reins of the Chinese national team, signing a three-year deal for a reported annual salary of US$8 million. The Chinese Football Association head Wei Di explained the decision as being part of a long-term plan to help the country catch up with Japan and South Korea, while Chinese Soccer Administrative Centre vice-president Yu Hongchen said that Camacho would keep his job even if he did not qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. China failed to qualify for the World Cup, after only finishing third in the third qualifying round with three wins and three losses. Camacho was also in charge as a Chinese young squad lost 8–0 to Brazil on 10 September 2012 in a friendly match, the national team's worst-ever defeat which also meant the drop to an all-time low 109th position in the FIFA World Rankings. In the first game of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification campaign, Camacho and China lost 1–2 against Saudi Arabia. Following a 5–1 shock friendly loss to Thailand on 15 June 2013, he was relieved of his duties. One reason cited for Camacho's shortcomings in Asia was the limitation of football boots. The Chinese FA ordered that all the national team players were to wear Adidas, whilst most players in the Chinese Super League wore Nike, thus creating discomfort. Gabon national team Camacho was appointed as Gabon manager 43 days before the start of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations which was to take place in that country, replacing Jorge Costa. The team exited in the group stage, with three draws. Camacho was relieved of his duties on 12 September 2018, due to poor results. Managerial statistics Honours Player Real Madrid La Liga: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89 Copa del Rey: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1988–89 Supercopa de España: 1988, 1989 Copa de la Liga: 1985 UEFA Cup: 1984–85, 1985–86 Spain UEFA European Championship runner-up: 1984 Manager Benfica Taça de Portugal: 2003–04 See also List of La Liga players (400+ appearances) List of Real Madrid CF records and statistics References External links Real Madrid biography 1955 births Living people People from Cieza, Murcia Footballers from the Region of Murcia Spanish footballers Association football defenders Albacete Balompié players Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players La Liga players Tercera División players UEFA Cup winning players Spain youth international footballers Spain amateur international footballers Spain international footballers 1982