[Soccer TONG] Hiddink accepted a Chinese Olympic coach position with the salary of 4million euros

SBS Korean program’s soccer reporter Jun Lee analyses Guss Hiddink’s appointment to China's Under-21 team coach for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Dutch football manager Guus Hiddink is pictured at the CFA Team China International Youth Football Tournament 2018 in Qujing city, 4 September 2018. Source: ICHPL Imaginechina

Guus Hiddink(71) who led South Korea to the World Cup semi-finals in 2002 has returned to Asian football, and this time he is in charge of China's Under-21 team preparing 2020 Tokyo Olympic games.

The Chinese Football Association said Hiddink had been appointed as the coach for the under-21 national team and It is believed that the highly respected Dutchman would earn around 4 million euros. 

SBS Korean’s soccer reporter Jun Lee said it would not be easy for Hiddink to lead the Chinese team to the 2020 Olympics as a result of insufficient supply of qualified players.

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