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Sun Wen (footballer)

For the Father of the Republic of China the same English name, see Sun Yat-sen.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Sun.

Sun Wen (Chinese: 孙雯; pinyin: Sūn Wén; born 6 April 1973) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a forward. She previously captained the China national team and the Atlanta Beat of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA).

Sun Wen
Personal information
Full name Sun Wen[1]
Date of birth (1973-04-06) 6 April 1973 (age 51)[2]
Place of birth Shanghai, China
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–2000 Shanghai 659 (164)
2001–2002 Atlanta Beat 33 (7)
2003 Shanghai SVA
2006 Shanghai SVA
International career
1990–2006 China[3] 163[4] (106[5])
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 2000, she won the FIFA Female Player of the Century along with Michelle Akers. Sun won both the Golden Ball (top player) and Golden Boot (top scorer) for her performance at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. She is considered one of the all-time greats of the women's game.[6][7]

After the retirement, she became vice-president of the Chinese Football Association in 2019.[8]

Early life

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Sun began playing football around the age of ten. Her father, Sun Zonggao, was a recreational football player who took Sun with him to watch matches in the Chinese men's league. Sun credits him for influencing her foray into the sport.[9][10]

Sun studied Chinese literature at the University of Shanghai.

Playing career

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Club

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Shanghai SVA

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Sun played for the Shanghai team in the Chinese women's league.[9]

Atlanta Beat

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Sun played for the Atlanta Beat of the Women's United Soccer Association from 2001 to 2002. She was the first overall pick of the WUSA's Inaugural Draft, but a knee and ankle injury limited her first season with the Beat to 13 games with five starts. During the league's semifinal match against the Philadelphia Charge, the Beat were down 2–0; however, Sun scored on a penalty kick and then provided the assist on the equalizer goal with a corner kick headed in by Cindy Parlow. The Beat would go on to win the match 3–2. She then notched the Beat's third goal in the Founders Cup, helping the team to an eventual 3–3 tie during regulation. The San Jose CyberRays won the title in a penalty kick shootout.[11][12]

During the 2002 season, Sun played in 18 games, making 10 starts. She scored four goals as the Beat earned another chance at the playoffs, but the Beat were eliminated in the semifinals.[13]

Sun announced her retirement from the WUSA in January 2003 to return to China in preparation for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.[14]

International

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Sun appeared on China's national squad at the age of 17 and went on to appear in four FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments for China and became one of three women to have played all of China's 15 matches in its three World Cup appearances.[15] In 1999, she had 10 goals in her World Cup career, leaving her tied for second place on an all-time scoring list.[9]

Sun helped the national team win the Asian Cup in 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1997.[16]

Sun led China to a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Athens, Georgia. During the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, Sun scored seven goals and earned the Golden Ball (top player) and Golden Boot (top scorer) at the tournament.

She returned to the Chinese women's team from a two-year retirement on 15 December 2005.[17] Due to injury reasons, Sun retired again after winning AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2006.

Matches and goals scored at World Cup and Olympic tournaments

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Sun played 28 matches and scored 16 goals in 4 world cup tournaments and 2 Olympics: China 1991, Sweden 1995, Atlanta 1996, USA 1999, Sydney 2000, USA 2003; she played and started every match for China. Sun Wen, with her China teams, won a silver medal at Atlanta 1996 Olympics, and finished second at USA 1999 world cup.

Key (expand for notes on "world cup and olympic goals")
Location Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Lineup Start – played entire match
on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time

off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time
(c) – captain

Min The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score The match score after the goal was scored.
Result The final score.

