take over the management position at Chongqing Lifan at the beginning of the 2005 league season where he was unable to improve the team's fortunes as a lowly club within the top tier and left after one season. He would then take the management position at second tier side Jiangsu Sainty F.C. where he unable to aid them in their promotion push and resigned during the league season. After a short period outside management Ma Lin returned to Liaoning after Werner Lorant was sacked and was brought in to help the team in their relegation battle during the 2008 league season. Unable to achieve this the club stuck with Ma Lin and he immediately repaid their loyalty by winning the division title and re-promotion back to the top tier after only one season. On 26 November 2017 Ma Lin was appointed the new manager at Dalian Yifang. On 20 March 2018, he was relieved of duty as manager of Dalian Yifang and replaced by Bernd Schuster. Honours Player Liaoning FC Chinese Jia-A League: 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993 Chinese FA Cup: 1984, 1986 Asian Club Championship: 1989–1990 Manager Liaoning FC China League One: 2009 References External links Profile at sodasoccer.com Profile at news.nen.com.cn International stats at teamchina 1962 births Living people Sportspeople from Qiqihar Chinese football managers Chinese footballers Footballers from Heilongjiang China international footballers Liaoning F.C. players Dalian Shide F.C. players Chinese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Japan Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1988 AFC Asian Cup players Olympic footballers of China Jiangsu F.C. managers Liaoning F.C. managers Dalian Professional F.C. managers Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C. managers Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games Association football forwards Asian Games competitors for China Chinese Super League managers