TIELING, Liaoning province - Bribery trial against former Chinese soccer chief Nan Yong started in Tieling Intermediate People's Court on Wednesday morning.

Nan Yong is taken to the court by police on Wednesday.[Photo/CFP]

Factfile of Nan Yong:

Born: June 16, 1962

Graduated from Shenyang Physical Education Institute

Career:

1984 - Human Resources Department of State Physical Culture and Sports Commission

1997 - Vice chairman of the Chinese Football Association

2001 - Chef de mission of the Chinese team which qualified for the 2002 World Cup finals

2005 - Party secretary and deputy director of the Chinese Football Administrative Center, head of the Chinese Super League

2009 - Director of the Chinese Football Administrative Center, vice chairman of the Chinese Football Association

Arrested in 2010