Shanghai Shenhua
Encyclopedia
Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese
football club currently playing in Chinese Super League
. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun
(75%), Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG (Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group) and Huangpu Investment Ltd. (SMEG + Huangpu Investment 25%). The current head coach is Dražen Besek. The team’s home stadium is called Hongkou Football Stadium
, which has a seating capacity of 33,060.
The club's predecessor was called Shanghai Football Club and predominantly played in the top tier, where they won several domestic league and cup titles. In 1993, the club was reorganized to become a completely professional football Club. Since then, they have won 2 League Championships and 1 Chinese FA Cup
Championship.
football in China was halted and Shanghai were unable to play. When football returned Shanghai were able to return to the top tier, however they were unable to regain any of the dominance that they had previously shown and were even relegated in the 1980 league season. Though they were able to be quickly promoted in the following season, they still spent many years without actually winning any titles until they won the Chinese FA Cup in 1991, which was their first trophy in 29 years.
who was the previous Chinese
manager in 1994. The move would quickly see Shanghai win the second professional football league title at the end of the 1995 league season. When he left, Shanghai attempted to bring in several foreign coaches to add more experience to the team, however none achieved any success despite being close on several occasions. By the end of 2001, the "Shenhua" group ended their sponsorship of the club and were replaced with SVA and the Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group
. The club changed its name to Shanghai Shenhua SVA SMEG Football Club (SFC). The team however is unique as it still retains "Shenhua" in its name, whereas many other teams drop the name of their former sponsors completely. On the pitch the new management brought in Wu Jingui
after several trophyless seasons and despite struggling in his first season he was able to win the 2003 league title. Evidence showed recently that Shenhua had paid some officers and referees of China Football Association bribes to win the title.
bought a majority share of Shanghai Shenhua
and began to merge Shanghai United into Shanghai Shenhua. His first act was to replace the previously successful existing head coach Wu Jingui
with Shanghai United's Osvaldo Gimenez. The appointment was to prove highly disruptive and Wu Jingui was quickly brought back as the head coach after only a few mouths, but was sacked on September 9, 2008. Jia Xiuquan
took over his position on the same day.
In January 2009, Shanghai Shenhua made Chinese football history by becoming the first Chinese team to hire a foreign C.E.O. and a technical director. On January 1, 2009 the club hired former manager Osvaldo Gimenez as C.E.O. while one day later, former PSV Eindhoven technical director Stan Valckx
joined Shenhua in the same position. On 18 November 2009 it became a co-owner of the farm team of Atletico Madrid.
All-Time League rankings
no league game in 1959, 1966-72, 1975; Shanghai did not compete in 1965, 1974: in group stage: in South League
FA Cup results
CSL Cup results
Asian Results
East Asian Results
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Cups
(2009) Vyacheslav Hleb
(2009) Júnior Baiano
(2001) David Embe
(1999) Chen Tao
(2009–10) Du Wei
(2002–09) Fan Zhiyi
(1994–98) Gao Lin
(2005-09) Li Weifeng
(2006–08) Liu Yunfei
(2006–07) Mao Jianqing
(2005–09) Ou Chuliang
(1998-99) Qi Hong
(1994–01)
Qu Shengqing
(2001–04) Shen Si
(1994–01) Sun Ji
(2002–09) Sun Xiang (2002–06), (2007–08), (2009) Wu Chengying
(1994–02) Xiao Zhanbo
(2004–08) Xie Hui
(1994–00), (2002), (2005–07) Zhang Yuning
(2003–06) Hamilton Ricard
(2007–08) Duvier Riascos
(2010–11) Erick Scott
(2008) Andres Oper
(2009) Christian Perez
(1996-97) Jörg Albertz
(2003–04)
Carsten Jancker
(2006) Emil Martinez
(2008) Saul Martinez
(2002–05), (2007) Luis Alfredo Ramirez
(2006) Ng Wai Chiu
(2006–08) Goran Trobok
(2005) Valeri Kleymyonov (1997) Dejan Petković
(2003) Ali Diab (2010) Diego Alonso
(2007) Sergio Blanco
(2007) Fernando Correa
(2007) Rubén Sosa (2002)
- Manager (1994-1996,2002) Andrzej Strejlau
- Manager (1997-1998) Muricy Ramalho
- Manager (1998) Sebastião Lazaroni
- Manager (1999) Ljupko Petrović
- Manager (2000) Ilija Petković
- Manager (2001) Howard Wilkinson
- Manager (2004) Valeri Nepomniachi - Manager (2004-05) Miroslav Blažević
- Manager (2010)
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
football club currently playing in Chinese Super League
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun
Zhu Jun (businessman)
Jun Zhu is a Chinese industrialist and businessman and the Chairman of Nasdaq listed company the Nine City . He is also being famous as the chairman of the Shanghai Shenhua football club.-Early life:...
