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{{Chinese name|[[Shen (surname)|Shen]]}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name      = Shen Xiangfu <br/>沈祥福
| image = 
| fullname = Shen Xiangfu
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1957|5|27}}
| birth_place = [[Beijing]], China
| height = 
| currentclub = 
| position = (Former) Winger
| youthyears1 =   1973–1974
| youthclubs1 =   Beijing Youth Football Team
|  years1 =   1974–1987  
| years2 =   1988–1991
|  clubs1 =   [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Team]]  
| clubs2 =   [[Kawasaki Frontale|Fujitsu]]
| caps1 =     
| goals1 = 
| nationalyears1 =   1977–1986
| nationalteam1 =   [[China national football team|China]]
| nationalcaps1 =    37  
| nationalgoals1 =   7 
|  manageryears1 =   1991–1993 
| manageryears2 =  1994–1995 
| manageryears3 =  1996–1997  
| manageryears4 =  1997–1998  
| manageryears5 =  2000–2001 
| manageryears6 =  2001–2002 
| manageryears7 =  2002–2004  
| manageryears8 =  2005–2006  
| manageryears9 =  2007–2009  
| manageryears10 =   2010–2011
| manageryears11 =   2012
| manageryears12 =   2013–2014
| manageryears13 =   2015
| manageryears14 =   2015–2016
| manageryears15 =   2018
| manageryears16 =   2019
|  managerclubs1 =   [[Kawasaki Frontale|Fujitsu]] (Assistant coach)  
| managerclubs2 =   [[Kawasaki Frontale|Fujitsu]] 
| managerclubs3 =  [[Beijing Guoan]] (Assistant coach)  
| managerclubs4 =  [[Beijing Guoan]]  
| managerclubs5 =  [[China national under-20 football team|China U-20]]  
| managerclubs6 =  [[China PR national football team|China]] (Caretaker)  
| managerclubs7 =  [[China national under-23 football team|China U-23]]  
| managerclubs8 =  [[Beijing Guoan]]  
| managerclubs9 =  [[Guangzhou Pharmaceutical]]  
| managerclubs10 =   [[Changchun Yatai]]
| managerclubs11 =   [[Henan Jianye]]
| managerclubs12 =   [[Shanghai Shenhua]]
| managerclubs13 =   [[CF Crack's]]
| managerclubs14 =   [[CD Atlético Museros|Atlético Museros]]
| managerclubs15 =   [[Tianjin Quanjian F.C.|Tianjin Quanjian]] (Caretaker)
| managerclubs16 =   [[Tianjin Tianhai F.C.|Tianjin Tianhai]]
}}
'''Shen Xiangfu''' ({{zh|s=沈祥福|p=Shěn Xiángfú}}; {{small|Mandarin pronunciation:}} {{IPAc-cmn|sh|en|3|.|x|yang|1|.|f|u|2|}}; born May 27, 1957 in [[Beijing]]) is a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] [[Association football|football]] coach who is the joint manager of [[Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Valencian Community|The Regional Preferente de la Comunitat Valenciana]] side [[CD Atlético Museros|Atlético Museros]] as well as also being a former international football player. <!--  Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:Shenxiangfu2.jpg|frame|]] --> As a player, he was associated with the [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Team]] and  [[Kawasaki Frontale|Fujitsu]] before moving into management where he went back to manage both his previous clubs before joining the [[China PR national football team|Chinese national team]] set-up for several years. When he returned to club management he would guide [[Guangzhou Pharmaceutical]] to the 2007 [[China League One]] title before having spells at [[Changchun Yatai]] and [[Henan Jianye]].

==Playing career==
As a player, Shen distinguished himself as a right-footed left winger and worked his way up from the Beijing Youth Football Team to their senior team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sodasoccer.com/search/player/2EA29AE11BB8B35B.html|title=沈祥福|publisher=sodasoccer.com|date=|accessdate=2012-08-21}}</ref> He would become one of the key players in the [[China national football team|Chinese national football team]] during his career representing them in the [[1980 AFC Asian Cup]], however that was the only tournament he experienced because his subsequent call-ups saw China failed to qualify for the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] both times when Shen was a member of the China National Football Team. The [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1986 World Cup qualification]] personally took its toll on him when he quit briefly after losing to [[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]] on [[19 May incident|May 19, 1985]] in a vital game that saw China knocked out of the tournament. While he did return to the national team he would concentrate more on his club career and was later chosen by the [[Chinese Football Association]] to go to [[Japan]] and joined the [[Kawasaki Frontale|Fujitsū Football Team]] first as a player, then as an assistant coach and then finally as their Head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/n/2009-02-26/19204241046.shtml|title=纵向对比国足候选四主帅 沈祥福占先殷帅坐拥优势|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2009-02-26|accessdate=2012-08-21}}</ref>

==Management career==
Shen was back to the spotlight of Chinese football when he joined [[Beijing Guoan]] and served under [[Jin Zhiyang]] as an assistant coach in 1997.<ref name="Sina profile">{{cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/star/shen_xiangfu/|title=姓名：沈祥福 |publisher=Csldata.sports.sohu.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-21}}</ref> Shen took over most of the coaching in the middle of the season, since Jin was summoned to the China National Football Team to assist [[Qi Wusheng]]. In 1998, Shen was named the head coach of Beijing Guoan and Jin left the club to assist the newly installed head coach of the China National Football Team [[Bobby Houghton]]. Shen was able to lead the club to finish third in the 1998 [[Jia A]], but the next year Beijing Guoan showed a poorer quality and finished sixth in the league. The result was the worst one for the club since 1995. Shen was replaced at the end of the season.

The Chinese Football Association was looking to secure a younger generation and native coach for the China National youth teams that included the U-19, 21, 23 Football Teams.<ref name="Sina profile"/> Shen accepted the new head coach job and occasionally he would also assist [[Bora Milutinović]] who was invited by the Chinese Football Association as the new head coach of the National Football Team. The U-19 team of Shen Xiangfu was expected to be a very promising generation of Chinese football and in the beginning the team had indeed shown many positive signs. In the end, the team could not qualify the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] and Shen was dismissed.

Meanwhile, Beijing Guoan was also not in a good shape in the recently formed [[Chinese Super League]]. The club despite a short revival in 2002 did not progress as much the fans and the investors expected. In 2005, Shen re-joined the club and was named head coach again. The club finished sixth at the end of 2005 season, slightly better than the previous year. The following year, Shen directed the club into a very defensive style. In spite of some angry fans who saw defense as a sign of weakness, the club finished third at the end of the season. Nevertheless, Shen was under a lot of pressure and was exhausted. After the last match, he resigned. Shen wouldn't wait long before returning into management when he took over second tier side [[Guangzhou Pharmaceutical]] and aided them to a division title and promotion. After several seasons with Guangzhou he would attract the interests of [[Changchun Yatai]] and join them at the beginning of the 2010 league season.

==Honours==

===Player===
'''Beijing Guoan'''
*[[Chinese Jia-A League]]: 1977 (Runners-up)

===Manager===
'''Beijing Guoan'''
*Chinese Super League Cup: 1998
'''Guangzhou Pharmaceutical'''
*[[China League One]]: 2007

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://sports.sina.com.cn/star/shen_xiangfu/ Sina Sports' page on Shen Xiangfu]

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