Liu Tao (; born 22 January 1985) is a Chinese football coach and retired professional footballer who played as a defender. Career Liu started his professional football career in 2006 when he was promoted into China League One side Jiangsu Sainty first team.江苏舜天足球俱乐部队2006赛季参赛队员名单 at qq.com 26 March 2006. Retrieved 2015-02-16 He would eventually make his league debut for Jiangsu on 24 October 2009 in a game against Shandong Luneng Taishan.安塔尔王永珀建功 山东客场2-0胜江苏 at sohu.com 24 October 2009. Retrieved 2015-02-16 In March 2011, he made a free transfer to Tianjin Songjiang and signed a two-year-contract with the club.松江正式敲定五名内援 at sports.enorth.com.cn 8 March 2011 Retrieved 2015-02-16 Liu joined Guangdong Sunray Cave along with his teammate Wang Qiang in January 2013.松江双子星加盟广东日之泉 自由转会新合同签两年 at sina.com.cn 6 January 2013 Retrieved 2013-03-13
On 16 February 2015, Liu transferred to China League Two side Dalian Transcendence.大连超越签约广州日之泉队长 at sports.sohu.com 16 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-16 On 23 January 2017, Liu moved to League Two side Shenzhen Ledman.深圳人人官宣签8内援 at sports.sohu.com 23 January 2017 Retrieved 2017-01-24 In March 2018, Liu transferred to his hometown club Suzhou Dongwu in the China League Two.官方：中后卫刘涛加盟苏州东吴 at dongqiudi.com 14 March 2018 Retrieved 2018-03-15 On 27 February 2019, Liu transferred to League Two newcomer Chengdu Better City.中乙新军成都兴城签三员猛将 刘宇回家河北多面手来投 at qq.com 27 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-28 He would go on to win promotion with the club as they came runners-up at the end of the 2019 China League Two season. He would be a vital part of the team as the club gained promotion to the top tier at the end of the 2021 league campaign.
On 28 January 2026, Liu retired from professional football and joined Guangdong GZ-Power as assistant coach. Personal life Liu married former China women's national football team midfielder Song Xiaoli on 5 November 2011.女足美女大秀婚纱照 宋晓丽与松江悍将牵手 at enorth.com.cn 7 November 2011 Retrieved 2013-03-13
Career statistics 刘涛 at sodasoccer Retrieved 1 November 2015
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJiangsu Sainty2006China League One1000––102007China League One220–––2202008China League One10–––102009Chinese Super League10–––102010Chinese Super League00–––00Total250000000250Tianjin Songjiang2011China League One17400––1742012China League One27310––283Total447100000457Guangdong Sunray Cave2013China League One28220––3022014China League One23110––241Total513300000543Dalian Transcendence2015China League Two19431––2252016China League One17100––171Total365310000396Shenzhen Ledman2017China League Two22220––242Suzhou Dongwu2018China League Two21120––231Chengdu Rongcheng2019China League Two26311––2742020China League One12100––1212021China League One33100–203512022Chinese Super League32200––322Total10371100201068Career total30225122002031627
Honours Jiangsu Sainty China League One: 2008
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