Wang Lu was called up to the China national football team and was the captain in 1953.
In 1954, China sent China youth football team to Hungary to study, Wang Lu was the coach and captain.
In 1957, he represented China in the qualification for the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
He led the Beijing youth team won the China football league championship.
[1] On 7 February 2007, Wang died of liver cancer in Beijing, age 77.