Hao Haitao

Hao Haitao and his cousin Hao Haidong were first scouted by the top military football team Bayi FC as youngsters. He, however, missed the chance as he have to play for Qingdao, but Hao Haidong was signed instead. He later joined Nanjing Army football club. By 1994 the Chinese FA demanded full professionalism and Hao Haitao joined second tier club Qingdao Manatee where he saw the club win the division title and promotion to the top tier. Hao would return to Shanghai Pudong the following season where he spent a further two seasons playing for them before he would retire. ==Managerial career==

Hao worked as assistant manager in Shanghai for a period of time. In 2011, Hao joined Tianjin Songjiang as the assistant manager of Patrick de Wilde, and replaced the Belgian during the season in June. In 2013, he moved to Chengdu Blades as the head coach. His position was soon replaced in April due to reported conflicts with players. Hao returned to Tianjin in 2016 to manage the Tianjin Quanjian youth team. Hao joined Chongqing Lifan by the end of 2017 season as assistant manager. As Paulo Bento was sacked on 23 July 2018, he took the position as the caretaker, but resigned after 3 losses. In the 2019 season, Hao signed with Guizhou Hengfeng. He served as caretaker for 1 match, and became the official head coach on 9 April 2019. ==Honours==

As a player Qingdao Manatee • Jia B League: 1994 Tianjin Teda • Jia B League: 1998 ==References==