National football players all have nicknames. Why is Sun Jihai called Sun Yangyang?

Sun Jihai is called "Sun Taiyang" not because of his great achievements and contributions, but because the English surname Sun Jihai is "SUN" and this word happens to mean sun in English. So it is called "Sun Sun". And looking at the Chinese football players, Sun Jihai can indeed be called "Sun Taiyang" based on his personal strength and achievements. Sun Jihai is also known as: "The Sun of China" and "The Invincible Prince".

In 1995, Sun Jihai started his football career in Dalian Wanda of the domestic League A. In the summer of 1998, he and Fan Zhiyi of the national football team moved to the then English League One Crystal Palace team. Later, he was selected for the Chinese national team many times. In the World Cup qualifiers, he performed well and played a major role in making Chinese football enter the World Cup for the first time. He also represented the national team in the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan. February 26, 2002, Dalian The Shide team held a press conference in Beijing. Sun Jihai officially joined the English first division club Manchester City for a transfer fee of 2 million pounds, setting a record for Asian player transfers. On the same day, he flew to the UK and scored a header when Manchester City challenged Birmingham away from home. , scored his first goal in the Premier League.

On October 23, 2015, Chinese player Sun Jihai, who had played for Manchester City in the Premier League, was officially inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame. Sun Jihai also became the first Chinese player to be inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame.

On December 11, 2016, Sun Jihai officially announced his retirement. In Sun Jihai's 21-year career, Sun Jihai*** won 4 A-League championships (96, 97, 00, 01), 2 Super Cup championships (96, 00), and 2 Super Cup championships (01, 13 ) FA Cup champion, 1 (14) Super Cup champion, and 1 English League One champion (while playing for Manchester City in the 01-02 season).

Who else do you think represents the strongest player in Chinese football in the World Cup in Korea and Japan?