The national football team will be blessed! At the age of 36, Yu Dabao officially announced his retirement and ended his 20-year career as a player and transferred to the national security youth coach

On the last day of 2024, a number of former internationals opted to end their careers. On December 31, Beijing time, following Cao Yunding, the 36-year-old national security captain Yu Dabao also officially retired, ending his 20-year career.

Beijing Guoan Club officially announced that the 36-year-old Yu Dabao will end his career as a first-team player, and he will be transferred to the coach of Beijing Guoan Youth Academy to continue to contribute to the club. Guoan officials thanked Yu Dabao emotionally: "Thank you to our captain for his dedication to the team over the years, and I also look forward to Yu Dabao cultivating more outstanding young talents for Beijing Guoan in the future." ”

Born in 1988, Yu Dabao played for the Portuguese Super League giants Benfica in his career, and after returning to China, he successively played for Tianjin Master Kang, Dalian Albin and other teams. In January 2015, Yu Dabao joined Beijing Guoan for a transfer fee of 4.5 million euros. In 10 seasons for Beijing Guoan, Yu Dabao made 229 appearances, contributing 27 goals and 21 assists. In 2018, he helped Guoan win the FA Cup.

As a former international player of the Chinese men's football team, Yu Dabao played a total of 65 games for the national team, handed over 19 goals and 8 assists, he won the 2010 East Asian Cup with the national football team, and also scored goals for Japan and South Korea, and is recognized as a "lucky general" by the national team.