Career
A veteran of three World Cup tournaments and three Olympics, Pu Wei competed in United States of America 1999, United States of America 2003, China 2007, Sydney 2000 Olympics, Atlanta 2004 Olympics, and Beijing 2008. As China did not qualify for Germany 2011 World Cup and London 2012 Olympics. Until 2013, Pu was the captain of China women"s national football team
She retired after a friendly with North of Korea on February 15, 2014.
Pu Wei finished fifth with the Chinese team at Sydney 2000 Olympics, playing all three matches. Four years later she finished ninth with the Chinese team at Atlanta 2004 Olympics, playing two matches.
At Beijing 2008 Olympics, United States of America 2003 and China 2007 World Cup tournaments, she reached the quarter-finals with her Chinese team Pu had a total of 219 caps for China, one of the most capped players in Chinese history.
She was given a retirement ceremony by the Chinese Football Association, the first such honour given to a football player.