Wang Dong (; born 10 September 1981) is a Chinese football manager and former player.
Club career Wang Dong began his professional football career in 2001 when second division side Changchun Yatai promoted him to their first team and where in his debut season he would quickly establish himself within the team by making 19 appearances and scoring 5 goals. He continued to establish himself in the subsequent seasons and see the club become genuine promotion contenders, which they eventually achieved in 2005 when they won promoted to the Chinese Super League. Playing in the top tier Wang Dong impressed many with his scoring and passing ability and would aid the club to a fourth-place finish. The Chinese Super League 2007 season would go on to be a highlight in his career as he won the title with Changchun Yatai playing a key role in central midfield.
At the beginning of the 2009 league season Wang Dong saw his playing time limited due to injury, however once he recovered he decided to go on trial for Australian team Newcastle Jets. When nothing came from the trial and with Wang Dong fully recovered he would return to China to go on to spearhead Changchun's late title challenge, which saw the club lose the title by a single point at the end of the 2009 season. With Wang Dong once again a vital member of the team he would then go on to play in the 2010 AFC Champions League where he played in five games including a 9–0 victory against Persipura Jayapura, which stands as the biggest victory any Chinese side has achieved within the competition.
In January 2014, Wang transferred to China League One side Chongqing Lifan with a fee of ¥3,500,000.王栋350万转会力帆 纳闷泰达：就差这点钱吗 at sports.qq.com 2014-01-12 Retrieved 2014-01-12 On 13 December 2016, Wang moved to Super League side Tianjin Teda.力帆官方宣布王栋转会泰达 at sports.sohu.com 2016-12-13 Retrieved 2016-12-13 On 8 February 2018, Wang was loaned to his hometown club Qingdao Huanghai in the China League One.黄海官方宣布王栋加盟 引经据典赞其能担当重任 at sports.sina.com 2018-02-08 Retrieved 2018-02-09
International career Wang Dong was selected for the senior national team by head coach Zhu Guanghu to take part in a friendly against Honduras on February 12, 2006, in a game that China lost 1–0. This was followed by another friendly match against Thailand on August 10, 2006, where Wang Dong would score his debut goal in a 4–0 victory. After that game he would go on to be an integral part of the Chinese team playing predominantly out of position in right midfield. Nevertheless, Wang Dong was selected in the squad to participate in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup where he played in all the group games in an unsuccessful competition for China. He did however score two of China's five goals in a 5–1 victory over Malaysia. When new head coach Vladimir Petrović came in after the tournament Wang Dong would continue to be a regular within the team for their Fifa World Cup qualifiers. After Vladimir Petrović's disappointing reign ended Wang Dong would stop being called up to the national team.
Coaching career On 18 January 2026, Wang was appointed as the head coach of China League Two club Changchun Xidu.官方：长春亚泰旧将王栋执教长春喜都 at dongqiudi.com 2026-01-18 Retrieved 2026-01-20 After 11 days, Wang left his position as he was given a lifetime ban for match-fixing by the Chinese Football Association.最短命主帅？11天前长春喜都官宣王栋上任，今天他被终身禁足 at dongqiudi.com 2026-01-29 Retrieved 2026-01-30
Career statistics Club . + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsChangchun Yatai2001Chinese Jia-B League19511--206200200 0--002003246 0--2462004China League One2612 0--261220052414 0--24142006Chinese Super League265 0--2652007236---2362008196-51-247200981---812010306-50-356201121221--233201227620--29620134000--40Total25169521010026672Shandong Tengding (Loan)2013China League Two9800--98Chongqing Lifan2014China League One291600--29162015Chinese Super League29300--293201629700--297Total87250000008725Tianjin Teda2017Chinese Super League15000--150Qingdao Huanghai (Loan)2018China League One22500--2252019291000--2910Total51150000005115Qingdao Huanghai2020Chinese Super League10110--111 Career total 4231196210100439122
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsChina20065120071022008131200920Total304
Scores and results list China's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dong goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Wang DongNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China2–04–0Friendly2Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia3–05–12007 AFC Asian Cup35–14Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China2–13–12008 East Asian Football Championship
Honours Club Changchun Yatai Chinese Super League: 2007 Chinese Jia B League: 2003
Chongqing Lifan China League One: 2014
Qingdao Huanghai China League One: 2019
Individual China League One Most Valuable Player: 2014
References
External links
Player stats at Sohu.com Squad Profile at Asian Red Dragons website