Yu Genwei
- January 11, 2024
- Chinese Footballer
Quick Facts
Yu Genwei Biography
| Birthday | Jan 7 |
| Birth Year | 1974 |
Yu Genwei is one of the most popular and richest Chinese footballer who was born on January 7, 1974 in Tianjin, China. Yu Genwei (Chinese: 于根伟) (born 7 January 1974) is a former Chinese international footballer who played his entire career for Tianjin Teda as an attacking midfielder or striker. Internationally he represented the Chinese football team where he was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Yu Genwei Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Chinese footballer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Yu Genwei is one of the richest Chinese footballer from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yu Genwei 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Beginning his football career for Tianjin Teda (then known as Tianjin FC) in the 1994 league season where he quickly established himself as an attacking midfielder when he scored 10 league goals and helped Tianjin win promotion to the top tier. He would help establish Tianjin as a regular within the top tier and would even personally win the Chinese Football Association Young Player of the Year at the end of the 1996 league season. By the 1997 league season Tianjin would have a disappointing season when they came eleventh in the league and were relegated from the top tier. Yu Genwei would however stay with Tianjin throughout the 1998 league season to help fight for immediate promotion which they achieved when they won the second tier. Once more within the top tier Yu Genwei would remain with Tianjin for the rest of his career to help establish them in the top tier.
After Yu Genwei had just won the 1996 CFA Young Player of the Year award he would go on to be promoted to the Chinese senior team and make his debut in a friendly against South Korea on 30 August 1997 in a 0–0 draw. His performance was considered good enough to be included in several squads to play in China’s unsuccessful 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, however due to his drop in form and Tianjin’s relegation at the end of 1997 league campaign he would be excluded from future squads until he picked up his form. After finding his goalscoring form and with Tianjin back playing in the top tier Yu would be given another chance to play for the China once again when the new Chinese Head coach Bora Milutinović included him in a friendly game against North Korea on 3 August 2001 in a 2–2 draw. After that game he would go on to establish himself as an integral member of the Chinese team and would score his first goal in a vital qualifying game against Oman that saw China qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 1.8 m |
Yu Genwei height 1.8 m Jean-Louis weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Yu Genwei Dating?
According to our records, Yu Genwei married to Zhang Yabei. As of December 1, 2023, Yu Genwei’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Jean-Louis Ranked on the list of most popular Chinese footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Yu Genwei celebrates birthday on January 7 of every year.