Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Beijing: Sven-Goran Eriksson has replaced Clarence Seedorf as the new head coach of Chinese second division side Shenzhen FC, it has been announced.
Under Seedorf, Shenzhen failed to secure promotion to the Chinese Super League last season, and Eriksson, who recently left Shanghai SIPG, has now been tasked with taking his new club into the top-flight.
"It will be a new challenge for me," the Swede said.
"I share the same target as the club has: to bring the team to the Chinese Super League. I believe that if we work closely with the players, the fans and the club, we can accomplish it. Football is not only about 11 players, but it is a sport that needs everyone to work as one.
"Shenzhen is a big metropolitan area, I know the history of it. I spent the last week hanging around the city and I found myself very fond of it. It has been developing very fast. I like it here very much. I appreciate the club's ambitions and although there will be lots of pressure and expectation, I am happy to face it."
While at Shanghai, Eriksson's side finished second and third in the league, and made it through to the quarter-finals of the 2016 AFC Champions League.