As a player, he was one of the first footballers to play for the People's Republic of China at the international level, and as a coach, he was the very managers to manage a fully professional Chinese football club, with his stint at Beijing FC.
in 1951, Sun began his football career playing for the Liaoning FC.in 1952, he was selected to take part in China.
in 1957, Sun take part in China's first ever qualification for the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
[1] Sun Fucheng was retired in 1963, then he work as management of Beijing FC until 1973.
On April 3, 1983, Sun Fucheng died of lung cancer in Beijing, age 56.