(75%), Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG (Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group) and Huangpu Investment Ltd. (SMEG + Huangpu Investment 25%). The current head coach is Dražen Besek. The team’s home stadium is called Hongkou Football Stadium
Hongkou Football Stadium
Hongkou Football Stadium Station is a virtual interchange station between Lines 3 and 8 on the Shanghai Metro.To interchange between these two lines, it is necessary to exit the station and re-enter, since the platform for Line 3 is located above ground, while the platform for Line 8 is entirely...
, which has a seating capacity of 33,060.
The club's predecessor was called Shanghai Football Club and predominantly played in the top tier, where they won several domestic league and cup titles. In 1993, the club was reorganized to become a completely professional football Club. Since then, they have won 2 League Championships and 1 Chinese FA Cup
Chinese FA Cup
The Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May....
Championship.
Shanghai Football Club Era
Shanghai Shenhua's predecessor was East China team who were founded in October 1951 by the local government sports body to take part in China's first fully nationalized national football league tournament and finished second in the league. The football league gradually expanded and the team were allowed to name themselves Shanghai after their own province in 1954 and then eventually Shanghai Football Club. By the 1961 league season Shanghai started to establish themselves as a major football team within China when they won their first league title. This was then quickly followed by their second league title in 1962, however by 1966 because of the Chinese Cultural RevolutionCultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution , was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976...
football in China was halted and Shanghai were unable to play. When football returned Shanghai were able to return to the top tier, however they were unable to regain any of the dominance that they had previously shown and were even relegated in the 1980 league season. Though they were able to be quickly promoted in the following season, they still spent many years without actually winning any titles until they won the Chinese FA Cup in 1991, which was their first trophy in 29 years.
Professionalism
Throughout the 1990s the Chinese football association were demanding more professionalism from their football teams and while many were semi-professional Shanghai would be one of the first when they gathered sponsorship by a local company named Shenhua (Shenhua also means "flower of Shanghai" in Chinese) on 10 December 1993 founding Shanghai Shenhua football team. This then saw Shanghai hire their first professional manager in Xu GenbaoXu Genbao
Xu Genbao is a Chinese football manager and a former international football player. He is the current founder, chairman and manager of Shanghai East Asia football club as well as also being the owner of the Genbao Football Academy...
who was the previous Chinese
China national football team
The China PR national football team is the national association football team of the People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association...
manager in 1994. The move would quickly see Shanghai win the second professional football league title at the end of the 1995 league season. When he left, Shanghai attempted to bring in several foreign coaches to add more experience to the team, however none achieved any success despite being close on several occasions. By the end of 2001, the "Shenhua" group ended their sponsorship of the club and were replaced with SVA and the Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group
Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group
Shanghai Media & Entertainment Group is one of the largest media conglomerates in China. Founded on April 19, 2001, SMEG is a major media content provider in China that also manages other culture-related businesses such as performances, exhibitions, tourism and hotels.-Organization:The company...
. The club changed its name to Shanghai Shenhua SVA SMEG Football Club (SFC). The team however is unique as it still retains "Shenhua" in its name, whereas many other teams drop the name of their former sponsors completely. On the pitch the new management brought in Wu Jingui
Wu Jingui
Wu Jingui is a Chinese football manager. He is currently the manager of the Chinese Super League team, Zhejiang Lücheng.-Formative years and education:...
after several trophyless seasons and despite struggling in his first season he was able to win the 2003 league title. Evidence showed recently that Shenhua had paid some officers and referees of China Football Association bribes to win the title.
Zhu Jun Era
In 2007, Zhu Jun, the owner of in-city rival Shanghai United F.C.Shanghai United F.C.
