Registration conditions announced, Chinese Football Association openly selects U21 national football head coach
Notice from the Chinese Football Association on the open selection and appointment of the head coach of the U-21 National Men’s Football Team
In order to prepare for the 2026 U23 Asian Cup and the Nagoya Asian Games, build a new U-21 national men's football team with superb skills, tenacious style, ability to fight tough battles, and win glory for the country, and make every effort to complete the competition tasks and goals of the new cycle. According to the Football Association's research, the selection for the head coach of the U-21 national men's football team is now open. The specific selection and recruitment matters are notified as follows:
Head coach of the U-21 men's national football team.
1. Prepare for and complete the participation goals and tasks of the 2026 U23 Asian Cup;
2. Prepare for and complete the participation goals and tasks for the 2026 Nagoya Asian Games;
3. Complete the reserve talent pool for the national men’s football team and discover and train top young players.
According to the competition cycle time of the U-21 men's football team's preparation, the contract period will be agreed in stages according to the completion of the competition tasks.
Hold an AFC professional-level coaching qualification certificate or other equivalent coaching qualification certificates issued by confederations of confederations and the coaching license is valid;
Served as head coach of a professional football team;
Be physically and mentally healthy, of good character, with no doping violations, no criminal record and no legal disputes that may affect the normal performance of national team-related duties;
Have a strong desire to serve as the head coach of the U-21 men's football team and be able to strictly abide by the rules and regulations of the Chinese Football Association;
Have rich experience as a professional football player and coach, have a high level of football theory, strong coaching ability and rich coaching experience, be familiar with football competition rules and anti-doping regulations, and be able to accurately grasp the training and competition rules and regulations of football projects. Features;
Understand the development trends of international football, understand the development status of Asian football and Chinese football, understand the growth characteristics of Chinese youth, and be good at discovering and cultivating young players;
Be good at and dare to manage the team, and be able to lead the whole team to work hard to achieve the expected goals;
In principle, the age should not exceed 60 years old, and the age limit may be appropriately relaxed for particularly outstanding candidates;
There is no restriction on nationality; foreigners should abide by Chinese laws and regulations, respect China's social system, cultural traditions and customs;
Priority will be given to those who have experience working as a head coach of a professional football team in multiple countries; preference will be given to those who have experience working as a head coach of a professional football team in Asia; those who have participated as a coach in international football events sponsored by FIFA or confederation priority.
1. Application form for U-21 men’s football head coach position;
2. Physical examination and health certificate within the past 3 months;
3. Valid AFC professional-level coaching qualification certificate or other equivalent-level coaching qualification certificates and coaching licenses issued by confederations of confederations;
4. The first page of your valid ID card or passport.
From the date of release of this notice to 24:00 on May 19, 2024.
During the registration period, please send photos or scanned copies of the electronic registration form and other registration materials to the registration email address.
The Chinese Football Association selection and recruitment working group will review the registration information of applicants according to the registration conditions, and submit the information of qualified applicants to the Chinese Football Association selection and recruitment expert group;
The selection expert group will select the best candidates based on the information of the applicants;
The selection working group organizes interviews with prospective candidates. The interviews are conducted through a combination of offline and online methods. The selection expert group conducts a comprehensive evaluation of the candidates' past work experience, work achievements, future work concepts, and work assumptions. ; Candidates should focus on stating and displaying team building concepts, preparation plans and analysis of the current situation of Chinese players in the 2003 age group through videos, pictures and texts; specific interview matters will be notified separately;
The selection expert group recommends candidates;
The Chinese Football Association will research and determine the proposed personnel and announce them on the Chinese Football Association website.
Contact person: Du Lida, National Team Management Department of the Chinese Football Association
Contact number: 010-59291092
Registration email: du.ld@thecfa.cn