Star-studded line-up at third AFC Elite Club Coaches’ Forum
Shanghai: High-profile club coaches from across Asia including several from the AFC Champions League quarter-finalists gathered in Shanghai today for the AFC’s Third Elite Club Coaches Forum.
Two-time UEFA Champions League winner Paulo Sousa, now coach of Chinese Super League club Tianjin Quanjian, who face Japan’s Kashima Antlers in the East Zone, was among the attendees.
Also joining the Forum was Choi Kang-hee, manager of another quarter-finalist Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC of Korea Republic and AFC Coach of the Year 2016 as well as Branko Ivankovic, the highly-experienced Croatian coach of Persepolis FC, from the West Zone who are involved in a tight game against Al Duhail of Qatar.