 For the third time he rejoined Shenhua in December 2004 on a permanent basis where he once again revived his career and after two years with Shenhua, Xie headed back to Germany when he joined another second tier German club SV Wehen Wiesbaden on January 1, 2008 on an 18-month contract.When his contract ended Xie would once again return to Shenhua on January 6, 2009 for a testimonial.After the game he officially retired from football and soon became an assistant manager at Shenhua.