting • 29 Li Jinyu • Coach: Haan China Squad – 2007 AFC Asian Cup 1 Li Leilei • 2 Du Wei • 3 Sun Xiang • 4 Zhang Yaokun • 5 Li Weifeng • 6 Shao Jiayi • 7 Sun Jihai • 8 Li Tie • 9 Han Peng • 10 Zheng Zhi (c) • 11 Dong Fangzhuo • 12 Zhao Xuri • 13 Zhang Shuai • 14 Zhu Ting • 15 Wang Dong • 16 Ji Mingyi • 18 Zhou Haibin • 19 Zheng Bin • 20 Mao Jianqing • 21 Wang Peng • 22 Yang Jun • 23 Cao Yang • 30 Zong Lei • Coach: Zhu Guanghu