"Due to the needs of the club's strategic development and, after thorough research, we have decided to appoint Fabio Cannavaro as head coach," the club said on their official social media outlet.In the press conference announcing the appointment of Fabio Cannavaro, Xu Jiayin, the owner of Guangzhou Evergrande, claimed that the goal for the next season is a treble of trophies: (1) the 8th CSL title in a row (2) CFA cup (3) the most important -- AFC Champions League title. pic.twitter.com/5F4o93sRZ9
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Cannavaro returns to the club having previously spent a seven-month stint with Guangzhou when he took over from Marcello Lippi in late 2014, only to be fired in June the following year and replaced by Scolari. The 44-year-old World Cup-winning defender has since rebuilt his coaching career, taking over at Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia before returning to China to steer Tianjin Quanjian to the second division title in 2016. Cannavaro led Tianjin to third place in the just-completed CSL season, guiding them to the Asian Champions League for the first time, before resigning at the start of the week.
OFFICIAL: CSL champions Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao have announced the appointment of Fabio Cannavaro as their new head coach. pic.twitter.com/B7R6gXzWYQ
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