the serbian Alexander Jankovicformer coach of red starwas officially confirmed this Friday as the new coach of Chinajoint he has led on an interim basis since last summer after replacing the Chinese Li Xiaopeng.
Jankovicwho arrived in China in 2018 to lead the Asian giant’s Under-19 team, will lead the Chinese team “to prepare it for the 2023 Asian Cup and the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.”
The Chinese team will be the first national team led by the 50-year-old Serbian coach, although he already has experience in his country with a national team when he coached the Balkan U21s between 2010 and 2013.
Belgian past
besides, Jankovic He also holds the position of head coach of red starapart from the Belgians locker, Mechelen and standard of liege.
The debut of Jankovic as head coach of the national team China will take place on March 23, when the Asian team will play a friendly match against New Zealand in Auckland, although he had already led the team last summer to the 2022 East Asian Football Championship, with a record of one win, one draw and one loss.
Source: La Verdad
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