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The final of the 2019 Asian Cup will be not only a showdown between Qatar players and their Japanese counterparts, but also a conflict between two highly experienced professional coaches.
Felix Sanchez, the Qatar national coach, oversaw the enthusiastic development of many young stars, including Akram Afif and Maaz Ali, through his internships with a group of different age groups.
Barcelona's 43-year-old son joined the Aspire Academy in Doha in 2006 and seven years later he took charge of the Qatar national team, which won the AFC U-19 championship in 2014, after the victory against North Korea.
Sanchez then replaced Jorge Fossati as Qatar coach in 2017, role that he has played until now with the Olympic team, which led him to the third place in the AFC U-23 2018 championship.
Sanchez will face his Japanese counterpart Hajemi Moribado, winner of the 1992 Asian Cup, a tournament that saw the midfielder shine in the team "Samurai Blue" before losing the final due to suspension.
Murray, 50, spent most of his career as a Sanfries Hiroshima player in the Japanese Premier League with nearly 300 games before returning as a coach and winning three titles in the Japanese league between 2012 and 2017.
Moriaso has another feat: becoming the first Japanese coach to lead the country to the Asian Cup, with former titles from coaches from the Netherlands, France, Brazil and Italy.
Moribado, like Sanchez, was also responsible for training under-23 Japanese and was the badistant of former Japan coach Akira Nishino at the 2018 World Cup in Russia before leaving Nishino in July of last year.
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