Returning to work after 1 year of unemployment? **The 50-year-old former coach of Evergrande may be in charge of the South Korean team.
With the appointment of the new head coach of the Chinese men's football team, South Korea, another competitor in the round of 36, is also about to reveal the position of head coach. On the evening of February 24, Beijing time, Italy's ** ilmattino reported that Italy's 50-year-old Cannavaro had received a transfer application from the Korean Football Association to ask him to become an England international. The veteran boss who played for Guangzhou Evergrande is also thinking about this and will come to a final conclusion in the coming weeks.
South Korea's men's soccer team lost to Jordan in the World Cup, which resulted in them not making it to their final game, and they fired German player Jurgen Klinsmann. The Korean Football Association is also actively looking for a new coach for the South Korean men's team, and Cannavaro has been a target for the team.
Born in 1973, Cannavaro is a centre-back who captained Italy at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, where he won the Ballon d'Or.
After retiring, Cannavaro began his career with Guangzhou Evergrande, where he coached Guangzhou Evergrande, Riyadh Victory, Tianjin Quanjian, Benevento and the Chinese men's football team.
When he coached at Guangzhou Evergrande, Cannavaro led Guangzhou to a total of 72 points in the 2019 Chinese Super League. In 2021, Cannavaro had a negotiation with Guangzhou Evergrande and finally decided to terminate his contract. Upon his return to Italy, Cannavaro took over Benevento, but in February Cannavaro was dismissed due to his lack of command skills. Now, a year later, he will return to coach East Asia Football Club and lead the South Korean men's soccer team against the Chinese men's soccer team.