裏皮出任中國男足主帥 對陣卡塔爾或以恆大班底出戰

Italian coach Marcello Lippi, 68, was named head coach of the Chinese men's national football team last Saturday by the Chinese Football Association (CFA).

上週六，中國足協任命現年68歲的意大利籍教練馬塞洛·裏皮爲中國男足國家隊主教練。

"I am proud to announce the start of a new adventure as coach of the Chinese national team," Lippi tweeted, after signing the contract with the CFA in Guangzhou.

裏皮在廣州與中國足協簽訂合同後發推文稱："我自豪地宣佈，我即將開始一段新的冒險之旅--擔任中國隊主帥。"

Lippi is reportedly being paid about 20 million euros a year in a three-year contract with the CFA.

據報道，裏皮與中國足協的合同爲期三年，年薪約爲2000萬歐元。

Lippi is one of the world's most famous coaches. He guided Juventus to a European championship in 1996, Italy to a World Cup victory in 2006, and Guangzhou Evergrande to the Asian championship in 2013.

裏皮是世界上最著名的教練之一：1996年帶領尤文圖斯獲得歐冠冠軍，2006年率領意大利隊奪得世界盃冠軍，2013年帶領廣州恆大獲得亞冠冠軍。

Chinese soccer will develop along more professional lines and the national team is expected to perform better in major international tournaments, following the hiring of Lippi, soccer insiders say.

足球業內人士稱，裏皮執教後，中國足球事業的發展將更加專業化，國足有望在各項重大國際比賽中有更好的表現。

His first match in charge will be the World Cup qualifier against Qatar in Kunming on November 15.

他上任後的第一場比賽將是11月15日在昆明，在世界盃預選賽中迎戰卡塔爾國家隊。

Lippi said that the training list for the Qatar game would be announced soon and that he would be taking a number of players from the Evergrande team to form the basis for his China squad.

裏皮表示，備戰卡塔爾一戰的集訓名單將會在近期公佈，他將會挑選多名廣州恆大隊的球員，作爲組建國家隊的班底。