He Jia

He Jia (; born 16 August 1951) is a former Chinese footballer.

Club career He was born in 1951 in Guangzhou, Guangdong. He began his career at Guangdong team. In 1979, He captained Guangdong in the inaugural Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup, scoring in the second leg. In 1982, Jia left Guangdong, moving to Hong Kong in the process. Following the influx of mainland Chinese players into the Hong Kong First Division, He joined South China in 1983.

International career On 15 June 1975, He made his debut for China in a 1–0 win against North Korea. He played three times for China at the 1976 AFC Asian Cup, scoring once. On 6 October 1977, He scored the opening goal against the United States in China's first game of their first tour to the Western Bloc.

International goals Scores and results list China's goal tally first. # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 14 August 1975 Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China 3–3 Friendly2 13 June 1976 Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran 1–0 1–0 1976 AFC Asian Cup third place play-off3 6 October 1977 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States 1–0 1–1 Friendly4 31 March 1978 Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela 1–0 1–0 Friendly5 18 December 1978 Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 4–1 4–1 1978 Asian Games

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