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BEIJING (Reuters) – The Guinness World Cup in Beijing on Wednesday announced the appointment of Frenchman Bruno Genicio to the post of coach after his contract with the former club Lyon.
The 52-year-old signed a contract with the Chinese capital until December, the end of the national championship.
Guinnesso will succeed German coach Roger Schmidt, sacked by Beijing Guan because of his exit from the AFC Champions League group stage and his third place in the championship after a good start.
Genesio will begin his adventure with his new team on August 11, alongside world champion Guangju Evergandi, led by world champion and 2006 gold medalist Fabio Cannavaro.
Genicio, who coaches Lyon since December 2015 until the end of last season, announced on April 13 that he would not renew his contract with the French club, which ended on June 30th. .
Lyon recorded a series of modest results last season, including the semi-finals of the Coupe de France, as well as two defeats against Nantes and Dijon in the league, finishing third to reserve their third qualifying round of the Champions League for the first time. next season.
Lyon managed to retain one of the top four spots in the league and last season Manchester City lost 2-1 in the group stage of the prestigious European competition.
Lyon appointed former Brazilian Silvino to Genicio's place and former player Juninho returned to the club as sports director.
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