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Disclosure, our new national team head coach Ivan Kovic will embark on a trip to Jinan, where he will be on hand to observe the first round of the AFC Champions League quarter-final match between Shandong Taishan and Japan's Yokohama Mariners on the 6th. On this trip, Ivankovic's goal is not only to observe the potential players of the Taishan team, but his past experience as the coach of the Taishan team also adds an unusual color to his inspection.
The official announcement of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) showed that Ivankovic had arrived in Beijing on the 4th to officially start his career as a national team coach. Prior to that, he had witnessed the Super Cup clash between Shanghai Shenhua and Shanghai Port on February 25th. However, after the Super Cup, he returned to Zagreb, Croatia in a hurry to renew his Chinese visa and organize his travel bag.
Ivankovic has left a deep mark in the hearts of Shandong fans. He has been at the helm of Taishan since 2009, and in the 2010 season, he led a team that lost only three games and won the Chinese Super League title by a wide margin. However, in 2011, he chose to leave.
Nowadays, most of the players of the Taishan team under the coaching of Ivanovic have retired. 2010, only a few players such as Zheng Zheng, Zhang Chi and Wang Tong are still playing for Taishan. It is worth noting that all three players made their Super League debuts in the 2010 season.
Considering the age factor, Ivanovic's former fans may be left out of the national team. Which players will be able to win Ivankovic's favor in the familiar land of Jinan? The answer will be revealed in the near future.
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