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It was revealed that more than 50 people applied for the position of coach of the Chinese national soccer team, which has been vacant for two months.
Citing a local media report on the 24th (Korea time), China's Tencent reportedly said, `The Chinese Football Association closed the application of candidates for the next coach on the 20th, and at least 50 leaders reportedly applied.' Former Polish national team coach Mihau Provietzsche and former Sevilla coach Diego Alonso are on the candidate list'
China replaced Coach Branko Ivankovic in June when the team was confirmed to be eliminated from the 2026 North-China World Cup finals. Dejan Djurjevic, the coach of the U-20 national team, was appointed as an acting coach at the 2025 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship held in Korea in July. However, after the tournament was over, coach Djurjevic stepped down, and the head coach's position remains vacant until now.
Since then, various candidates have been mentioned. Former coach Paulo Bento, who led South Korea to the round of 16 at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, Timur Kapaje, who led Uzbekistan to the North-China U.S. World Cup finals, and Fabio Cannavaro, who once played for the Chinese national team, were mentioned as candidates for the next head coach. However, negotiations with the Chinese Football Association did not take place, and some reportedly rejected China's offer.
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Provietsi took the helm of Poland in 2023. After that, he succeeded in advancing to Euro 2024 through the Nations League play-off, but was eliminated from the group stage. Provietsi remained in office but became controversial in June when Roberto Lewandowski was deprived of the captaincy of the Polish national team. When Lewandowski announced his retirement from the national team, the arrow of criticism was focused on Provietsi, and eventually he voluntarily resigned after losing 1-2 to Finland in the North-China World Cup qualifying round in June. He spent most of his career in Poland as a player and manager.
Uruguayan coach Diego Alonso spent a season in Shanghai Shenhua in 2007 when he was an active player. After retiring from Peñarol in 2011, he immediately made his directorial debut for Beyavista. Since then, he has played for the Uruguayan national team through Pachuca, Monterrey (Mexico), and Inter Miami (USA) and played in the Qatar World Cup, but was eliminated in the group stage. After stepping down from the Uruguayan national team, he took the helm of Seville in 2023 but was replaced during the season due to poor performance, and later moved to Panathinaikos (Greece), but was replaced again after four months due to poor performance.
The Chinese Football Association revealed the conditions through the media ahead of the appointment of the next coach. The association said in a statement that `the new head coach will continue to improve the national team's competitiveness and FIFA rankings to meet the 2030 World Cup finals goal' and that `we will sign a long-term contract with the new coach and decide whether to extend the contract based on the results of each tournament.' In addition, one must have experience as a coach in the final of FIFA and Continental Federation, or as a coach in the top European-Asian leagues, and one must be able to obtain an understanding of modern soccer and an active tactical style under the age of 60, regardless of nationality. And he set specific conditions, saying, 'A person who can perform the national team's coach normally without legal problems.
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Sohu said 'The Chinese Football Association has already received applications from several candidates, and the position of the national team coach is still receiving high attention' China is set to hold two warm-up matches in October. This suggests that the deadline for the appointment of the next coach of the Chinese Football Association is tight. If the final candidate is not selected, the October A-match may be held as an agent.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
