Raul Canedaone of the assistants of Pep Guardiola in it City of Manchesterwas pointed to this Thursday by the Chinese sports media as the main candidate to succeed Jordi Vinyals in front of Zhejiang FC. The team, which finished the 2024 Chinese Super League (CSL) season in seventh position with 38 points, is looking for a coach with international experience and the ability to modernize its strategy.
According to information, club officials recently traveled to Manchester to meet with Caneda, who has a track record at various banks in West Asia and Europe. Caneda also worked with Juan Manuel Lillo, currently Manchester City’s assistant coach, as an assistant at teams such as Real Sociedad and Almería.
The 55-year-old Galician coach has been portrayed by the Asian giant’s media as a coach who stands out for his focus on defensive cohesion and the development of young talent, qualities highly valued by the board.
His record as head coach includes 83 matches coached, with 32 wins, 22 draws and 29 losses, highlighting among his achievements the elimination of Guangzhou Evergrande in the quarterfinals of the 2012 Asian Champions League, ahead of Saudi Al -Ittihad If his arrival goes through, the Spanish coach will join Zhejiang FC before the end of the month to prepare for winter training on the southern Chinese island of Hainan, scheduled for January.
The outgoing coach, Catalan Vinyals, became the figure of Zhejiang FC, who achieved promotion in 2021 and led the team to two consecutive third positions in 2022 and 2023. Many Chinese fans enthusiastically welcomed the possibility of having Caneda, whose tactical style is inspired by Guardiola’s ownership philosophy and aims to strengthen Zhejiang FC’s competitiveness in the CSL.
Last week, Beijing Guoan made official the arrival of Quique Setién as their new coach, and with the possible inclusion of Caneda, the Spanish representation on the CSL benches will increase to two technicians, still far from the maximum five reached in season 2023.
Source: La Verdad
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