8 5 - 1 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Chinese ▁footballer ▁who ▁played ▁for ▁Sin chi ▁FC ▁in ▁the ▁S . Le ague . ▁ ▁Background ▁R ais ed ▁in ▁Ant u ▁County , ▁J il in , ▁Ji ang ▁T ao ▁played ▁basketball ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁age ▁but ▁always ▁had ▁a ▁pred ile ction ▁to ▁football , ▁later ▁entering ▁the ▁J il in ▁Institute ▁of ▁Phys ical ▁Education ▁and ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁coach ▁Z hang ▁Y uan q ing ' s ▁favorite ▁players . ▁Comp eting ▁in ▁the ▁Under - 1 7 ▁National ▁Football ▁Championship ▁with ▁his ▁school , ▁he ▁ste ered ▁them ▁to ▁a ▁ 9 th - place ▁finish ▁out ▁of ▁ 3 2 ▁teams . ▁Ji ang ' s ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁government ▁official ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁ran ▁a ▁gro c ery . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 6 ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁J il in ▁Institute ▁of ▁Phys ical ▁education ▁was ▁visited ▁by ▁a ▁de putation ▁from ▁Sin chi ▁FC ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁players . ▁Ent iced ▁by ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁playing ▁abroad ▁and ▁studying ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Ji ang ▁agreed ▁to ▁go ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁prov ident ial ly ▁had ▁the ▁where with al ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁the ▁st int , ▁which ▁cost ed ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁y uan . ▁ ▁Sin chi ▁FC ▁Origin ally ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁team , ▁the ▁def ender ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁clubs ▁Prime ▁League ▁and