Sichuan names former Chinese striker Li Yi as head coach

CHENGDU, China - China League One side Sichuan FC named former Chinese international striker Li Yi as their new head coach on Wednesday.

Capped 30 times for China, the 41-year-old played for Beijing Guoan, Shenzhen, and Shaanxi before his retirement in 2011.

He won the Golden Boot award in the last edition of the Chinese Football League A in 2003, before helping Shenzhen win the inaugural Chinese Super League (CSL) title in 2004.

After hanging up his boots, Li worked as assistant to Philippe Troussier at Shenzhen, before replacing the Frenchman as head coach of the club from 2013 to 2015. He became assistant coach of CSL side China Hebei Fortune in 2019.

"We hope the former Chinese striker will attract more supporters for us. We will provide whatever we can to help Li Yi," the second-tier club said on its Weibo account.