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jimu news reporter li ying

on september 6, the xunyang district football association of jiujiang city, jiangxi province issued an obituary that the well-known football fan and beijing olympic torchbearer gui erniu died of illness at 23:40 on september 5 at the age of 76.

according to media reports, as a jiangxi football fan, gui erniu's love for football has a great influence on football fans across the country. in 1985, he smashed a 17-inch black-and-white tv and jumped into the yangtze river in anger because of the chinese team's defeat in a game. in the 2004 asian cup final, he rode a bicycle for 28 days and 1,870 kilometers to beijing to cheer for the chinese team. when watching the game, gui erniu has a unique style. he often wears a red horn hat, paints red on his left face, and writes big red words on his right face. when cheering for the chinese football team, he writes the word "china" on his face.

gui erniu (photo source: jiangxi lushan football club)

zheng tian, ​​secretary general of jiujiang xunyang district football association, told jimu news that gui erniu has an easygoing personality, like a neighbor uncle. whenever he meets other fans on the field, he can chat with them enthusiastically. gui erniu loves football and often supports the local team's games. "he supports the work of our football association very much, often helps us promote, and cheers with us during games. he is the loudest person in the stadium," said zheng tian.

zheng tian recalled that on september 5, a year ago, the xunyang district football association went to the hospital to visit gui erniu who was receiving treatment. at that time, gui erniu was in good spirits and said that he would wait until he recovered and continue to cheer for chinese football. "i was very sad to hear the bad news yesterday. he was very important to us football people," zheng tian said.

zheng tian said that gui erniu was obsessed with and loved football all his life and had a deep influence on many fans. "his greatest hope was that chinese football could go out and show the strength and level of a strong country."

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gui erniu's death was just after the chinese national football team lost 0-7 to japan in the world cup qualifiers on september 5, which aroused speculation among many fans. on the 6th, jiangxi lushan football club also released an obituary on its official account, and wrote in the comment section, "gui erniu was diagnosed with illness in july 2023... he had been in a coma for three days before his death, which had nothing to do with the national team's competition. please respect the deceased and do not spread rumors."