The former technical director from the chinese Shanghai SIPG, the dane Mads Davidsen, becomes the new fodbolddirektør in Abu Dhabi-club Al Jazira Club.

It informs on Facebook, while the club confirms the appointment on its website.

to start with, he may start the work from his current residence in the Spanish Malaga, as coronarestriktionerne discourage him from traveling to The United Arab Emirates.

Davidsen was from 2014 to 2018 technical director at the chinese club Shanghai SIPG, after he in two years had been a coach at the club.

As director in China, he was among the architects behind the club’s building ungdomsakademiet, and it is especially his experience in this area, which has received the Abu Dhabi-based club to download Mads Davidsen.

– He has international top level, and his mindset is completely in line with the vision of the board of directors and the ownership group of Al Jazira, says the club’s managing director, Nick Garcia.

– We are on a journey, where we will build a lasting, successful sporting future.

It is especially the club’s desire to build success from the ground up with talent development, which has been Mads Davidsen to thank yes to the job.

– Successful football clubs are frequently based on the quality of their ungdomsakademier, says the dane to the club’s website.

– We will of course need an efficient scoutingsetup, but our ability to bring young, talented players through the system and up to the first team will be the key to our sustainable future.

Mads Davidsen has most recently worked as a consultant for various clubs through his own company, Optima football. Here he has focused on just the development of sustainable clubs in the konsulentroller.

– In any role looking for a club with ambitions and long-term thoughts with the strong and visionary leadership, he says.

– It is there clearly in Al Jazira. I sense the exposure, and I hope I can play an important role in how the club develops and improves performance over the coming seasons.