Chinanews.com client, January 5th. Recently, some fans asked questions about the coaching change and future development of Wuhan Zall on the Wuhan city message board. The Wuhan Sports Bureau supported Zall’s new coach Li Xiaopeng in its reply. He also stated that by 2030, the Wuhan Men's Professional Football Club will achieve the goal of qualifying for the AFC Champions League and leading the country in professional football.
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The Wuhan Municipal Sports Bureau said: "Guard Li Xiaopeng has performed very well in his career as a player and achieved brilliant results. During his time as a coach, he has also achieved remarkable results. He is one of the outstanding Chinese coaches. Everyone can see. The club chairman Tian Xudong stated that “Zall will continue to increase investment in football clubs, continuously improve the team’s cohesion and combat effectiveness, and forge the culture and spirit belonging to the club, in line with the culture and spirit of Wuhan, and truly forge a cohesive and united team. A team with combat effectiveness. I believe that under the guidance of Li Xiaopeng, Wuhan Football and Zall Football will be able to open up a brand new world, and will definitely be able to offer more exciting games to the fans.
"From 2018, the Wuhan Municipal Government will provide strong support for professional football training venues, competition venues, on-site security, television broadcasting, performance awards, and echelon construction, with reference to the standards of similar cities across the country, and will continue to support our city in the future. Professional football."
"According to the long-term goal of the "Wuhan City Football Reform and Development Overall Plan", by 2030, Wuhan men's and women's professional football clubs will be in the forefront of the Chinese Super League, men's professional football clubs will qualify for the AFC Champions League, and professional football will lead the country. In addition to the successful relegation this year, Wuhan • China Chegujiang Women’s Football Club won the Women’s Super League, and the Wuhan Three Towns Club won the B championship and successfully made the first place. Professional football leads the development of youth training. This year, 44 people were selected for all levels in Wuhan youth training. National team training."
On December 27th, Li Xiaopeng officially became the coach of Wuhan Zall and concurrently served as the club's executive deputy general manager. During his coaching career, Li Xiaopeng served as the acting head coach of the Chinese Women’s Football Team in August 2010; in December 2013, served as the head coach of the Qingdao Zhongneng team; in January 2015, served as the general manager of Shijiazhuang Yongchang Club; in December 2015, served as Shandong Deputy General Manager, Technical Director, and Head of the Chinese Coaching Team of Luneng Taishan Club; In December 2017, Li Xiaopeng became the head coach of Shandong Luneng Taishan Team, and subsequently won the 2018 and 2019 Super League Best Coach Award for his excellent coaching performance; 2020 In October, Li Xiaopeng stepped down as the head coach of Shandong Luneng Taishan. (Finish)