Shenzhen Football Club announced through official channels on the evening of the 10th, hiring 38-year-old former national team player Chen Tao as the head of the club's first-team coaching team.
Shenzhen Football Club announced, "Under the research decision of Shenzhen Football Club, Mr. Chen Tao will be the head of the first team coaching team." At the same time, Mr. Xiang Jun, Mr. Yuan Wei Wei and Mr. Liu Jianye were hired as the assistant coaches of the first team, and Mr. Guan Zhen was hired as the goalkeeper of the first team."
Born in Anshan, Liaoning Province in 1985, Chen Tao has played for Shenyang Jinde, Shanghai Shenhua, Tianjin Teda, Dalian Albin and Sichuan FC. As one of the best players in his age group, Chen Tao has been selected for the national youth, Olympic and national teams for many times, and has made great achievements in international matches such as the 2005 World Youth Championship in Holland, and the 2006 and 2007 "Toulon Cup".
Chen Tao joined Shenzhen Football Club in November 2020 as the head coach of the elite team and became a coach. After nearly a year of hard work, Chen Tao led the team to win the 2021 Origin Cup Youth Football Championship. In the 2022 season, Chen Tao served as the assistant coach of the first team and helped the team overcome many difficulties and achieve the goal of relegation.
Shenzhen club said: "Our new coaching team is young and energetic, full of impulse and with strong business ability. They are familiar with the situation of the team and understand the characteristics of the players. We expect them to further stimulate the team's potential and fighting power, develop more excellent young players, and lead the team to get good results in the new season.""
