周通 将带领奥克兰城U-13梯队 开启中国之行

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周通将于7月5日-7月13日带领奥克兰城U-13梯队前往天津，大吉利集团会安排梯队小球员们，进行足球和文化的交流。

7月6日中超，津门虎vs亚泰的比赛，梯队小球员们，会成为当场比赛的球童。

随后小球员们还会前往北京、上海参观学习。

附上原文及翻译：

AUCKLAND, New Zealand - When Tong Zhou arrived in New Zealand, he aimed to create an academy fostering stronger China-New Zealand cultural and football relations.

Now the 34-year-old is about to realise his dream when he leads a combined U-13 team on a tour of his homeland from 5-13 July 2024.

Zhou, who is a community coach at Auckland City FC, has worked hard to set up the tour using his reputation in China as a former professional player to help open doors, and in the future, possibly ongoing football and cultural exchanges.

Hailing from Zibo in China, Zhou enjoyed a long professional career with clubs such as Dalian Aerbin, Tianjin Teda, Wuhan Zall and latterly Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.

"I am excited for the tour with our objective to develop football skills of the players and create a pathway for New Zealand youth and children to aspire to.

"Exploration of these possibilities in China also gives the club new brand horizons and perspectives to consider and builds off our meetings with Tianjin FA earlier this year," Zhou said.

The tour takes in a professional game on 6 July 2024 when Tianjin Jinmen Tiger host Changchun Yatai in a Chinese Super League clash with some of the U-13 players lined up to be ball kids on the night.

新西兰奥克兰——当周通来到新西兰时，他的目标是创建一所学校，用来促进两国文化和足球关系的发展。

现在这位34岁的球员即将实现他的梦想，2024年7月5日至13日，他将率领U-13梯队回到中国。

周通目前也是俱乐部的一名社区教练，他一直在利用前职业球员的经历来努力打开沟通的大门，并希望在未来，进行两国之间的足球和文化交流。

周通来自中国淄博，在大连阿尔滨、天津泰达、武汉卓尔和天津津门虎等俱乐部度过了漫长的职业生涯。

“我为这次巡回赛感到兴奋，我们的目标是培养球员的足球技能，并为新西兰的青少年和儿童创造一条渴望的道路。

“在中国探索这些可能性也为俱乐部提供了新的品牌视野和视角，并在今年早些时候与天津足协的会谈基础上进行了考虑，”周通说。

2024年7月6日，天津津门虎队将迎来一场职业比赛，届时天津津门虎队将主场迎战长春亚泰队，届时一些U-13球员将在当晚成为球童。

"This is a very exciting opportunity for our children and youth to experience something very, very new, in a different country and I am excited to see them grow and learn," Zhou added.

After five days of training in Tianjin, the tour party heads to Beijing for a tour of The Great Wall, before heading to Shanghai and a return to Auckland on 13 July 2024.

Also attending the tour will be a group of parents along with club members from the local Auckland Chinese community.

Auckland City FC general manager, Gordon Watson, will also attend.

"This is an amazing opportunity for everyone involved and we cannot be more thankful of Tong Zhou's commitment, hard work and passion for this tour. It is very rare for young people to get such a wonderful chance to experience a different culture and I'm sure it will create a memory to cherish.

"He, along with his team of supporters here in Auckland, have worked tirelessly to make this happen and having attended one training session I know the players and their parents are also very excited.

"It is important to acknowledge the contribution of Tianjin Jinmen Tiger FC, Beijing Guoan FC, the Dajili Group Ltd, and Ikicer Ltd, for their support, vision, wisdom and belief in our club to get this tour organised.

"I also want to mention the hard work of Top International Ltd and Tong Sports for their facilitation of this event - it is very special," he said.

The tour commences on Friday 5 July and concludes on Saturday 13 July 2024.

“这是一个非常令人兴奋的机会，让奥克兰城的孩子和青少年在一个不同的国家体验非常非常新的东西，我很高兴看到他们成长和学习，”周补充道。

在天津训练五天后，团队将前往北京游览长城，然后前往上海，并于2024年7月13日返回奥克兰。

团队中还有球员家长，以及奥克兰当地华人社区的俱乐部成员。

奥克兰城足球俱乐部总经理戈登·沃森也将出席。（上图图右）

“这对每个参与者来说都是一个绝佳的机会，我们非常感谢周通对这次访问的承诺、努力和热情。让年轻人得到这样一个美妙的机会来体验不同的文化，这是非常难得的，我相信它会创造一个值得珍惜的记忆。

“他和他在奥克兰的支持者团队，一起不知疲倦地努力使这一切成为现实，我知道球员和他们的父母也非常兴奋。”

“感谢天津津门虎足球俱乐部、北京国安足球俱乐部、大吉利集团有限公司和Ikicer Ltd有限公司对我们俱乐部的支持和帮助，这是非常重要的。

他说:“我也要提到Top International有限公司，和“通体育”为这次活动所做的辛勤工作，这是非常重要的。”

团队将于2024年7月5日星期五出发，7月13日星期六回到奥克兰。