Former Spain manager Camacho takes charge in China

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Jose Antonio Camacho

Jose Antonio Camacho flew into Beijing on Saturday to take up his new post as manager of the Chinese national football team.[وحدهم المديرون لديهم صلاحيات معاينة هذه الصورة]

Camacho, 56, has signed a three-year contract with the Chinese football federation, according to the official Xinhua news agency. His task will be to try to secure qualification for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

Camacho was the manager of Spain from 1998 to 2002, and led La Roja to the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup.

He has been out of contract since being sacked by La Liga club Osasuna six months ago. His previous clubs were Benfica, Real Madrid - where he was a player, from 1973 to 1989 - Sevilla and Rayo Vallecano.

Camacho's first match in charge of China will be against Singapore on September