 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Apo Xu Genbao akasiya Yunnan akadzokera kunodzidziswa kwake kuti ave maneja ane unyanzvi, izvo zvakamutungamirira kutora zvidzidzo zvepamusoro paBeijing Sports Institute kubva muna 1984 kusvika muna 1986. Paakapedza, akapiwa mukana wekutungamirira chikwata cheChina B chakanga chichangobva kuumbwa, icho chaiva chikwata chechidiki cheChinese chaibvumirwa kutamba mumutambo. Nguva yake navo yakabudirira zvikuru uye akatokwanisa kukunda mukombe weligi navo mumwaka weligi wa1989. Vachifadzwa noutungamiriri hwake, Chinese Football Association yakabvisa chikwata chacho muligi yacho ndokumubvumira kutora chikwata chacho kunotamba mitambo yenyika dzakawanda. Izvi zvakaita kuti apiwe chinzvimbo chechikwata chevakuru cheChinese; zvisinei, kutonga kwake kwaive kupfupi kwazvo apo Football Association yakafunga kuti yaida maneja ane ruzivo muKlaus Schlappner kutungamira timu ku1992 AFC Asian Cup. Kunyange zvakadaro, Xu Genbao akaramba ari muchikwata cheChinese semubatsiri kusvikira muna 1993. 