Pei Encai would spend his youth within the Chinese military where he rose to be a Colonel.

At Bayi he would have a successful career where he won several league titles, however despite these trophies he never received an international call-up and unfortunately had to retire early due to injury.

[2] He led Huizhou PLA Saonon to the second division in 1998, and became the head coach of the Bayi Football Team in 2003.

After the promotion, the team had an incredible start of seventh consecutive victories in the 2005 season before he was summoned by the Chinese Football Association (CFA).

A week later, Henan Construction announced him as the replacement of the head coach Men Wenfeng.