At 1:30 pm on January 14th, the plane carrying the Spanish head coach Gabriele and his team from Guangxi Pingguo Haliao Football Club arrived at Nanning Wuxu International Airport. They were warmly welcomed by the Guangxi Wolf Warriors Fan Alliance on site. The fans thoughtfully displayed a banner in both Chinese and English saying "Welcome Gabriele and the coaching team to beautiful Guangxi," making Gabriele and his team feel the warmth of the fans as soon as they set foot on this land in Guangxi.
At 3:00 pm on the 14th, the convoy carrying Gabriele and his team arrived at Pingguo Jiahui Xinyuan Community's Pingguo Haliao Apartment in Pingguo City. Fans from the Guangxi Haliao Fan Club and the Guangxi Pingguo Haliao Anonymous Fan Club had been waiting here, warmly presenting the coaching staff with embroidered balls representing the ethnic characteristics of Guangxi and scarves symbolizing the club's culture, making Gabriele and his team feel the warmth of the Haliao family.
At 3:30 pm on the 14th, despite the fatigue of the journey, Gabriele and his team immediately arrived at the club's training base to start their first training session after taking office, demonstrating a highly professional attitude. During the training session, the club's sports director Wang Xiao led all the team members to have a brief meeting with Gabriele and the coaching staff. The team completed some basic exercises to help the Spanish coaching staff quickly familiarize themselves with the team and understand the characteristics of each player.
The club's new season's signings have basically ended, and the lineup framework has been established. Gabriele said, "I am very happy to come to coach the Guangxi team. The fans here are very enthusiastic, and our team has done a lot of work in the early stage, very efficiently. I will do my best to achieve our season goals. There are many fans at the home stadium of Guangxi Pingguo Haliao, and I hope all the fans can come to cheer for us! Let's work hard together!"
【Gabriele's Introduction】
Gabriele Delatorre was born on February 10, 1979, in Spain. He is a former professional football player in Spain, playing as a midfielder. He has been selected for various levels of the Spanish national team and has won the U20 World Youth Championship with the team. He has played for clubs like Barcelona, Ajax, winning honors such as the Champions League, La Liga, and the Dutch Cup. After retiring, he served as the head coach of Barcelona U19 and coached in France and Spain for a long time. In 2023, he came to China and started coaching in the Chinese Super League with Nantong Zhiyun on June 16th, leaving on September 25th. In January 2024, he officially became the head coach of Guangxi Pingguo Haliao Football Club.
Joining Gabriele as the first assistant coach is Edu and the second assistant coach is David.