He Jia


He Jia is a former Chinese footballer.

Club career

He was born in 1951 in Guangzhou, Guangdong. He began his career at Guangdong. In 1979, He captained Guangdong in the inaugural Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup, scoring in the second leg. In 1982, Jia left Guangdong, moving to Hong Kong in the process. Following the influx of mainland Chinese players into the Hong Kong First Division, He joined South China in 1983.

International career

On 15 June 1975, He made his debut for China in a 1–0 win against North Korea. He played three times for China at the 1976 AFC Asian Cup, scoring once. On 6 October 1977, He scored the opening goal against the United States in China's first game of their first tour to the Western Bloc.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
114 August 1975Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China3–3Friendly
213 June 1976Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran1–01–01976 AFC Asian Cup third place play-off
36 October 1977Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States1–01–1Friendly
431 March 1978Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela1–01–0Friendly
518 December 1978Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand4–14–11978 Asian Games