He sought further study at Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, and was offered a chance to be the youth manager at Panasonic Gamba until 1995.
From 3 September 1995 until 18 December 1997, Dalian Wanda had an unbeaten run of 55 consecutive matches,[8] which included an undefeated 1996 season.
[10] In 2000, Chi was appointed by the China national football team as part of the coaching staff for Bora Milutinović.
Chi joined reigning league champion Shenzhen Jianlibao in 2005 to replace Zhu Guanghu, who left for the Chinese national team.
Chi was unhappy due to the senior players' influential control over the team, their unprofessional behavior and discipline especially with gambling.
[12] He tried to regain control of the squad with his strictness, but most of the players reacted fiercely by training and playing even more poorly.