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Nian Weisi
Chinese footballer and manager
Nian Weisi (Chinese: 年维泗; born 11 May 1933) is a Chinese football manager and former player.
As a player he played for the North China team as well as the China national team before he moved into management. As a coach he intermittently managed the Chinese national team for over twenty years. Since retiring from professional football, he became the Chinese Football Association president in April 1988 and held on to this appointment until he retired in August 1994. He briefly came out of retirement with his participation and promotion of the 2008 Summer Olympics.