Reporter Wang Wei reported On July 25, Changchun Volkswagen Excellent Women’s Football Club (hereinafter referred to as Changchun Women’s Football Club) held a press conference to officially announce that Shui Qingxia, the former Shanghai Women’s Football Team and Women’s National Team coach, will serve as the head coach of the first team. The Changchun Women's Football Team regards the cooperation with Shui Qingxia as a "strong alliance", and Shui Qingxia said that she will work hard with the Changchun Women's Football Team to achieve good results.
Some time ago, Shui Qingxia went to Germany and watched the Men’s Football European Cup live, and learned many advanced football concepts from the high-quality competition. After returning to China, she soon received the news that she would be the head coach of the Changchun Women's Football Team. Shui Qingxia arrived in Changchun. Her former disciples and some Changchun fans came to the airport to pick her up and held a banner saying "Welcome Shui Guidance Team to Changchun" .
On July 25, the Changchun Women’s Football Club officially announced that Shui Qingxia would take office. Shui Qingxia has rich coaching experience. As a player, she was one of the representatives of the "Steel Rose". She has won the Women's Football Asian Cup five times and the Asian Games gold medal twice. In 1996, Shui Qingxia and the Chinese women's football team won the Olympic silver medal.
After retiring, Shui Qingxia coached the Shanghai Women's Football Team for a long time and became the head coach of the Chinese Women's Football Team in November 2021. In early 2022, she led the Chinese Women's Football Team to win the Asian Cup again after 16 years, giving the sluggish Chinese football a shot. "cardiac".
At the end of 2023, after the Chinese women’s football team failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics, Shui Qingxia was idle and studied while resting. It was not until halfway through the Women’s Super League that she accepted the invitation of the Changchun Women’s Football Team to compete again.
When talking about why she chose to coach the Changchun Women’s Football Team, Shui Qingxia said that it was the club’s sincerity that impressed her. This newspaper has learned from many sources that although Shui Qingxia took over midway, the contract is not a short-term one. The club has given her enough confidence and support, and the Jilin Provincial Sports Bureau is also very optimistic about her.
Shui Qingxia is no stranger to the city of Changchun and the Changchun Women’s Football Team. Gao Chen, Liu Jing and other national players of the Changchun Women's Football Team were all members of the national team when Shui Qingxia was coaching the national team. Uri Gumula, who joined the Australian Super League from Changchun, also played under Shui Qingxia.
"I have been to Changchun many times before, whether I was a coach with the Shanghai team or a coach with the national team. I have a close relationship with the city of Changchun and the Changchun Women's Football Team. I would like to express my special thanks to the club for being able to work here this time. Give me this opportunity." Shui Qingxia said: "Next, I hope that I can work with everyone to achieve better results, and I also hope that more fans can fall in love with the Changchun Women's Football Team." , won two women's football championships.
Last season, the Changchun Women’s Football Team won the third place in the National Championship and the Women’s Super League. There were two coaching changes during the season. First, Liu You, the coach of the team for 13 years, was dismissed after losing to Hangzhou in the fourth round; then Sun Jianwen led the team. He left office after 10 rounds and was replaced by Zhao Changhong. After 12 rounds this season, Shui Qingxia went to class.
So far this season, Changchun Women’s Football Team has 7 wins and 5 draws with 26 points, ranking third in the Women’s Super League, only 2 points behind the Guangdong Women’s Football Team at the top. At present, the team's Gao Chen, Liu Jing and Guo Nan have all been selected for the new Chinese women's football national team, and they are relatively strong.
"The joining of Shui Qingxia's guidance brings us one step closer to the championship." said Zhang Junjie, senior vice president of Volkswagen Excellence Holdings Group. The club hopes that under the leadership of Shui Qingxia, the team will not only make greater improvements at the tactical level, but also improve the team's spiritual outlook and team cohesion, becoming a united and iron-blooded team that dares to fight tough battles. division.
At 19:30 on the evening of July 28, in the 13th round of the Women’s Super League, the Changchun Women’s Football Team will face the Shandong Women’s Football Team at the Jingkai Stadium at home. This will be her first appearance on the team.
"I hope that through the joint efforts of the whole team, we can lay a solid foundation for the next game. After our new team came, we have been actively communicating with the players. I hope that we can cooperate with each other and trust each other. I hope that through our own Work hard to get more fans to come to the stadium and cheer for our women's football team. I hope the Changchun women's football team will do better in the following games," Shui Qingxia said.
For Jilin football, an interesting topic is that Shui Qingxia and Xie Hui, two coaches from Shanghai, occupy the coaching positions of the top professional teams of men's and women's football. It is a good story, and there is no shortage of topics for both of them. In April this year, the two served as promotion ambassadors for the 2024 Shanghai Citizens Football Festival.
