Zhu Guanghu

Zhu Guanghu ( born September 25, 1949 in Shanghai, China) is a former Chinese football player and current coach. He was until 22 August 2007, the head coach of the Chinese national team.

  • 3.1 As a coach

Playing career

Association

Zhu was midfielder for the soccer team Bayi FC and FC Shanghai

National

He made ​​it to the B- Team of China, he played there at different positions, but never made ​​it into the A-team.

Coaching career

After the active career Zhu became a coach. He began his career next to the football field at junior teams. In the meantime, he advised the youth of the Chinese. During this time he trained under other subsequent national prominences such as Li Jinyu and Li Tie, who played in Europe. In 1998 he was appointed by then- Assistant English national coach Bob Houghton China. After the team did not make up for the 2000 Olympics to qualify Houghten were replaced by Bora Milutinovic. Even Zhu left the national team again and was club coach at Shenzhen Ping'an. Finally, where he remained for five years. To his great success belongs to the profit of the Chinese Super League 2004. At this time the club was already renamed Shenzhen Jianlibao. It was the first league title had been started in 2004, the new league. Already in 2002 still earned one, back in the previous league Jia -A League, the runner-up title behind Dalian Shide and 2003 third.

On 9 March 2005, Zhu was 23 as coach of China since the founding of the Republic in 1949 and thus the successor to the Dutch coach Arie Haan coach of China. Zuhs successes in the Chinese Super League with Shenzhen qualified him for this coaching job. In addition, the Chinese Football Association wanted to save labor costs, you spent previously for foreign coaches. The aim was to form a new national of predominantly young players. With this team he wanted to qualify for the World Cup 2010. In 2005, China wins under his leadership the East Asian Cup. This title, however, has a low priority, is the first title of a Chinese national. Zuhs playing style was often criticized because it was too offensive in the opinion of critics. Following getting worse performance of the teams that have also been felt in the FIFA world rankings, demanded more and more fans for the resignation of Zhu Guanghu. On March 18, attacked fans in his car. During the Asia Cup 2007, the team was eliminated in the first round. It was the first Asian Cup in 27 years in which the Chinese national team failed to qualify for the second round. Zhu and his tactics came more and more into trouble, so that he shortly afterwards resigned his coaching position.

Because of his reputation in the league the coach but quickly found a new employer and signed again in 2008 in Wuhan Guanggu. But in the same year, the Board withdrew his team from the regular traffic, so that Zhu was again without a coaching job. On 31 August 2009 he then signed with the Shaanxi Chanba a three -year contract, replacing his compatriot Cheng Yaodong.

Achievements

As a coach

  • Winning the Chinese Super League with Shenzhen Ruby: 2004
  • East Asian Football Championship with China: 2005

Swell

  • Picture of Zhu Guanghuauf photosdn.sohu.com
  • Zhu Guanghu in the database of weltfussball.de
  • Zhu Guanghu in the database of transfermarkt.de
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