Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Shanghai: Former Newcastle United manager, Rafael Benitez, who replaced Korea Republic’s Choi Kang-hee as head coach of Dalian Yifang in July this year, has hailed the impact of the Fourth AFC Elite Club Coaches Forum which concluded in Shanghai last week.
The experienced tactician, who was a prominent and regular contributor at the annual UEFA Elite Club Coaches’ Forum in recent years – was impressed from his first experience at Asia’s equivalent platform, commending the in-depth discussions and the opportunity in obtaining valuable insights on Asian football.
“The Asian Champions League is evaluated by each coach from the perspective of their respective countries and I have to say that it has been very interesting for me comparing with the experience in Europe,” said the former Liverpool manager, whose long list of accolades include clinching the UEFA Champions League winners medal with the Reds in 2005 as well as two Spanish La Liga titles with Valencia in 2002 and 2004.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Shanghai: Asia’s top competitions – the AFC Asian Cup and the AFC Champions League – were discussed by the top coaches at the fourth AFC Elite Club Coaches’ Seminar which was held again in Shanghai, China PR during the last two days.
Gerard Houllier, the former France and Liverpool coach, joined the coaching talent which included former AFC Asian Cup winning coach Ange Postecoglou, who won the 2015 AFC Asian Cup with Australia and now coaches Yokohama F Marinos in Japan.
Last year’s beaten finalist AFC Champions League with Persepolis, Branko Ivankovic, (now with Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli), Iceland’s Heimir Hallgrimsson who coaches Al-Arabi in Qatar and Gabriel Calderon, now Persepolis in the Islamic Republic of Iran, represented the West.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The 3rd AFC Coach Education Conference successfully concluded in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia on Thursday, with educators from 45 Member Associations benefiting from the engaging sessions.
The three-day conference, with the theme ‘Making a Difference’, focussed on various insightful topics aimed at developing future coaches in the sport.
Chinese Football Association (CFA) Coach Instructor Lars-Sven Isecke was a key speaker in the conference where he shared his experience on the evolving football trends in China PR as well as the importance of understanding the culture of football of each Member Association.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The 3rd AFC Coach Education Conference opened with the theme ‘Making a Difference’ in the capital city of Malaysia on Tuesday.
The three-day conference welcomed representatives from 45 Member Associations and key speakers who will join discussions and talks which focus on topics aimed at developing future coaches.
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John raised the curtain at the conference and shared the AFC’s aspirations in his opening address.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Coach Education Panel convened for its eighth meeting at the Malaysian capital on Monday.
The Panel led by AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh welcomed the members who are all specialists in the training of coaches.
15 Member Association representatives who were in attendance, deliberated on key issues of the AFC Coaching Convention ahead of the 3rd AFC Coach Education Conference.
The AFC Coaching Convention serves as a valuable tool in the education of the Continent’s technicians by establishing rules and guidelines for the education of Asia’s future coaches. It also serves as a vital link to club licensing and minimum qualifications for national teams.
At the meeting, six MAs were endorsed for inclusion into AFC’s Coaching Convention and this adds to the two previously accepted MAs - Japan (Pro) and the Philippines (A).
25 new applications for the Convention were also received, and the panel members were appointed to begin the evaluation process.
Support for the MAs, in their efforts to further develop their coach education programmes, was discussed in detail, and a number of strategic actions were agreed.
The 3rd AFC Coach Education Conference will take place on April 16-18, 2019.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The 2nd AFC National Coaches Conference 2019 ended on a high note on Wednesday in the capital city of Malaysia, as front-line coaches and technical directors in Asia exchanged tactical ideas and coaching experience in the three-day conference.
Participants from AFC’s Member Associations including AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 winning coach Félix Sánchez of Qatar and runner-up Hajime Moriyasu of Japan attended the major event.
The conference focused on a range of topics from media management, to the player’s viewpoint as well as FIFA’s perspective, with Branimir Ujević, FIFA Head of Coaching & Player Development, sharing his insights on the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia and AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President, raised the curtain on the 2nd AFC National Coaches Conference which began in the Malaysian capital city on Monday.
The three-day conference started with Shaikh Salman alongside Asia’s national team coaches and technical directors paying tribute to Qatar for their impressive victory at the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 in February.
Shaikh Salman said: “I can understand what kind of burden the head coaches and technical directors carry on their shoulders. They have a big responsibility and it is a vast area, so it is important that we learn from the AFC Asian Cup and FIFA World Cup.
“We saw a record number of Asian teams in a FIFA World Cup Finals and in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019, there was an increase from 16 to 24 teams and I believe everyone here can agree that it was a good thing. We watched many different teams do well, especially Qatar.