Russian coach Leonid Slutsky has been appointed head coach of the Chinese football club “Shanghai Shenhua”. According to the club's press service, the contract with the specialist comes into force on January 1, 2024.
“The “Shanghai Shenhua” Football Club warmly welcomes Slutsky and his team. We hope that he gets to know the team as soon as possible and develops a technical and tactical style that suits it.
We look forward to seeing more young players progress with his help and together achieve even better results for “Shanghai Shenhua” in the new season”, - the club said in a statement.
The last place of work of 52 years old Slutsky was “Rubin” Kazan, which he headed from 2019 to 2022. Before this, the specialist coached CSKA, the Russian national team, as well as foreign clubs. With the army team he won the championship and the Russian Cup three times.