W – match was won
L – match was lost to opponent
D – match was drawn
(W) – penalty-shoot-out was won after a drawn match
(L) – penalty-shoot-out was lost after a drawn match

aet The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
Goal Match Date Location Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition
  China 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
1
 1991-11-16[m 1] Guangzhou   Norway {{{4}}}.

off 70' (on Zhu Tao)

4–0 W

Group stage
1
2
 1991-11-19[m 2] Guangzhou   Denmark Start 37

1–1

2–2 D

Group stage
3
 1991-11-21[m 3] Foshan   New Zealand Start

4–1 W

Group stage
4
 1991-11-24[m 4] Guangzhou   Sweden Start

0–1 L

Quarter-final
  Sweden 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
2
5
 1995-06-06[m 5] Gävle   United States Start 79

3–3

3–3 D

Group stage
6
 1995-06-08[m 6] Västerås   Australia Start

4–2 W

Group stage
3
7
 1995-06-10[m 7] Västerås   Denmark Start 76

2–1

3–1 W

Group stage
8
 1995-06-13[m 8] Helsingborg   Sweden Start

1–1 (pso 4–3) (W)

Quarter-final
9
 1995-06-15[m 9] Helsingborg   Germany Start

0–1 L

Semi-final
10
 1995-06-17[m 10] Gävle   United States {{{4}}}.

off 59' (on Wei Haiying)

0–2 L

Third place match
  Atlanta 1996 Olympic Women's Football Tournament
11
 1996-07-21[m 11] Miami   Sweden Start

2–0 W

Group stage
12
 1996-07-23[m 12] Miami   Denmark {{{4}}}.

off 43' (on Chen Yufeng)

5–1 W

Group stage
13
 1996-07-25[m 13] Miami   United States Start

0–0 D

Group stage
14
 1996-07-28[m 14] Athens GA   Brazil Start

3–2 W

Semi-final
4
15
 1996-08-01[m 15] Athens GA   United States Start 32

1–1

1–2 L

Gold medal match
  USA 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
16
 1999-06-19[m 16] San Jose CA   Sweden {{{4}}}.

off 74' (on Pu Wei)

2–1 W

Group stage
5
 17 1999-06-23[m 17] Portland OR   Ghana Start 9

1–0

7–0 W

Group stage
6
 21

3–0

7
 54

4–0

8
 18 1999-06-26[m 18] E Rutherford NJ   Australia {{{4}}}.

off 63' (on Qiu Haiyan)

39

1–0

3–1 W

Group stage
9
 51

2–0

19
 1999-06-30[m 19] San Jose CA   Russia Start

2–0 W

Quarter-final
10
 20 1999-07-04[m 20] Boston   Norway Start 3

1–0

5–0 W

Semi-final
11
 72 pk

5–0

21
 1999-07-10[m 21] Los Angeles   United States Start

0–0 (pso 4–5) (L)

Final
 Sydney 2000 Olympic Women's Football Tournament
12
 22 2000-09-14[m 22] Canberra   Nigeria Start 57

2–0

3–1 W

Group stage
13
 83

3–0

14
23
 2000-09-17[m 23] Melbourne   United States Start 67

1–1

1–1 D

Group stage
15
24
 2000-09-20[m 24] Canberra   Norway Start 75

1–1

1–2 L

Group stage
  USA 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
16
25
 2003-09-21[m 25] Carson CA   Ghana Start; (c) 29

1–0

1–0 W

Group stage
26
 2003-09-25[m 26] Carson CA   Australia Start; (c)

1–1 D

Group stage
27
 2003-09-28[m 27] Portland OR   Russia Start; (c)

1–0 W

Group stage
28
 2003-10-02[m 28] Portland OR   Canada Start; (c)

0–1 L

Quarter-final

Honors and awards

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A strong striker with great skills and passing abilities, Sun won both the Golden Boot (which she shared with Sissi, of Brazil) and the Golden Ball for the 1999 Women's World Cup, and became the first woman to be nominated for the Asian Football Confederation player of the year award.

