At noon on December 16, Song Kai, chairman of the Chinese Football Association, rushed to the Genbao Football Base in Chongming Island, Shanghai, to visit the 2008 national elite youth team that was preparing and warming up here, and at the same time talked about youth training with industry experts such as Shuai Genbao. At the scene, the 57-year-old former vice chairman of the Chinese Football Association and former national football coach Gao Hongbo once again gathered with his mentor Xu Genbao. And when he went to Chongming, he also ushered in a new identity - the technical director of Genbao Football Base.
On October 16 this year, the Chinese Football Association Member Congress elected a new leadership team of the association through a general election. Gao Hongbo will no longer continue to serve as vice chairman of the Chinese Football Association. Since then, he has rarely been seen in the public eye. On November 24 in Kunming, Gao Hongbo participated in the opening of the 4-day 2023 AFC Chinese Football Association Professional A-level Coach Continuing Education Training Course organized by the Chinese Football Association as a student. This is also his first public appearance after leaving the leadership of the Chinese Football Association.
Will Gao Hongbo take up the whip again?This has also attracted the attention of the football industry. In fact, he has accepted the invitation of his mentor Xu Genbao to serve as the technical director of Genbao Football Base. During his tenure as vice chairman of the Chinese Football Association, Gao Hongbo was in charge of youth football and was familiar with related businesses, so he was also able to help teachers.
Text: Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xiao Yun.
Edited by Chu Peng.