He also represented Chongqing Lifan and German clubs Alemannia Aachen, SpVgg Greuther Fürth and SV Wehen Wiesbaden throughout his career.
After excelling with Shenhua for six seasons in the late 90s where he won one top-tier league title and a Chinese FA Cup, Xie Hui transferred to 2nd Bundesliga club Alemannia Aachen in January 2000.
[1] During the 2000–01 season, Xie Hui was the top scorer for Aachen with fourteen goals in twenty-four league appearances.
[7] On 4 November 2023, Dalian was once again relegated after a 3-2 home defeat against Shanghai Port in the final game of the season, and the club was subsequently disbanded in January 2024.
On April 17, 2024, Xie was appointed as the manager of Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai.
On December 9, 2004, Xie married his long-term girlfriend and Chinese supermodel, Tong Chenjie (佟晨洁), however the couple divorced on June 27, 2011.