On July 29, Qingdao West Coast officially announced: former international Shao Jiayi officially became the head coach of the first team, and at the same time, former national Yang Zhi joined as a goalkeeper coach, while the former coach Kurosaki Hisashi regretted leaving class.
After the official announcement, Li Xuan revealed: "Zheng Zhi, who talked before, and Shao Jiayi, who signed last." ”
Previously, Zheng Zhi and Shao Jiayi both served as assistants to Ivankovic in the national football team, and both of them also passed the course of the Chinese Football Association/AFC professional coach qualification certification training course this year.
According to "Beiqing", Shao Jiayi obtained the qualification of head coach of the first team of the Chinese Super League club in June this year, and said goodbye to national football coach Ivan last week. It is understood that Shao Jiayi just finished the professional-level coach training course in June this year, so as to obtain the qualification of head coach of the first team of the Chinese Super League club and the national team.
This season, Qingdao West Coast is third from the bottom with 4 wins, 5 draws and 12 losses in the Chinese Super League, and only temporarily escaped the relegation zone with a narrow goal difference. With the relegation situation in jeopardy, the club made a decisive move to change the coaching staff in the hope of turning things around.
Shao Jiayi was born in Beijing on April 10, 1980, Shao Jiayi made his playing career in Beijing Guoan, and played for Munich 1860, Cottage and Duisburg, was hailed by the Germany media as the "Asian golden left foot", and played 41 games for the Chinese national team, scoring 8 goals and contributing 1 assist.
After Shao Jiayi retired in 2015, he successively served as the sports director of Beijing Guoan; Since August 2019, Shao Jiayi has experienced the training director of the National Team Management Department of the Chinese Football Association, the leader and assistant coach of the U19 men's national football team, and the head of the coaching staff of the U18 men's national football team. Previously, in the Ivankovic coaching team, Shao Jiayi served as an assistant coach of the national football team. Li Xuan said that Shao Jiayi has resigned from his position in the national team.
Shao's new coaching team also includes Germany assistant coaches Reiner · Maurer. Maurer has a UEFA professional coaching certificate and was known for his defensive skills as a player, playing for Bayern Munich and other giants. After retiring as a player, he successfully transitioned into a coach and left a legacy of successful relegation at teams such as Munich 1860 and Augsburg. The addition of Maurer has undoubtedly injected a boost into the technical and tactical level of the Qingdao team.
Yang Zhi, born on January 15, 1983 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, served as a goalkeeper when he was a player, played for Beijing Guoan Football Club for a long time, served as the main goalkeeper of the first team, and helped Beijing Guoan win the 2009 Chinese Super League championship and the 2018 Chinese Football Association Cup. Yang Zhi has also been selected for the Chinese national team many times and participated in international A-level events such as the Asian Cup as the main player. After retiring in 2020, Yang Zhi served as the goalkeeper coach of the U19 national youth.
Shao Jiayi took office, and behind this move was the deliberate change of coach of the Qingdao team. "Football News" revealed that the plan to change the coach stemmed from the dilemma of many rounds of winlessness, especially after the loss of the derby in the same city, the relegation alarm sounded. Although there was a brief recovery, and the streak and draw put the crisis to rest, the subsequent defeat to Tianjin Jinmen Tigers made the club determined to change.
Previously, the club fine-tuned the coaching staff, and Zhou Xin returned to serve as the head of the Chinese team, but the results were not obvious. In the end, Shao Jiayi took over Shuaiyin, but Zheng Zhi did not come due to family matters. Although Shao Jiayi has no experience in coaching professional teams, his background in sports management and national brand teaching assistant is recognized. In the team, assistant coach Reiner Maurer will lead the technique and tactics to fill the gap in Shao Jiayi's experience.
Shao Jiayi's role is clear: team leader, focusing on cohesion reconstruction. In the face of this season's squad overhaul, Qingdao West Coast urgently needs internal unity. Shao Jiayi will lead the team culture, while the tactical deployment will be handed over to Maurer. This adjustment aims to stimulate the team's potential, overcome the difficulties together, and strive for the success of relegation.