Yang Zuwu is a coach who once coached Beijing Guoan Football Club.
In 12 years, Yang Zuwu has witnessed all the honors and humiliations since the professionalization of Chinese football. In 12 years, Yang Zuwu has accompanied the birth and growth of Guoan Football Club. As the general manager of the club, when he is angry, he will curse people in authentic Beijing dialect; when he is passionate, he can quote scriptures and talk endlessly; when he is alone, he never forgets to practice calligraphy with a splash of ink.
In 2005, Yang Zuwu was dismissed from get out of class for the second time. After leaving the front line this time, he may not have the chance to come back, but being able to work as the general manager of Guoan Football Club for 12 years is considered to be lasting. In the eyes of outsiders, this is due to his loyalty to football and Guoan. .
Facing the future, Yang Zuwu was very calm. He said: "I have been playing football all my life. I want to thank the leaders of CITIC and Guoan for giving me that opportunity. For me, who is purely playing football For someone with a good background, the progress and improvement are very great.”
As for regrets, Yang Zuwu said that in the past ten years, Guoan has never won the league championship, which has always been his heartache. . "Although we have won the FA Cup three times and the Super Cup twice, as a team from the capital, it is indeed a pity that we have not won a league championship in the professional league for so many years."
Loyal Executor
Yang Zuwu has been associated with football his whole life and once played in the Beijing first team with Jin Zhiyang. After retiring, Yang Zuwu stayed in the Beijing Sports Team. In 1975, he managed the women's softball team as secretary of the Youth League Committee. In 1978, he served as the leader of the women's team and youth team. In 1994, the Beijing Sports Commission and CITIC Group jointly founded the Beijing Guoan Club. As a representative of the Sports Commission, Yang Zuwu served as the deputy general manager of the club and was fully in charge of the specific work of the club.
After entering the club, Yang Zuwu quickly fell into the role. In the eyes of Guoan bosses, even if his work level needs to be improved, there are at least two things that are satisfactory. One is very diligent, the other is very loyal - Yang Zuwu often talked about it in those years. One of Bian's mantras is: I listen to my boss, and I do whatever the boss tells me to do!
The eight departments established by Guoan Club - team, business development department, youth training department, Guoan Xianghe Football Training Base, fan management department, office, finance department, reception department, most of them They are all directly in charge of Yang Zuwu. Yang Zuwu always does everything himself and is a standard workaholic. He is the first to go to work and the last to leave work almost every day.
Once, Yang Zuwu broke his Achilles tendon while playing tennis. But a few days after he came out of the hospital, he went to work wearing a plaster! According to him, he was mainly worried that his boss would think that his "playfulness" would affect his work. In order to reduce traveling, Yang Zuwu simply lived in the office and did not return home until his foot injury recovered more than two months later.
Once Yang Zuwu checked the accounts at Xianghe Base. Yang Zuwu called the base management staff and asked in detail how much "beef and eggs" were purchased. If beef was more expensive, how much would it cost to exchange for butter. In addition, as to the food situation of the youth team and how different it is from the adult team, I am afraid that no general manager in the country can do such a detailed check.
In addition, the team's equipment is also under the control of Yang Zuwu. NIKE originally sponsored a lot of equipment, but without Yang Zuwu's signature, no one can take it casually. There are many strict managements like these, so much so that some people call Yang Zuwu a "tiger in charge" behind his back. Yang Zuwu himself does not mind this kind of title. He once told reporters: "This is something for the club. No one can touch it at will!"
In terms of private life, Yang Zuwu is also very cautious. He refused all possible invitations to eat and drink. He himself said: "If you have something to talk about, don't waste time with it if you have nothing to do. What I want most is to go home and eat. It tastes better than anything else!" For those who are often busy with work and delay their meals. For Yang Zuwu, being able to eat at home is the greatest enjoyment, but this enjoyment lasted only for more than a year after he was out of class for the first time.
Not only that, while Yang Zuwu refused the good intentions of others, he also did not use food, drink, or red envelopes to build relationships. He thought: "Since I am upright, why do I need to do these messy things? The boss has never given me such a job." "
For loyal people, betrayers are unforgivable. Before Zhang Shuai's "urine bottle incident" broke out, a reporter in Beijing was the first to disclose the news online. Yang Zuwu, who had just returned to office, became angry. After scolding the reporter angrily, he announced that he was severing diplomatic relations with the reporter. After that, every time he talked about this incident, Yang Zuwu expressed regret: "Our 20-year friendship was lost because of that incident. He shouldn't be so arbitrary. He should at least communicate with the club before writing. In today's world, morality and justice It’s gone!”
