Career
Gao Zhongxun started his football career with his local football club and was considered a promising enough youngster to be called up to the Chinese U-20 squad that took part in the 1985 Fédération internationale de football association World Youth Championship where he played in all four games as China were knocked-out in the quarter-finals. Gao"s performances for Jilin would be considered impressive enough that despite playing for a second division side he would still be called up to the Chinese national team for the 1992 AFC Asian Cup and helped guide China to a third-place finish. This was followed by Jilin eventually gaining promotion back into the top tier in time for the first fully professional 1994 Chinese Jia-A League season.