Jiao Zhe

August 21, 1981

Jinan, Shandong, People"s Republic of China

In the 2001 league season he continued to progress in establishing himself for the team where he was firmly established as their first choice Right-back by playing in 17 league games, which was followed by a further 28 league games in the 2002 league season. In the 2004 league season Jiao Zhe would continue to play a major part in the team and under new manager Ljubiša Tumbaković Jiao would even score his first league goal on 15 September 2004 when he scored the equalising goal against Beijing Guoan in a 1-1 draw. On 19 June 2005, Jiao Zhe would make his international debut against Costa Rica in a 2-2 draw coming on as a subsistute for Wei Xin in a friendly match.