The “rough” manager
Yang Zuwu doesn’t talk much on weekdays. In terms of management style, he follows the paternalistic “rough” management of the past. , whether facing the players or the media, if he was slightly dissatisfied, he would open his mouth and curse, making everyone afraid of him. As a result, he was nicknamed "Uncle Yang".
The current batch of players in the Hyundai team were all trained by Yang Zuwu himself. The training principle he pursues is: players will not grow up if they are not scolded. It is said that although Tao Wei had outstanding technical awareness at that time, his playing style was too soft. After repeated teachings were ineffective, Yang Zuwu talked to Tao Wei and, after scolding him, gave him an ultimatum: If you play like this again, Leave me alone! Since then, Tao Wei has played much more aggressively and has now become the core of the Hyundai team. Tao Wei now has a good relationship with Yang Zuwu. Every time he mentions Yang Zuwu's teachings to him, he is full of gratitude.
During the strict management of the team, Yang Zuwu also made jokes. When a group of players such as Shao Jiayi, Yang Pu, and Xu Yunlong were first promoted to the Guoan first team, Yang Zuwu did not forget to teach these young players ideological and political lessons after training. Yang Zuwu sat on the concrete stand, smoking a cigarette and lecturing the players. He told the players not to think that they would be great when they got to the first team of Guoan, but to practice hard with their tail between their legs. Finally, Yang Zuwu took a puff of cigarette and said in summary: "In a word..." But he lowered his head and thought about it, and he didn't think of it. It was a suitable word, so he took a puff of cigarette and said: "In short, two words - don't be awesome!" The team members wanted to laugh, but they didn't dare. However, later in private, this became a famous joke of Yang Zuwu. Ma Quan, Shao Jiayi and others still remember this "allusion" many years later. A reporter once mentioned this joke to Yang Zuwu. He smiled and admitted that it happened, but he could not remember the specific details.
In the face of the news media, Yang Zuwu highly safeguarded the interests of the club. When Yang Zuwu sees negative remarks and false reports, he will definitely find the person involved to scold him, so many reporters used to be disgusted with Yang Zuwu. But afterwards, everyone understood that Yang Zuwu's starting point was for the club, and everything he said was not about the person, and he would forget it after he said it. What can be clearly felt is that after so many years, Yang Zuwu has learned to suppress his emotions and change the way he handles things. Only the loyalty in his bones remains unchanged.
A diligent learner
After his first get out of class, Yang Zuwu has become accustomed to facing the ups and downs of life. After resigning as general manager for the second time, Yang Zuwu can safely watch youth team games and participate in friendly matches of the Capital Reporters Team. In his spare time, Yang Zuwu spends more time reading books and newspapers to enrich himself.
In January 2002, due to the team's poor performance, Yang Zuwu stepped down from the position of general manager for the first time. At the beginning, Yang Zuwu seemed to be unable to find his way forward in life, and he felt uncertain. The boss gave him this evaluation: Over the years, there are some things he has done well and some things he has not done well. Workers can be laid off, but if the general manager does not perform well, he will also be laid off. After a period of time, Yang Zuwu found the feeling of being an ordinary person, reading books, learning English, and giving lectures to youth coaches. His usual sports were running, playing tennis or fishing, and then he received a salary of more than 3,000 yuan every month. Even so, he said with satisfaction: "The boss treats me well, I'm not going anywhere, just in Guoan.
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After realizing that his low cultural level might be the main reason why he could not be the general manager, he began to read books like crazy. The books Yang Zuwu read covered a wide range of topics - history military, philosophy, literature... In addition to books, there are also newspapers. Yang Zuwu cuts out his favorite articles and collects them. Not only does Yang Zuwu also learn English, when a reporter interviewed him, he was holding a book. An English book, follow the repeater to learn your tongue.
With a lot of supplementary knowledge, Yang Zuwu’s conversational skills have improved significantly. From time to time, he will list a historical allusion or a famous quote. Yang Zuwu himself does not deny this. Duan Badu explained: "I read more books about human cultivation, life, and philosophy. Combined with the problems encountered at work, the more you see, the clearer it becomes. In our previous education, there were too many traditional things, and the concepts and methods were somewhat outdated; now times have changed, and if you use traditional things to speak to the team members, it is a bit out of place and difficult for them to understand. Some books on education are very abstract, so you should read them slowly. "
It is commendable that Yang Zuwu wrote a good calligraphy. He usually likes calligraphy and likes to write by himself to relax. Later, because he was busy, he rarely had time to touch the pen again. But his posture of holding the pen has been changed. Nowadays, Yang Zuwu always holds the brush in such a unique posture, and the words he writes are very beautiful. Yang Zuwu's signature is also very special, with thousands of strokes. Hundreds of turns, the clouds and mountains are covered with mist, which is quite fairy-like, which is also due to his unique brushwork.