[1] In his youth, Li Shubin would play for top-tier club Liaoning F.C.
[2] He would spend his whole playing career with the club until he retired in 1984, while his personal highlight came when won the top goal-scorer award in the 1980 campaign when he scored 11 goals.
gave him his first chance of senior management, however his first attempt of coaching was not a success and he relegated Liaoning to the second tier at the end of the season.
In September 2008 Li was brought in to manage top-tier club Changchun Yatai to see out the remainder of the season, however under his leadership results improved and the club went on to have an industrious following campaign that saw them come runners-up at the end of the 2009 Chinese Super League campaign.
[4] Despite the improved results Li was allowed to leave the club at the end of the season as they brought in Shen Xiangfu to lead them in following campaign.