Shanghai United F.C was a football club that competed in the Chinese Super League. The club played at the Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium in Shanghai and was owned by Zhu Jun, the owner of China's second-largest online gaming company The9 since 2005.In 2004, the team was based in Zhuhai and played...
bought a majority share of Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...
and began to merge Shanghai United into Shanghai Shenhua. His first act was to replace the previously successful existing head coach Wu Jingui
Wu Jingui
Wu Jingui is a Chinese football manager. He is currently the manager of the Chinese Super League team, Zhejiang Lücheng.-Formative years and education:...
with Shanghai United's Osvaldo Gimenez. The appointment was to prove highly disruptive and Wu Jingui was quickly brought back as the head coach after only a few mouths, but was sacked on September 9, 2008. Jia Xiuquan
Jia Xiuquan
Jia Xiuquan is a Chinese former international footballer and head coach.-Club career:As a player, Jia Xiuquan predominately played the majority of his career for Bayi Football Team. During his time at Bayi, he saw them win two league titles, his first title in 1981 and his second in the 1986...
took over his position on the same day.
In January 2009, Shanghai Shenhua made Chinese football history by becoming the first Chinese team to hire a foreign C.E.O. and a technical director. On January 1, 2009 the club hired former manager Osvaldo Gimenez as C.E.O. while one day later, former PSV Eindhoven technical director Stan Valckx
Stan Valckx
Stanislaus "Stan" Henricus Christina Valckx is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a central defender.-Club career:...
joined Shenhua in the same position. On 18 November 2009 it became a co-owner of the farm team of Atletico Madrid.
Results
- As of the end of 2011 season
All-Time League rankings
| Season | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1973 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 Chinese Jia-A League 1987 -League standings:-References:*... |
1988 Chinese Jia-A League 1988 -First round:-Group A:-Group B:-Final ranking:-Places 13-21:-References:*... |
1989 Chinese Jia-A League 1989 -League standings:-References:*... |
1990 Chinese Jia-A League 1990 -League standings:-References:*... |
1991 Chinese Jia-A League 1991 -League standings:-References:*... |
1992 Chinese Jia-A League 1992 -League standings:-References:*... |
1993 Chinese Jia-A League 1993 -Overview:It was performed in 8 teams, and Liaoning Dongyao won the championship.-Group A:-Group B:-Championship Group:-Consolation Group:-Award:24 players were awarded the Athlete Award at February 26, 1993.... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Position | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Season | 1994 Chinese Jia-A League 1994 -Overview:It was performed in 12 teams, and Dalian Wanda won the championship.-Managerial changes:-League standings:-Top scorers:-References:** at Zuqiuziliao.cn... |
1995 Chinese Jia-A League 1995 -League standings:-References:*... |
1996 Chinese Jia-A League 1996 -Overview:It was performed in 12 teams, and Dalian Wanda won the championship.-League standings:-References:*... |
1997 Chinese Jia-A League 1997 -Overview:It was performed in 12 teams, and Dalian Wanda won the championship.-League standings:-References:*... |
1998 Chinese Jia-A League 1998 -Overview:It was performed in 14 teams, and Dalian Wanda won the championship.-League standings:-References:*... |
1999 Chinese Jia-A League 1999 -League standings:-References:*... |
2000 Chinese Jia-A League 2000 -Overview:It was performed in 14 teams, and Dalian Shide won the championship.-League standings:-References:*... |
2001 Chinese Jia-A League 2001 -Overview:It was performed in 14 teams, and Dalian Shide won the championship.-League standings:-References:*... |
2002 Chinese Jia-A League 2002 -Overview:It was performed in 15 teams, and Dalian Shide won the championship.-League standings:-References:*... |
2003 Chinese Jia-A League 2003 -League standings:-References:*... |
2004 Chinese Super League 2004 -Overview:The first Chinese Super League season was greeted with great enthusiasm by the media and the FA, with the decision to create a new top tier league in China made in order to freshen up Chinese football... |
2005 Chinese Super League 2005 The 2005 Chinese Super League season was only the second season of China's top-tier football competition. With no relegation the previous season, the league expanded from 12 to 14 clubs with the promotion of Shanghai Zobon and Wuhan Huanghelou... |
2006 Chinese Super League 2006 This article is about the 2006 season of the Chinese Football Association Super League , also known as Chinese Super League , which is the premier football league in China under the auspices of the Chinese Football Association.... |
2007 Chinese Super League 2007 The 2007 Chinese Super League season, the fourth since its establishment, started on March 3, 2007 and ended on November 14, 2007. This season is sponsored by Kingway brewery.... |
2008 Chinese Super League 2008 The 2008 Chinese Super League was the 5th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League and the 15th season of the professional football league in China. Super League was expanded to 16 clubs... |
2009 Chinese Super League 2009 The 2009 Chinese Super League season was the sixth season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the sixteenth season of a professional football league and the 48th top-tier league season in China. Beijing Guoan won their first ever Chinese Super League title.The events during the... |
