Career
On 14 February 2010, Zhang died of lymphoma in Dalian, aged 28, after a two-year-battle with the disease. Since his death, his shirt number of 26 has been retired in his honour by Dalian Shide.
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On 14 February 2010, Zhang died of lymphoma in Dalian, aged 28, after a two-year-battle with the disease. Since his death, his shirt number of 26 has been retired in his honour by Dalian Shide.
From then on he would become a vital member of the team and by 2003 he was selected to the China national under-23 football team but was injured in training, which ruled him out from any tournament.