Spying player Profile(China):Qu Bo

 

Qu Bo receiving his yellow card durind the Asians Cup

Name:Qu Bo

No.11

Nickname:-NIL-

Date of Birth:15 July 1981 (1981-07-15) (age 30)

Club career

Qu Bo started his football career playing for the Tianjin Locomotive youth team where he was spotted by and then transferred to top tier side Qingdao in 2000 for 4.3 million yuan. He would quickly establish himself as an exciting young player and go on to play in seventeen league games while scoring eight goals, which would enough to personally win the Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year award at the end of the 2000 league season.^[1] Qu Bo would continue to be a vital member of the team and after playing in the 2002 FIFA World Cup where he would draw considerable interest from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur where he had a month-long stint with them before leaving due to a lack of a work permit.^[2] On his return to Qingdao, Qu Bo would show his importance to the team by helping the team win the clubs first ever Chinese FA Cup at the end of the 2002 league season.^[3] On February 22, 2010,he transferred to Shaanxi Chanba.^[4]

International career

Qu's lightning pace first caught the eye at the 2000 Asian Under-19 Championships where he grabbed four goals for his country.^[5] After playing in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship he would quickly catch the attention of Bora Milutinovic who included him into the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad where he preferred to place Qu at the wing where he can get the best out of the young prospect's pace.^[6] Since his initial rise to the national team Qu has had difficulty in retaining his position as a consistent member of the team. He was not selected for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup squad and was forced out with injury in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup squad. He was however brought back into the national team for several world cup qualifying games.^[7]