2010 | 2011 |
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| Division | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Position | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
no league game in 1959, 1966-72, 1975; Shanghai did not compete in 1965, 1974: in group stage: in South League
FA Cup results
| Season | 1956 | 1960 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1995 | 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results | Champions | Quali. Round | 3 | 3 | Group Stage | Group Stage | Champions | First Round | Runners-Up | Quarterfinals |
| Season | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results | Runners-Up | Champions | Semifinals | Second Round | First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals |
CSL Cup results
| Season | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|
| Results | Semifinals | Semifinals |
Asian Results
| Season | 96/97 | 99/00 | 02/03 | 2004 | 2006 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition | ACC Asian Club Championship 1996-97 The Asian Club Championship 1996-97 was the 16th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region . It determined that year's club champion of association football in Asia.... |
ACWC | ACL AFC Champions League 2002-03 The 2002–03 AFC Champions League was the 22nd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 1st edition under the current AFC Champions League title... |
ACL AFC Champions League 2004 The 2004 AFC Champions League was the 23rd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 2nd edition under the current AFC Champions League title. The title was won by Al-Ittihad over Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.-Format:Group Stage... |
ACL AFC Champions League 2006 The 2006 AFC Champions League was the 25th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 4th edition under the current AFC Champions League title.... |
ACL AFC Champions League 2007 The 2007 AFC Champions League was the 26th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 5th edition under the current AFC Champions League title.... |
ACL AFC Champions League 2009 The 2009 AFC Champions League was the 28th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation , and the 7th under the current AFC Champions League title. The final took place at National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan on November 7... |
ACL |
| Position | Second Round | Second Round | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinals | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage |
East Asian Results
| Season | 1998 | 2004 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Competition | FECC | A3CC | A3CC A3 Champions Cup 2007 The fifth edition of the A3 Champions Cup took place between June 7 and June 13, 2007 at the Shandong Stadium in Jinan.- Participants : Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma - 2006 K-League champions. Urawa Red Diamonds - 2006 J. League champions. Shandong Luneng Taishan - 2006 Chinese Super League champions... |
| Position | 4 | 3 | 1 |
First team
- As of 14 July 2011
Reserve Team
As of 1 June 2010Coaching staff
As of 10 August 2011|}
Domestic
League titles- First Division A Champions (2)
- 1995, 2003
- First Division A Runners-Up (5)
- 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001
- Chinese Super LeagueChinese Super LeagueThe Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
Runners-up (3)- 2005, 2006, 2008
Cups
- Chinese FA CupChinese FA CupThe Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May....
Winners (1)- 1998
- Chinese FA CupChinese FA CupThe Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May....
Runners-up (2)- 1995, 1997
- Chinese Super Cup Winners (3)
- 1996, 1999, 2002
Records (since 1994)
- Record home victory: 7−1 v Bayi ZebonBayi Football TeamBayi Football Team was a football team under the sport branch of the People's Liberation Army in China between 1951 and 2003.The Club's full name is The People's Liberation Army Bayi Football Club...
(18 August 2002) - Record away victory: 6−2 v Shenyang Ginde (10 June 2001)
- Record home defeat: 1−6 v Guangzhou Apollo (14 August 1994)
- Record away defeat: 1−9 v Beijing Guoan (20 July 1997)
Notable former players
Mark MilliganMark Milligan
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(2009) Vyacheslav Hleb
Vyacheslav Hleb
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(2009) Júnior Baiano
Júnior Baiano
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(2001) David Embe
David Embé
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(1999) Chen Tao
Chen Tao (footballer)
Chen Tao is a Chinese international footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Tianjin Teda in the Chinese Super League.-Shenyang Ginde:...
(2009–10) Du Wei
Du Wei (footballer)
Du Wei is a Chinese football player who currently captains Hangzhou Greentown in the Chinese Super League. He is also the current captain of the Chinese football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-Club career:...
(2002–09) Fan Zhiyi
Fan Zhiyi
Fan Zhiyi is a former professional football player from the People's Republic of China. A folk hero and football icon in his native country he was considered a trailblazer when he moved to English club Crystal Palace to become the first Chinese person to do so. Internationally he would go on to...
