Qin Guorong

Qin Guorong
Personal information
Full name	秦国荣
Date of birth	4 May 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	Shanghai, China
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder / Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1987	Shanghai
1989–1992	San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
International career
1983–1986	China
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Qin Guorong (Chinese: 秦国荣; born 4 May 1961), commonly known as Townsend Qin, is a Chinese former footballer who played as a midfielder for Shanghai and San Francisco Bay Blackhawks, while internationally he represented China in the 1984 Asian Cup.

Playing career

Qin started his football career when he played for the Shanghai youth team before he graduated to the senior Shanghai team in the 1979 season. Zeng Xuelin would include him in the Chinese national team squad that competed in the 1984 Asian Cup where China came runners-up.^[1] He was subsequently dropped from the Chinese team by Gao Fengwen and Qin moved to the United States in 1987.^[2] In 1989, Qin signed with the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks of the Western Soccer League.^[3] In 1990, the WSL merged with the American Soccer League to form the American Professional Soccer League. Qin continued to play for the Blackhawks in the new league.^[4] He was a 1990 and 1991 First Team All Star and continued to play for the Blackhawks through the 1992 season.

Year	Competition	Apps	Goal
1983–1986	Friendly	11	2
1984	Great Wall Cup	2	0
1985	FIFA World Cup qualification	1	0
1986	Asian Games	2	1
Total		16	3