The Chinese Football Association issued a statement: After the review of the expert review panel, the Chinese Football Association decided to appoint Blanco Ivankovic as the head coach of the Chinese national men's football team. The annual salary is around 1.5 million euros.
Blanco Ivankovic, 69, is a UEFA professional coach. He has coached many teams such as Hannover 96, Iran National Team, Dinamo Zagreb, Shandong Taishan, Dammam Cooperation, Abu Dhabi United, Persepolis, Jeddah National, Oman National Team, etc.
In 2010, Ivankovic led Shandong Luneng Taishan team to win the Chinese Super League championship.
As the head coach of the Oman national team, Ivankovic led the team to the top 12 of the Asian zone of the 2022 World Preliminaries, and finally won 4, drew 2 and lost 4, ranking 4th in the group and missing the World Cup.
In the just-concluded Qatar Asian Cup, the Oman team missed the knockout round with 2 draws and 1 loss in the group stage, and the Oman Football Association announced Ivankovic's resignation.
The former head coach of the Chinese men's football team is Serbian Jankovic, who led the team to 2 draws and 1 loss in the group stage of the Qatar Asian Cup, only 2 points, and failed to score, and finally ranked third, creating the worst record in team history. The manager's contract is automatically terminated by agreement.
During his tenure as coach of the national football team, Jankovic led the team to 15 official matches, with only 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses, with a winning rate of only 266%。
Ivankovic's coaching resume cannot be considered brilliant, especially compared to those real big-name foreign coaches who have coached the national football team.
However, in the current poor internal and external environment of Chinese football, combined with the recent headache results of the Chinese men's football team, this coach with a Chinese Super League coaching resume and rich coaching experience in Asia may be a better choice. The key is that it is not expensive, that is, it is very cost-effective.
As for whether it can make a difference? Can the disease be cured? Who knows?
Chinese football is already terminally ill, and it cannot be solved in a short period of time and by one or two people.
Make every possible effort! Take your time!