(1994–98) Gao Lin
Gao Lin
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(2005-09) Li Weifeng
Li Weifeng
Li Weifeng is a Chinese football defender who currently plays for Tianjin Teda. He has represented the Chinese national football team over 100 times. He also played in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship....
(2006–08) Liu Yunfei
Liu Yunfei
Liu Yunfei is a Chinese football player who most recently plays the goalkeeper for Shanghai Shenhua. He played for Tianjin Teda mostly as Jiang Jin's backup until 2001, when Jiang was called up to national duty. Liu won the Jia A goalkeeper of the year award in 2001.Meanwhile, Zong Lei, another...
(2006–07) Mao Jianqing
Mao Jianqing
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(2005–09) Ou Chuliang
Ou Chuliang
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(1998-99) Qi Hong
Qi Hong
Qi Hong is a former Chinese international footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or shadow striker throughout his career. He is predominately remembered for his time at Shanghai Shenhua where he won the league and Chinese FA Cup with them before controversially moving to then local...
(1994–01)
Qu Shengqing
Qu Shengqing
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(2001–04) Shen Si
Shen Si
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(1994–01) Sun Ji
Sun Ji (footballer)
Sun Ji is a Chinese football player who currently plays as a defender for Hangzhou Greentown in the Chinese Super League and is also the twin brother of fellow international footballer Sun Xiang.-Shanghai:...
(2002–09) Sun Xiang (2002–06), (2007–08), (2009) Wu Chengying
Wu Chengying
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(1994–02) Xiao Zhanbo
Xiao Zhanbo
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(2004–08) Xie Hui
Xie Hui (footballer)
Xie Hui is a retired Chinese professional football player who currently is hired as an assistant manager for Shanghai Shenhua. He is one-eighth English; his great-grandmother was English.-Professional career:...
(1994–00), (2002), (2005–07) Zhang Yuning
Zhang Yuning
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(2003–06) Hamilton Ricard
Hamilton Ricard
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(2007–08) Duvier Riascos
Duvier Riascos
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(2010–11) Erick Scott
Erick Scott
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(2008) Andres Oper
Andres Oper
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(2009) Christian Perez
Christian Perez
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(1996-97) Jörg Albertz
Jörg Albertz
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(2003–04)
Carsten Jancker
Carsten Jancker
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(2006) Emil Martinez
Emil Martínez
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(2008) Saul Martinez
Saul Martínez
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(2002–05), (2007) Luis Alfredo Ramirez
Luis Ramírez (Honduran footballer)
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(2006) Ng Wai Chiu
Ng Wai Chiu
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(2006–08) Goran Trobok
Goran Trobok
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(2005) Valeri Kleymyonov (1997) Dejan Petković
Dejan Petkovic
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(2003) Ali Diab (2010) Diego Alonso
Diego Alonso
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(2007) Sergio Blanco
Sergio Blanco
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(2007) Fernando Correa
Fernando Correa
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(2007) Rubén Sosa (2002)
Notable Coaching Members
Xu GenbaoXu Genbao
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- Manager (1994-1996,2002) Andrzej Strejlau
Andrzej Strejlau
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- Manager (1997-1998) Muricy Ramalho
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- Manager (1998) Sebastião Lazaroni
Sebastião Lazaroni
Sebastião Barroso Lazaroni, commonly known as Sebastião Lazaroni , is a Brazilian football manager, currently heading the Qatar national football team. He was born in Muriaé, Minas Gerais state....
- Manager (1999) Ljupko Petrović
Ljupko Petrovic
Ljubomir "Ljupko" Petrović is a Bosnian Serb former football player, today a football manager and winner of the European Cup in 1991 with Red Star.-Biography:...
- Manager (2000) Ilija Petković
Ilija Petkovic
Ilija Petković is a retired Serbian footballer. Since the early 1990s he's been a football manager, his most notable appointment being with the Serbia and Montenegro national football team.-Playing career:He started playing football for Dinara Knin...
- Manager (2001) Howard Wilkinson
Howard Wilkinson
Howard Wilkinson is a former English football player and manager, and has recently stepped down as a Non-Executive Director at Sheffield Wednesday after formerly relinquishing the chairman role to Milan Mandaric...
- Manager (2004) Valeri Nepomniachi - Manager (2004-05) Miroslav Blažević
Miroslav Blaževic
Miroslav "Ćiro" Blažević is a Bosnian Croat football manager. He is the current head coach of Mes Kerman in Iran Pro League....
- Manager (2010)