As the 2022 Chinese Super League season came to a close, Beijing Guoan settled for seventh place, a result that contrasts sharply with the team's former ambitions. Today, the team is far from its former glory in terms of reinforcements and managerial choices. Meanwhile, the former manager's career has exploded in a very different way. What's more interesting is that the "old coach of Guoan" has now embarked on a journey to the European giants, and Guoan has been hailed as the "incubator of coaching stars"!
As we all know, Guoan's vision of selecting coaches in recent years has surpassed that of many clubs in the Chinese Super League, however, the team has not given these coaches enough patience and time. Those who left the "old coach of Guoan" in the major European matches bloomed one after another, marvelous. Former Guoan manager Schmidt gained great reputation when he coached Benfica, Genesio's performance at Rennes in Ligue 1 was also well received, and Pacheco has just reached an agreement with the top Egyptian giants!
Recently, another Guoan "veteran" coach ushered in a new peak in his career, and that is the 49-year-old Stano. As early as the 2013 season, Stano coached Beijing Guoan, but soon after was fired by the team, displaced. At one point, he was only able to coach some small teams. Now, at the age of 49, Stano's life has finally taken a turn for the better, and according to local media outlet TRTspor, he will soon be coaching Sporting Konya!
Stano attracted the attention of Turkish Super Lig giants Konya Sports last season after leading Belgrade Rangers to second place in the league. The Turkish giants finished third in the league last season and competed in the Europa League. In recent years, the team has won the Turkish Cup and Turkish Super Cup, so their strength is not to be underestimated!
There is no doubt that after nearly a decade of struggle after leaving Guoan, Stano finally stood on the stage of the top European clubs again, which was the peak moment of his coaching career. We have to admit that Beijing Guoan is indeed a cradle of coaching talents. Numerous coaches have come out from here and made their mark in the European arena. At the same time, we also expect Guoan to give coaches more patience and opportunities. The loss of these top coaches will undoubtedly be a big loss for the Chinese Super League (Lao Qiu, Chinese Super League Commentary).
