being confirmed as champions and achieving promotion with three matches remaining in the season. He acted as caretaker coach of Chinese national team following the resignation of Marcello Lippi in 2019. On 2 January 2020, Li was appointed as the new manager of China. On 3 December 2021, Li was replaced by fellow 2002 World Cup teammate Li Xiaopeng. Investigation On 26 November 2022, Li has been placed under investigation for "serious violations of laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Li goal. Managerial statistics Honours Player Liaoning Whowin China League One: 2009 Chinese FA Super Cup: 1999 Individual Chinese Jia-A League Team of the Year: 1999, 2001 Manager Wuhan Zall China League One: 2018 Individual China League One Coach of the Year: 2018 References External links Sohu.com profile 1977 births Living people Footballers from Shenyang Chinese footballers Association football midfielders Association football forwards Liaoning F.C. players Everton F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Chengdu Tiancheng F.C. players Chinese Super League players Premier League players China League One players Chinese expatriate footballers Chinese expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in football Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games China international footballers 2000 AFC Asian Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Chinese football managers Guangzhou F.C. non-playing staff Hebei F.C. non-playing staff Hebei F.C. managers Wuhan F.C. managers China national football team managers Chinese Super League managers