MEET TOMAZ KAVCIC | The new head coach of the Qingdao Red Lions and no stranger to professional football in Qingdao and China. In 2014 and 2015 Kavcic was the head coach of Jonoon. In 2016 he also managed the Hunan Billows FC in Yinang (both teams appeared in the First Pro League).
Kavcic's nationality is Slovenian and that’s also the country where he hasbuild up most of his career. As a player he made his professional debut when Slovenia still belonged to Yuguslavia. After his country gained independence, in 1991, Kavcic remained a professional player till the respectable age of 40.
Two years later, in 1995, he started his coaching career at NK HiT Gorica. In his first season he directly won the national title of Slovenia. In the 18 successive years that followed, he continued coaching professional football in Slovenia, gaining nationwide reputation. Among others, this earned him a position as assistant coach for his national team, when Slovenia made their second appearance at the World Cup (South Africa, 2010).
Last Saturday Kavcic coached his first official match for the Qingdao Red Lions. The game ended in a tie against Yanbian Beiguo. We wish Kavcic a very successful season and we look forward to his derby against Jonoon (May 11). Jiayou Kavcic!
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