In 2002, she received the FIFA Internet Award in the FIFA Female Player of the Century voting. While the overall award was won by American Michelle Akers, Sun received the most internet votes on the FIFA-website.[18]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 November 1991 Guangzhou, China   Denmark 1–1 2–2 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
2. 7 October 1994 Fukuyama, Japan   South Korea 1–0 2–0 1994 Asian Games
3. 2–0
4. 12 October 1994   Japan 2–0 2–0
5. 6 June 1995 Gävle, Sweden   United States 3–3 3–3 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
6. 10 June 1995 Västerås, Sweden   Denmark 2–1 2–1
7. 24 September 1995 Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia   Philippines 1–0 21–0 1995 AFC Women's Championship
8. ?–0
9. ?–0
10. 30 September 1995   South Korea 1–0 4–0
11. 2 October 1995   Japan 1–0 2–0
12. 1 August 1996 Athens, United States   United States 1–1 1–2 1996 Summer Olympics
13. 12 December 1997 Guangzhou, China   Chinese Taipei 1–0 10–0 1997 AFC Women's Championship
14. 2–0
15. 24 January 1998   Sweden 1–0 4–0 1998 Four Nations Tournament
16. 3–0
17. 21 July 1998 Montreal, Canada   Canada 1–0 4–0 Friendly
18. 3–0
19. 4–0
20. 14 March 1999 Faro, Portugal   Portugal 1–0 4–0 1999 Algarve Cup
21. 2–0
22. 18 March 1999 Albufeira, Portugal   Australia 1–0 2–0
23. 25 March 1999 Holzwickede, Germany   Germany 2–0 3–0 Friendly
24. 22 April 1999 Hershey, United States   United States 1–1 1–2
25. 23 June 1999 Portland, United States   Ghana 1–0 7–0 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
26. 3–0
27. 4–0
28. 26 June 1999 East Rutherford, United States   Australia 1–0 3–1
29. 2–0
30. 4 July 1999 Foxborough, United States   Norway 1–0 5–0
31. 5–0
32. 7 November 1999 Bacolod, Philippines   South Korea 3–? 5–2 1999 AFC Women's Championship
33. 9 November 1999   Guam 2–0 15–0
34. 7–0
35. 19 November 1999   North Korea 3–0 3–0
36. 12 March 2000 Lagoa, Portugal   Canada 1–0 4–0 2000 Algarve Cup
37. 4–0
38. 18 March 2000 Quarteira, Portugal   Sweden 1–0 1–0
39. 31 May 2000 Canberra, Australia   United States 1–0 1–0 Friendly
40. 2 June 2000 Sydney, Australia   Australia 1–0 1–1
41. 8 June 2000 Newcastle, Australia   Canada 1–2 2–2
42. 14 August 2000 Yangzhou, China   Australia 2–0 3–0 Friendly
43. 14 September 2000 Canberra, Australia   Nigeria 2–0 3–1 2000 Summer Olympics
44. 3–0
45. 17 September 2000 Melbourne, Australia   United States 1–1 1–1
46. 20 September 2000 Canberra, Australia   Norway 1–1 1–2
47. 9 December 2001 New Taipei City, Taiwan   Philippines 2–0 10–0 2001 AFC Women's Championship
48. 14 December 2001   North Korea 1–2 1–3
49. 26 January 2003 Wuhan, China   United States 2–0 2–0 2003 Four Nations Tournament
50. 22 February 2003 Marmande, France   France 2–0 2–1 Friendly
51. 16 March 2003 Ferreiras, Portugal   France 1–0 3–0 2003 Algarve Cup
52. 3–0
53. 18 March 2003 Albufeira, Portugal   Denmark 2–1 2–1
54. 9 June 2003 Nakhon Sawan, Thailand   Vietnam 2–0 6–0 2003 AFC Women's Championship
55. 11 June 2003   India 3–0 12–0
56. 7–0
57. 8–0
58. 11–0
59. 12–0
60. 19 June 2003 Bangkok, Thailand   South Korea 3–1 3–1
61. 7 September 2003 Dalian, China   South Africa 2–0 13–0 Friendly
62. 5–0
63. 7–0
64. 21 September 2003 Carson, United States   Ghana 1–0 1–0 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

