Eriksson takes charge at Guangzhou R&F
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June 5, 2013, Wednesday
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FORMER England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has been named head coach of Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F, the club said yesterday.
Eriksson, who stepped down as technical director of United Arab Emirates side al-Nasr on Sunday, joins Guangzhou on an 18-month deal, a club official said, without giving details of his salary.
The appointment will see Eriksson face former Italy manager Marcello Lippi in derby games in the football-mad southern Chinese city, as the World Cup winner is boss of current champion Guangzhou Evergrande.
"Following discussions, the executive board of the club have decided to hire Mr Sven-Goran Eriksson as Guangzhou R&F's chief coach from today until December 2014," an official said.
While no announcement was made on the terms of Eriksson's contract, reports in Britain suggest the well-travelled coach will be paid 2 million pounds (US$3 million) a year by Guangzhou R&F, which is currently 13th in the 16-team CSL.
Eriksson has managed several of Europe's top domestic sides, winning the Italian league with Lazio in 2000 before taking the England manager's job a year later. The Swede also had spells with Mexico and Ivory Coast at international level and with Manchester City in the English Premier League.
During his management of Leicester City in 2010-11, he brought in Nigerian striker Yakubu Ayegbeni, who was signed by Guangzhou R&F last year.
The Guangzhou derby match, scheduled for August 25, will be one of the most hotly anticipated of the Chinese football season, pitting two former Serie A winning coaches against each other.
But Eriksson will find it hard to bring R&F out of the shadows of its hugely successful neighbor.
His arrival in China on Monday followed intense speculation that he was to become R&F boss after previous manager Brazilian Sergio Farias was sacked last month, following reports of a player fallout.
Guangzhou R&F has previously been based in Shenyang and Changsha.
Meanwhile, highly-rated Australian striker Bernie Ibini yesterday completed a move to another CSL club, Shanghai East Asia.
The 20-year-old, twice nominated as Australia's young footballer of the year, moved from A-League champions Central Coast Mariners on a three-year deal.
Eriksson, who stepped down as technical director of United Arab Emirates side al-Nasr on Sunday, joins Guangzhou on an 18-month deal, a club official said, without giving details of his salary.
The appointment will see Eriksson face former Italy manager Marcello Lippi in derby games in the football-mad southern Chinese city, as the World Cup winner is boss of current champion Guangzhou Evergrande.
"Following discussions, the executive board of the club have decided to hire Mr Sven-Goran Eriksson as Guangzhou R&F's chief coach from today until December 2014," an official said.
While no announcement was made on the terms of Eriksson's contract, reports in Britain suggest the well-travelled coach will be paid 2 million pounds (US$3 million) a year by Guangzhou R&F, which is currently 13th in the 16-team CSL.
Eriksson has managed several of Europe's top domestic sides, winning the Italian league with Lazio in 2000 before taking the England manager's job a year later. The Swede also had spells with Mexico and Ivory Coast at international level and with Manchester City in the English Premier League.
During his management of Leicester City in 2010-11, he brought in Nigerian striker Yakubu Ayegbeni, who was signed by Guangzhou R&F last year.
The Guangzhou derby match, scheduled for August 25, will be one of the most hotly anticipated of the Chinese football season, pitting two former Serie A winning coaches against each other.
But Eriksson will find it hard to bring R&F out of the shadows of its hugely successful neighbor.
His arrival in China on Monday followed intense speculation that he was to become R&F boss after previous manager Brazilian Sergio Farias was sacked last month, following reports of a player fallout.
Guangzhou R&F has previously been based in Shenyang and Changsha.
Meanwhile, highly-rated Australian striker Bernie Ibini yesterday completed a move to another CSL club, Shanghai East Asia.
The 20-year-old, twice nominated as Australia's young footballer of the year, moved from A-League champions Central Coast Mariners on a three-year deal.
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