Head coach from the K League ignores China's all-time "Am I the coach? It's absurd. China is not going to China."

Sep 22, 2025

Head coach from the K League ignores China's all-time 'Am I the coach? It's absurd. China is not going to China.'
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Head coach from the K League ignores China's all-time 'Am I the coach? It's absurd. China is not going to China.'
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Chinese soccer is being humiliated again.

Various media, including China's NetEase, announced on the 21st (Korean time) 'According to the announcement of the public appointment of the national team coach announced by the Chinese Football Association, the public recruitment support phase for the national team coach ended on the 20th. According to several sources now, several leaders who have already completed their applications for the national team head coach position include Fabio Cannavaro, Jordi Cruyff, Javier and Alessandro Nesta.

The six candidates unveiled by NetEase were Italian legend Alessandro Nester, Spanish Oscar Garcia, Timur Kapaje, who led Uzbekistan to the World Cup, Jordi Cruyff, who led Shanghai Haigang to the Chinese Super League title.




Among the above candidates, the head coach who was mentioned as a realistic candidate is Kafazet. Kapaje is the first person to lead Uzbekistan to the World Cup finals in history. However, Coach Kapaje's position is faltering even after leading Uzbekistan to the World Cup.
Head coach from the K League ignores China's all-time 'Am I the coach? It's absurd. China is not going to China.'
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He was once connected to coach Joachim Loeb, and recently negotiated with Paulo Bento, the head coach of the Korean national team. Coach Kapaje's contract is due this November, so a break-up with Uzbekistan is likely at the moment. Coach Kapaje seemed to have voluntarily submitted his application to the Chinese national team, but this was a complete lie.

Uzbekistan media outlet Jamin said on the 21st 'There have been various rumors spreading in the media and social networks about the possibility of Kafazé's transfer to the Chinese national team. Some sources have claimed that Kapaje is already negotiating with the Chinese Football Association. However, Kapaje himself denied these reports, he said.

Kapaje said, `There have been a lot of unfounded reports recently that I will be the coach of the Chinese national team. To be honest, I even feel that this story is so absurd. I can say for sure that I have never had any form of contact with the Chinese national team. The Chinese side has never contacted me or the Uzbekistan Football Association. I'm not going to China. My contract is with the Uzbekistan Football Association until the end of November, and I won't be going anywhere before then. The news spread online is all false. This is my answer," he said, denying everything related to China.
Head coach from the K League ignores China's all-time 'Am I the coach? It's absurd. China is not going to China.'
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In fact, there is no reason to go to China from Kapaje's point of view. It is actually strange from a career perspective that the head coach who successfully led Uzbekistan is going to China, not even a mid-range power in Asia, and trying again. It is ideal to try a country that is better at soccer than China or a new league.

Given that Kapaje denied reporting to China like that, it is questionable whether other coaches really supported the Chinese national team.

Meanwhile, Kapaje is a legendary midfielder who played 119 A matches in Uzbekistan while he was active and is also linked to the K-League. In 2011, he played in the K League for a season as a member of Incheon United led by coach Huh Jung-moo at the time.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.