Beijing Guoan have appointed the former Hammer as their new head coach on a two-year contract to replace Bruno Genesio, the Chinese Super League (CSL) club revealed on Wednesday.
Beijing made the announcement on social media and said they had decided not to renew the contract of Frenchman Genesio, who guided them to third in the CSL and the quarter-finals of the Asian Champions League.
Bilic has managed Lokomotiv Moscow, Besiktas, West Ham, Al Ittihad and West Brom after a spell with the Croatian national team.
He began his coaching career with Hadjuk Split in 2001 after retiring as a player for the Croatian side a year earlier.
I hope he enjoys his new job and the whole experience. Top man deserving of good times. COYBeijing Guoan.
Well Said! Nothing but respect for the man. True Hero status who gave all he could 🙂
Good luck to Slav- he’s won more games than he lost at all the clubs he’s managed. His issue has been consistency with long winning runs being followed by long losing ones that have ended with the club he’s running being in trouble and that usually spells trouble for Managers these days. Pleased for him to get back into what he wants quickly- probably had enough rough UK experiences for the time being.
Total respect for Bilic going where the work is. Like Norman Tebbit said, if you can’t get work on your doorstep, get on your bike.