Li Yi (Chinese: ??, born June 20, 1979), is a Chinese soccer manager and former international player who is now the assistant coach of Hebei China Fortune.
He is also an Internet meme in China with a nickname Imperator Li Yi the Great (Chinese: ????).
A Baidu Tieba named after him is the most popular bars create many famous Network Glossary.As a player, he was a striker who represented Tianjin Locomotive, Beijing Guoan, Shaanxi Chanba and Shenzhen Kingway whom he won the 2004 Chinese Super League with.
He would also represent the Chinese national team in the 2003 East Asian Football Championship and 2004 AFC Asian Cup.
Since retiring he moved into football coaching and was assigned his first Head coaching position with Shenzhen Ruby before leaving the club on 12 April 2015.