Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 24 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Football Association announced on its official website on the 24th that Jankovic is no longer the head coach of the Chinese national men's football team, and Blanco Ivankovic has become the new head coach.
The Chinese Football Association said that after the end of the Qatar Asian Cup, because the Chinese men's football team failed to qualify for the knockout stage of the Asian Cup, the coaching contract of the head coach and coaching team has been automatically terminated according to the agreement, and Jankovic will no longer serve as the head coach of the national football team.
The Chinese Football Association would like to thank Coach Jankovic and his coaching team for their hard work during his tenure and wish Coach Jankovic all the best in his future work and life.
The Chinese Football Association announced that in order to further prepare for the 2026 World Cup Asian Qualifiers, it was decided to appoint Ivankovic as the new head coach of the national football team after the evaluation of the expert review panel.
Croatian Ivankovic, 69, is a UEFA professional coach who has coached many teams such as Hannover 96 (Germany), Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia), Iran men's national football team, and Oman national men's football team. In 2010, Ivankovic led Shandong Luneng Taishan Team (now renamed Shandong Taishan Team) to win the Chinese Super League championship. (ENDS).