On the afternoon of the 9th, a figure very familiar to Beijing fans appeared on the side of the match between Beijing Shougang team and Zhejiang Guangsha team - Zhang Yunsong. According to the Beijing Youth Daily reporter, Zhang Yunsong has now stepped down as the head coach of the Beijing women's basketball team, and he was appointed by Qin Xiaowen, chairman of the Shougang Basketball Club, and he was appointed as the executive deputy general manager of the Shougang Basketball Club. This time, Zhang Yunsong came to changchun division, mainly to learn as soon as possible in the new position, increase management, operation and other related experience, and contribute to the construction and development of the team.
Zhang Yunsong was once a very favorite player of Beijing fans, he played hard, trained hard, the style of play was fierce, and he had a high status in the hearts of the industry and fans, and Beijing fans habitually called him "Xiaoyun". After the end of his player career, Zhang Yunsong transformed into a coach, he first started with the Beijing Shougang youth team, and worked hard to explore and cultivate talents, and now Qiu Tian of the Shougang first team is the young player he once led. In 2017, Zhang Yunsong became the head coach of the Beijing women's basketball team, leading the former championship team to fight in the league. Now Zhang Yunsong has entered the Shougang Basketball Club as executive deputy general manager.
Zhang Yunsong told the Beijing Youth Daily reporter: "This transition from coach to a member of the club's management is a big challenge for me, because after entering the management, I need to face a wider level, and many new things need to be learned and understood. Before these years as a coach, I was only facing the affairs of a team, but now it is different, including men's and women's teams, echelon construction, internal and external invocation, foreign teachers, etc., as well as daily management, these aspects I have to involve. But I am a person who likes to face challenges, because I know that not only now but also in the future, it is likely that there will be many difficulties, and difficulties will always exist, but I am willing to face these difficulties. I remember taking over the Shougang women's basketball team, but also facing a huge challenge, because to continue the glory of the team. At the same time, I feel that I have a big advantage, that is, in the side of Qin Zong (Qin Xiaowen, chairman of Shougang Basketball Club), she can help me learn a lot of management positions, and also make me full of confidence in my new job. ”
At the same time, Zhang Yunsong also said that although he has worked in the field of women's basketball in the past four or five years, he knows more about the players of the Shougang men's basketball team now, which is also an important foundation for him to be able to put into a new job as soon as possible.
According to the Beijing Youth Daily reporter, in fact, five years ago, Qin Xiaowen intended to let Zhang Yunsong enter the management of the Shougang team, but Zhang Yunsong felt that his experience was not rich enough, and the coaching time was not long, he wanted to continue to enrich his experience in the coaching position, and later he became the head coach of the Beijing women's basketball team.
At last year's National Games, Zhang Yunsong (right) assisted Xie Libin in the men's basketball U22 game
Shougang has experienced many twists and turns after the reconstruction, and fans also have high expectations for the team, to which Zhang Yunsong said: "I understand the deep feelings of Beijing fans for this team. Only for a team with such feelings, there will be higher expectations. I think for the past, present and future of Shougang Team, Shougang Group and team management have been doing their best to build a competitive team, including the introduction of Fan Ziming, Li Muhao, and other internal support in the past two years, which are all performances of our efforts to build a team and enhance competitiveness. I believe that as long as we keep working hard, we will one day achieve our goals. ”