Cai Jinbiao (; born 1954) is a former Chinese international footballer who played as a defender. He represented Guangdong team where he won the 1979 Chinese league title as well as playing for the China national football team in the 1980 Asian Cup.
Playing career At an early age, Cai Jinbiao would be accepted in a specialist sports school within Xingning, Guangdong. This was before he started his career playing for the Guangdong youth team where he would soon be promoted to the senior team in 1974.
Despite his relatively short height for a defender, he would go on to establish himself as an extremely effective defender and receive the nickname "Steel head" by the local fans. He would soon receive his first call-up to the Chinese national team by the manager Nian Weisi while back at his club Cai's free-kick skills and jumping ability would then go on to see Guangdong FC win their first ever Chinese league title at the end of the 1979 league season.
Career statistics International statistics CompetitionYearAppsGoalFriendly1978-198250Great Wall Cup198010Asian Cup198020World Cup Qualifier1980-1982121Total201
Honours Guangdong FC China national league: 1979
References
External links Team China Stats