Personal life and Football administration career

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After her retirement, Sun Wen worked in the Chinese media, advertising and education.[19]

In August 2019, she was elected as the vice-president of the Chinese Football Association with a mission of the development of the women's football in China. [20] She also worked as member of FIFA Technical Study Group in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup hosted in France and member of the Bid Evaluation Task Force for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sun Wen at Olympedia (archive)  
  2. ^ "FIFA.com - SUN Wen". 24 March 2008. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  3. ^ 中国女足出局玫瑰提前凋零 孙雯宣布挂靴 (in Chinese). 潇湘晨报. 4 October 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  4. ^ "FIFA Century Club" (PDF). FIFA. 9 February 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Sun's retirement leaves China to suffer wait for new genius". China Daily.
  6. ^ Lewis, Michael (3 August 2016). "The 20 greatest female football players of all time". the Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  7. ^ FIFA.com (25 November 2010). "Who is the greatest women's footballer of all time?". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  8. ^ https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201908/23/WS5d5f4f03a310cf3e3556783e.html
  9. ^ a b c Hersh, Philip (6 July 1999). "Hot? Chinese Star Sun Blazing". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  10. ^ "Sun Wen: A World-class Soccer Player". Women of China. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  11. ^ "Beat chooses Chinese star forward first in WUSA draft". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 11 February 2002. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  12. ^ "Sun Wen is up'beat' heading into title game". USA Today. 24 August 2001. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  13. ^ "Chinese star leaves Atlanta to concentrate on World Cup". ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  14. ^ "Superstar Striker Retires; Beat Adds German to the Attack". Our Sports Central. 30 January 2003. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  15. ^ "Legend Sun Wen impessed by Japan". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
  16. ^ "Sun Wen leads off second day of Olympic Torch Relay in Shanghai". Beijing Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  17. ^ "Ma returns to coach women's team; Sun Wen back". China Daily.
  18. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (23 August 2001). "Sun Wen is up'beat' heading into title game". USA Today. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  19. ^ https://govt.chinadaily.com.cn/s/202104/06/WS606bd2c8498e7a02c6f6a782/legend-sun-urges-asian-innovation-on-the-pitch.html
  20. ^ https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201908/23/WS5d5f4f03a310cf3e3556783e.html

Match reports

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – Norway". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013.
  2. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – Denmark". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.
  3. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.
  4. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Quarter-finals: China PR – Sweden". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.
  5. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: Group matches: USA – China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  6. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – Australia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  7. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – Denmark". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  8. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: Quarter-finals: Sweden – China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  9. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: Semi-finals: Germany – China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  10. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: Match for third place: China PR – USA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013.
  11. ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996: MATCH Report: First stage: Sweden – China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014.
  12. ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996: MATCH Report: First stage: Denmark – China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014.
  13. ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996: MATCH Report: First stage: USA – China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013.
  14. ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996: MATCH Report: Semi-finals: China PR – Brazil". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014.
  15. ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996: MATCH Report: Gold medal match: China PR – USA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013.
  16. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – Sweden". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012.
  17. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – Ghanna". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012.
  18. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – Australia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012.
  19. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: Quarter-finals: China PR – Russia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012.
  20. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: Semi-finals: Norway – China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012.
  21. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999: MATCH Report: Final: USA – China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012.
  22. ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Sydney 2000: MATCH Report: First stage: China PR – Nigeria". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  23. ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Sydney 2000: MATCH Report: First stage: USA – China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  24. ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Sydney 2000: MATCH Report: First stage: Norway – China PR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
  25. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – Ghanna". FIFA. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014.
  26. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – Australia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013.
  27. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Group matches: China PR – Russia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014.
  28. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003: MATCH Report: Quarter-finals: China PR – Canada". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013.
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