FORMER China national team head coach Zhu Guanghu will join Chinese Super League (CSL) side Wuhan Guanggu, Zhu told reporters Sunday.

However, Zhu did not say when he would take over from Wuhan head coach Chen Fangping, whose side has lost all four matches in the CSL season so far.

Zhu was named national team head coach March 9, 2005, succeeding Dutchman Arie Haan.

He was appointed to that position after helping Shenzhen Jianlibao win the first-ever CSL title in 2004.

Zhu has been criticized for his style of play, which tends to be overly defensive, according to some. Many fans of the national team called for his resignation following the team’s decline in the FIFA world rankings and several poor performances. On March 18, 2007, fans attacked his car while he was leaving a CSL match after watching.

In the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, China needed just a draw in the last match against Uzbekistan to go through, but conceded three goals. It was the first time China failed to qualify for the second round of the Asian Cup in 27 years and caused Zhu to submit his resignation.(SD News)