Tao Wei (footballer, born 1966)

Not to be confused with Tao Wei (footballer, born 1978).
Tao Wei
陶伟
Personal information
Full name Tao Wei
Date of birth (1966-01-11)January 11, 1966
Place of birth Beijing, China
Date of death August 27, 2012(2012-08-27) (aged 46)
Place of death Jinan, Shandong, China
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1992 Beijing Guoan
1992–1994 AS Dragon
1994–1996 Sichuan Quanxing 3 (0)
National team‡
China U20

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 April 2010.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 April 2010
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Tao.

Tao Wei (simplified Chinese: 陶伟; traditional Chinese: 陶偉; pinyin: Táo Wěi; January 11, 1966 – August 27, 2012) was a Chinese football player and commentator for CCTV sports channel.

Career

Tao began playing professionally for home team Beijing Football Team and China national under-20 football team at 1980s. He transferred to Tahiti Division Fédérale club AS Dragon at 1992. Tao joined Sichuan Quanxing in 1994, when the first season of Chinese professional football league Chinese Jia-A League began.

Tao retired from his playing career in 1996. In 1999 he launched a youth football club called Huijia Cheetah (汇佳猎豹). He went on to become active as a commentator, providing analysis to CCTV sports channel for Fußball-Bundesliga.

Personal life

Tao married the Chinese actress Lü Liping in Los Angeles, on January 16, 1999. They divorced at August 2, 2001.[1] He remarried in 2011 and his son was born in early 2012, five months before his death.

Death

Tao was found dead at a hotel in Jinan, Shandong province on August 27, 2012. After investigation, local police concluded that there was no evidence of homicide or suicide, the cause of death was sudden cardiac death.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "结婚离婚都是谜——吕丽萍与陶伟情感始末(图)". yule.sohu.com. 2001-08-19. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  2. ↑ "央视足球评论员陶伟济南酒店内猝死". 163.com. 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  3. ↑ "CCTV Football Commentator Confirmed Dead". English.cri.cn. 2005-04-15. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
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