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Chinese footballer
Pu Wei
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Full name
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Pu Wei
[1]
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Date of birth
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(
1980-08-20
)
20 August 1980
(age 43)
[2]
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Place of birth
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Shanghai
, China
[3]
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Height
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1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
[3]
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Position(s)
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Midfielder
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Years
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Team
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Apps
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(
Gls
)
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1998?2001
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Shanghai FC
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2002
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Washington Freedom
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20
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(1)
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2003?2008
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Shanghai FC
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2011?2014
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Shanghai FC
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1998?2014
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China
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219
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Pu Wei
(
simplified Chinese
:
浦?
;
traditional Chinese
:
浦瑋
;
pinyin
:
P? W?i
; born 20 August 1980) is Chinese former
footballer
who played as a
midfielder
. A veteran of three
FIFA Women's World Cup
tournaments and three
Olympics
, Pu Wei competed in
USA 1999
,
USA 2003
,
China 2007
,
Sydney 2000 Olympics
,
Athens 2004 Olympics
, and
Beijing 2008
; as China did not qualify for
Germany 2011 World Cup
and
London 2012 Olympics
. Until 2013, Pu was the
captain
of
China women's national football team
. She retired after a friendly with North Korea on 15 February 2014.
Olympics and World Cup
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Pu Wei finished fifth with the Chinese team at
Sydney 2000 Olympics
, playing all three matches. Four years later she finished ninth with the Chinese team at
Atlanta 2004 Olympics
, playing two matches. At Beijing 2008 Olympics, USA 2003 and China 2007 World Cup tournaments, she reached the quarter-finals with her Chinese team. Her best performance, as a member of China women's national team, is reaching the final of USA 1999 women's world cup, losing in
penalty-shoot-out
.
Pu had a total of 219 caps for China, one of the most capped players in Chinese history. She was given a retirement ceremony by the
Chinese Football Association
, the first such honour given to a football player. She was awarded a ceremonial jersey numbered "219", signalling the number of appearances she had as a member of the national football team.
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International goals
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References
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