Early on in his career, he had two brief trial periods with Manchester United in the 1989–90 and 1991–92 seasons, during which he made a number of appearances for the Junior A team alongside future stars such as Ryan Giggs, David Beckham and Paul Scholes.
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In 2006, he graduated from Salford Business School, University of Salford in the United Kingdom, having completed a Masters degree in Management.
Along with former Chinese international footballer Su Maozhen, Fu Bo went abroad on September 3, 2007 to Cologne, Germany to gain his coaching badges.