Gao Jinggang (Chinese: 高敬刚; born 8 January 1971) is a Chinese football manager and former football player. He is currently the director of Chinese Super League side Changchun Yatai.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gao Jinggang | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-01-08) 8 January 1971 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Dalian, Liaoning, China | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Changchun Yatai (Director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dalian Team | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Dalian Wanda | 7 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Shaanxi Guoli | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013 | Changchun Yatai (caretaker) | ||
| 2014 | Changchun Yatai (caretaker) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Changchun Yatai | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gao Jinggang began his professional career with Dalian Wanda in 1994.[1] He transferred to China League Two club Shaanxi Guoli in 1996.[2]
Gao became the youth team coach of Shaanxi Guoli after his retirement. He joined Changchun Yatai youth team system in 2004.[1] He was called into the first team to assist temporary manager Li Xuchuan after Gao Hongbo's resignation in July 2007.[3] Gao officially became the assistant coach of Changchun Yatai first team in December 2008.[4] On 18 May 2013, he was appointed as the temporary manager after Li Shubin resigned from the club and led Changchun tied with Dalian Aerbin 2–2.[5] On 22 April 2014, Gao took over as caretaker manager again after Svetozar Šapurić's departure. He took charge of two games. His first game resulted in a 0–0 away draw at Guizhou Renhe and second saw Changchun Yatai beat Shandong Luneng 1–0.[1][3] Gao was promoted as the director of Changchun after Dragan Okuka became the new manager of the club in May 2014.[6] On 21 December 2014, Changchun Yatai announced that Gao Jinggang became club's new manager for 2015 Chinese Super League.[7] In June 2015, he resigned from the manager position and continued to serve as director of the club.[8]
Dalian Wanda