Liu Yue (footballer, born 1975)

Liu Yue (Chinese: 刘越; born 12 July 1975) is a Chinese former international football defender who played for Shandong Luneng, Yunnan Hongta F.C.

Since retiring he has moved into sports commentary with Shanghai TV.

Liu Yue would start his career with Shandong Luneng and would quickly make a name for himself when he was part of the team that won the 1995 Chinese FA Cup.

Within the tournament he would have a disappointing game against Saudi Arabia within the quarter-finals, which saw China knocked out of the competition and ending his international career once the manager Qi Wusheng permanently drop him from the team.

[2] Despite this Liu would continue to be a regular for Shandong and go on to win the 1999 league title and FA Cup with them before moving to Yunnan Hongta F.C.