Chinese national team appoints former Man City assistant as head coach

Coach Juan Carlos Osorio has diverse coaching experience.

After China finished the East Asian Cup in 3rd place out of 4 participating teams, scoring only 1 goal in the entire tournament, coach Djurjevic officially resigned. He returned to take charge of the youth team. What he has shown shows that this man is not capable of leading the national team.

In a short time, CFA found a replacement. That person was Juan Carlos Osorio, an experienced coach who had worked for many years in the Americas. Osorio had previously coached teams such as Mexico and Paraguay, led clubs such as Nacional, Sao Paulo, América de Cali... and in 2001, he also tried his hand as an assistant coach at Manchester City.

This time, after his contract with Mexico's Tijuana Club expired, he took the initiative to register to be the head coach of the Chinese national team. According to Sina, this man was chosen by the CFA.

Juan Carlos Osorio is 64 years old and is very good at the 4-2-3-1 formation. He has a wealth of coaching experience. From October 2015 to July 2018, Osorio led Mexico and helped the team set a record of 22 consecutive unbeaten matches, and also brought Mexico to the round of 16 of the World Cup. At the 2018 World Cup, Osorio led Mexico to a 1-0 win over Germany and 2-1 over South Korea.

Juan Carlos Osorio is also very good at discovering new players, which is also a bright spot that Chinese football really needs. Most recently, he found the rising star 16-year-old Mora. Currently, this midfielder has not only played for the Mexican team 3 times but is also sought after by Real Madrid and Barcelona.

And finally, Osorio's annual salary is within the CFA's ability to pay. According to Sina, he did not ask for too high a figure, but only asked for an annual salary of 1 million euros. This figure is considered "softer" than what Shin Tae-yong asked for.