Shandong head coach calls for commitments to nurture Chinese local coaches – Sports

BEIJING, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) — Shandong Luneng head coach Hao Wei has called for more efforts to be made to develop Chinese local coaches rather than players. 44-year-old Hao, who was voted as the Chinese Coach of the Year on Sunday, said the nurturing of the Chinese local coaches should be a priority for Chinese football. “A coach can guide and train more than 20 players, and in effect, the development of the coaches should be a more important issue,” he said. Hao took over the Shandong side midway through the last season and steered them to win the Chinese…