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

He Jia
何佳

Personal information
Full name	He Jia
Date of birth	(1951-08-16) 16 August 1951 (age 70)
Place of birth	Guangzhou, China
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1982	Guangdong
1983–1986	South China
National team
1975–1978	China	17	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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