When he returned to club management he would guide Guangzhou Pharmaceutical to the 2007 China League One title before having spells at Changchun Yatai and Henan Jianye.
The 1986 World Cup qualification personally took its toll on him when he quit briefly after losing to Hong Kong on May 19, 1985 in a vital game that saw China knocked out of the tournament.
[2] Shen was back to the spotlight of Chinese football when he joined Beijing Guoan and served under Jin Zhiyang as an assistant coach in 1997.
[3] Shen took over most of the coaching in the middle of the season, since Jin was summoned to the China national football team to assist Qi Wusheng.
Shen wouldn't wait long before returning into management when he took over second-tier side Guangzhou Pharmaceutical and aided them to a division title and promotion.