Zhang Ouying


Zhang Ouying was a Chinese football player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics as well as the 1999, 2003, and 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was a member of the Chinese team that won the silver medal at the 1999 World Cup.

Life

Zhang was born in Zhangjiakou, Hebei in 1975. In 2000, she finished fifth with the Chinese team in the 2000 Summer Olympics. She played all three matches. Four years later she finished ninth with the Chinese team in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She played in one match.
She married an American in 2006, and moved to the United States after retirement.
From 2010 to 2012, she coached numerous teams at the San Diego Futbol Academy in Carmel Valley, California. After that, she coached teams for the San Diego Soccer Club and was often referred to as "Coach O".
Zhang was diagnosed with lung cancer in March 2018, and died in San Diego on December 1, 2018, at the age of 43.