While in his club career his representation of Tianjin Sumsang saw him captain the team from 1993 until 1996 before leaving for Qianwei Huandao and Yunnan Hongta where he was forced to retire due to serious injury in 2000.
Han Jinming started his career in 1987 playing for the Tianjin youth team who were allowed to take part in the Chinese league pyramid.
[2] After the tournament Han joined Qianwei Huandao and Yunnan Hongta before returning to Tianjin for a brief period before he had to retire due to injury.
After he retired in 2000 Han immediately moved into youth management in Tianshui, Gansu where he impressed the Chinese Football Association who offered him a job as a scout and training lecturer for them.
[3] In 2007 Han received his first management job at Hohhot Binhai, however this only lasted for one season.