Cannavaro to coach Evergrande

ByPA Sport

Published 05/11/2014 at 12:51 GMT

Guangzhou Evergrande have announced Fabio Cannavaro as their new head coach.

Evergrande confirmed Fabio Cannavaro's first managerial appointment on their website

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The fomer Italy captain, recently on the coaching staff of Al Ahli, replaced his former national coach Marcello Lippi, who stepped down on Sunday.

Sixty-seven-year-old Lippi will remain with the Chinese champions as a technical director, with his and Cannavro's partnership evoking memories of when they won the 2006 World Cup as a captain and coach.

Evergrande confirmed Cannavaro's first managerial appointment on their website, accompanied by photographs of the two men together.

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