Beijing, June 15, Beijing Guoan of the Chinese Super League officially announced that the new head coach Suarez took over. Soares has many years of coaching experience in the Portuguese Super League and has been named the Portuguese Super League Coach of the Month. He will coach Guoan in the F.A.C. Cup on June 23 against Zibo Qisheng.
This season, Beijing Guoan invested a lot of money and signed a lot of new assistance, but its performance in the first 12 rounds did not meet expectations. It gained 18 points with 4 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses and ranked seventh. Coach Stanley stepped down. For a long time, Guoan contacted Ricardo Suarez and both sides reached an agreement to successfully sign him.
Statistics show that Ricardo Soares is 49 years old and has a lot of experience as a player and coach. He has been the head coach of Gil Vicente in the Portuguese Superliga and Cairo National Team in the Egyptian League. Soares won the Portuguese Football Federation's Star Coach of the Year award in March 2017. Between 2020 and 2022, he won the Portuguese Super League Coach of the Month three times.
Suarez has arrived in Beijing to lead the team's training in preparation for the coming FA Cup and Chinese Super League matches. According to the match schedule, Beijing Guoan will face Zibo Qisheng away on June 23 in the third round of the FA Cup. This will also be Suarez's first managerial appearance at Guoan. The official statement of Guoan said, "We hope he can give full play to his coaching level and lead the team to achieve outstanding results this season.""
