Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: AFC Champions League quarter-finalists Shandong Luneng have confirmed that former Bayern Munich boss Felix Magath will be their new coach.
Magath joins the Chinese Super League (CSL) outfit following the resignation of former incumbent Mano Menezes who, despite guiding his charges to the last eight of Asia’s premier club competition, failed to hit the heights domestically where Shandong are currently languishing in the CSL’s relegation zone.
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"Shandong Luneng Football Club has announced the hiring of Felix Magath as the new coach, effective immediately," a club statement read.
Magath, without a job since leaving English side Fulham in 2014, also expressed his satisfaction at the appointment via his personal Facebook page.
“I am looking forward to the job, my new club and the staff and players,” said the 62-year-old, who won two Bundesliga titles while coaching Bayern Munich and one with Wolfsburg.
“I am very interested in the great awakening of Chinese football and I am delighted at the prospect of the upcoming task,” he added.
Magath’s first game in charge of Shandong is expected to be on Sunday when they face high flying Hebei China Fortune in a key CSL fixture.
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