Former Asian Player of the Year Zheng Zhi has been appointed head coach of eight-time Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou FC, the membership introduced on social media.
Zheng, who spent 11-and-a-half seasons with the membership as a participant, replaces Liu Zhiyu on the helm.
Guangzhou are presently third from backside of the Chinese Super League standings after successful simply as soon as in 12 video games to this point this season.
The function can be Zheng’s first as a head coach, though he has beforehand led Guangzhou on an interim foundation.
The former midfielder was named Asian Player of the Year in 2013 after serving to the membership to the primary of two Asian Champions League titles that 12 months. They claimed a second in 2015.
Zheng ended his enjoying profession with Guangzhou on the finish of final season having joined in 2011 from Scottish membership Celtic with Guangzhou within the second tier of Chinese soccer.
Bank-rolled by property builders China Evergrande, the membership gained the second division title earlier than happening to assert seven consecutive Chinese Super League trophies and eight in 9 seasons.
The membership’s most up-to-date league title got here in 2019.
Zheng additionally performed 108 occasions for China earlier than retiring after the nation didn’t qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals.
He is joined by former Guangzhou midfielders Huang Bowen and Mei Fang, who will work as his assistant coaches.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
