Gao Yao (footballer)

Gao Yao
高尧
Personal information
Full name Gao Yao
Date of birth (1978-07-13) July 13, 1978
Place of birth Qingdao, China
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Youth career
1991–1997 Shandong Luneng
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2009 Shandong Luneng 150 (8)
International career
2000–2002 China 6 (0)
Managerial career
2014 Qingdao Jonoon (assistant)
2015–2018 Hebei China Fortune (assistant)
2019–2021 Kunshan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 2009

Gao Yao (simplified Chinese: 高尧; traditional Chinese: 高堯; pinyin: Gāo Yáo; born July 13, 1978) is a former Chinese football player who was able to play in both midfield or defence. He was known as a 'One club man' as he spent his whole career with Shandong Luneng playing in the Chinese Super League, while internationally he was also included in the Chinese team that was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.