Top coaches bribed soccer officials, courts told
By Ni Yinbin |
December 24, 2011, Saturday
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National team coaches were involved in bribing former top officials of the Chinese soccer association, it was revealed yesterday as more details emerged in continuing trials against soccer corruption.
Yesterday was the last day of the first batch of trials, with 13 club managers, coaches and football association officials standing trial in northeast China's Liaoning Province. No big names were among the suspects. Xie Yalong and Nan Yong, former top officials of the Chinese Football Association, likely will face trial early next month.
In the trial of Yang Yimin, the former deputy director of CFA, the Intermediate People's Court of Tieling heard that seven famous coaches, including those from the national team, bribed Yang.
Gao Hongbo, former head coach of the men's national team of China, gave Yang 20,000 yuan (US$3,155) cash and a 6,000 yuan laptop computer in 2004 and 2005 for helping Gao move from assistant coach of the national team to the head coach of Xiamen Lanshi Football Club, the Southern Metropolis Daily reported. Gao was selected as head coach of the national team in May 2009 and served until this August, when he was replaced by the Spaniard Jose Camacho.
In 2008 and 2009, Ha Wei, former goalkeeping coach of the national team, gave 40,000 yuan in cash to Yang to "thank him for the care" during Ha's coaching stint. Wu Jingui, former head coach of Shanghai Shenhua Football Club, reportedly gave a 28,800 yuan watch and a 9,000 yuan treadmill to Yang in 2004 and US$5,000 cash in 2009. Yin Tiesheng, a well-known coach in China, allegedly gave Yang 30,000 yuan in 2001.
Jia Xiuquan, former head coach of several top league clubs, gave Yang a total of 218,750 yuan in cash from 1997 to 2008, the prosecutors said.
Yang's lawyer denied the charges of bribery, saying all of the money was given in thanks and the coaches involved did not ask for anything in return from Yang.
Yesterday was the last day of the first batch of trials, with 13 club managers, coaches and football association officials standing trial in northeast China's Liaoning Province. No big names were among the suspects. Xie Yalong and Nan Yong, former top officials of the Chinese Football Association, likely will face trial early next month.
In the trial of Yang Yimin, the former deputy director of CFA, the Intermediate People's Court of Tieling heard that seven famous coaches, including those from the national team, bribed Yang.
Gao Hongbo, former head coach of the men's national team of China, gave Yang 20,000 yuan (US$3,155) cash and a 6,000 yuan laptop computer in 2004 and 2005 for helping Gao move from assistant coach of the national team to the head coach of Xiamen Lanshi Football Club, the Southern Metropolis Daily reported. Gao was selected as head coach of the national team in May 2009 and served until this August, when he was replaced by the Spaniard Jose Camacho.
In 2008 and 2009, Ha Wei, former goalkeeping coach of the national team, gave 40,000 yuan in cash to Yang to "thank him for the care" during Ha's coaching stint. Wu Jingui, former head coach of Shanghai Shenhua Football Club, reportedly gave a 28,800 yuan watch and a 9,000 yuan treadmill to Yang in 2004 and US$5,000 cash in 2009. Yin Tiesheng, a well-known coach in China, allegedly gave Yang 30,000 yuan in 2001.
Jia Xiuquan, former head coach of several top league clubs, gave Yang a total of 218,750 yuan in cash from 1997 to 2008, the prosecutors said.
Yang's lawyer denied the charges of bribery, saying all of the money was given in thanks and the coaches involved did not ask for anything in return from Yang.
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