Gu Chao's professional soccer career started in Shanghai Dongya, became famous in Hangzhou Greentown, and now plays in Jiangsu Suning, just to complete a Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai "small slam", which is not rare in the Chinese football world.

Gu Chao lamented that this is also his professional soccer career of three stages, witnessed his growth.

Sprouting: the fate of Yan Junling began in Chongming

Gu Chao summarized his years in Chongming in two words: sprouting. 10 years old, said goodbye to his parents came to the island of Chongming, far from the city, when the Genbao base most of the infrastructure has not been completed, only just paved the standard outdoor training ground.

At that time, Gu Chao did not have a clear goal, just like the budding grass?

"This period of time is the budding stage, I completed the whole process from the soccer boy into a professional soccer player." The company has divided its players into five teams, with Gu Chao as the goalkeeper of the third "French team" according to age, and Shen Zhiqiang as the former head coach of the Shanghai Junior Sports School as the coach in charge.

In the entire list of base players, he started as the third goalkeeper, gradually rose to the first, from the moment Dongya boarded the second division, until the end of the 2010 season, he left, he was the undisputed starter, including the 2009 National Games to win all the games. His first substitute was Wang Jun, who went on to become the goalkeeper of the five-a-side national team; it was Yan Junling who was the substitute's substitute.

Of course, Gu has never denied that Yan's talent was highly valued from a very young age, and that he trained hard on his own, and was the biggest competitive threat to Gu's "younger brother".

Gu Chao has never been shy about his rivalry with Yan Junling, and even when he was ready to leave Greentown he had the opportunity to return to his brothers, but the biggest challenge in front of him was still Yan Junling, who was on the rise.

Despite this, the two have maintained a good relationship, not only in the team, when they go out to play, the two often live in the same dormitory; a more important factor is that they have **** the same "parents" Xu Genbao.

"That a period, the most need to thank or Xu guide, he not only taught us the understanding of soccer, but also taught us to grow up in life in the road to understand the truth of man, which is later to influence our life." The team was integrated into a family, even if later left, the love is unforgettable.

Waiting: Greentown gave freedom over the fire

From 2011 to 2015, Gu Chao played for Hangzhou Greentown, this time he still started from the third goalkeeper, and just two seasons later began to play as a starter.

When he was at Shanghai Dongya, Xu Genbao used to take the team to the Greentown base in the town of Yuhang, Hangzhou, which was the team's dormitory and training base, as well as the residence of the Greentown football school.

The same base, for the Premier League players and reserves, the Greentown base is much more than Chongming, both in terms of accommodation and catering conditions. "Almost any catering you can think of, the chef can specialize for you." Xu Genbao brought the team over to play a teaching match, and was envious of Gu Chao's new environment.

And in the management, Greentown base is "no defense". An earlier than Gu Chao transferred to Greentown's former Chongming teammates, just selected for the first team in a few months to buy an electric car, in order to go to the town of Yuhang "dash" convenient.

"From Chongming out, the biggest feeling is the freedom here, is too free." Some of the Greentown training hopefuls, to the reserve team and even the first team quickly disappeared, it is for this reason.

But Gu Chao did not give himself "freedom", "I'm not intentional, right, just will be in Chongming Island to develop good habits to the Green City. Really want to thank Xu guide, in Chongming developed the character of enduring loneliness, red wine and green on their own can not cause too much attraction. I have to learn to self-manage when Xu is not around."

At that time, the only fun, is to play video games, for which he spent a lot of money to buy a set of top gaming computers, the former piano keys on the fingers, the same dexterity on the keyboard.

Of course, this is just a hobby, Gu Chao for "play" has been a good control, he more energy is still on the training field. I not only strictly demand myself, but also in the communication with former teammates will caution them, I hope they are now less fun, put their minds on playing football."

Competing in another country, Gu Chao only admonished himself to be self-disciplined, more hardworking than his teammates, and more strict with himself. In the end, he relied on his own efforts to fight on the platform of the Chinese Super League to stabilize his footing, and realized another transfer.

By now he is still very concerned about the "exile" in the A Green City team: "Green City is still quite a pity, there are a number of good young players to kick up, I hope they good luck. This year is not good, and strive for next year, up."

Sharpening: Feeling the ups and downs in Suning

Suning (formerly known as Sun Tian) is undoubtedly Gu Chao's choice after weighing the options again and again, and has already proved himself in the Chinese Super League and the national soccer team, obviously looking forward to a higher stage, Suning has been to the AFC Championships, and there are a number of players of the same age, such as Wu Xi, who have a large and sustained investment, and it's clearly the best choice for Gu Chao, except for returning to Shanghai Hong Kong. The best option for Gu Chao is to go back to Hong Kong.

He was confident in himself and in the competition, but he didn't expect to encounter any setbacks after his move to Nanjing, including the mistakes that fans remember and, of course, the lesser-known injuries.

"I think as a player, the highs and lows of frustration, these are very normal, before the ups and downs do not all adhere to the over? So I still want to put the time in Suning, summarized in two words: grinding. I encountered a variety of large and small setbacks, but fortunately I have not given up, with all the possibilities to chase their own dreams, do your best to continue it!

He chose to stand on a higher platform, is destined to face more wind and rain and right and wrong, "fate this really can not be said, the only thing you can do is to cherish, do a good job at the moment." At the beginning of his mind fluctuation is also very big, but later he began to be able to calmly look at these setbacks and changes, "I told myself: pay is not necessarily rewarding, give up certainly no hope. It's all about fighting for a breath! Gradually, I look at this kind of thing is relatively light, always believe in their own ability is it!"

Gu Chao summarized his career path until now. Goalkeeper this position relative to other people's careers should be longer, need to summarize in time, need to be quiet, Gu Chao said that this is not very difficult for him: "Because I have never forgotten their own origin, did not forget who they are, and more will not forget those who have helped me along the way."