China's super league club Shenzhen Kingsway Wednesday fired head coach Wang Baoshan after accusing him of mismanagement over the players' conducts.

The personnel casualty also included assistant coaches Niu Hongli and Li Xianzhong.

Meanwhile, the club appointed former player Xie Feng as caretaker coach the same day. He was the fifth coach of the struggling club within the last two seasons.

The shift was the hangover following Shenzhen playmaker Lu Bofei's wound in a midnight robbery attempt at him.

The assault happened at Shenzhen's United Square, Futian District early Tuesday morning when Lu, wearing the No.10 shirt of the club team, walked home alone. He was injured when fighting a couple of robbers, said team director Li Hong.

Shenzhen, the 2004 Chinese soccer champions, place 11th in the Chinese 15-strong super league with six wins, six draws and 11 losses.

The 44-year-old Wang, who took over Shenzhen since the start of the season, coached Chinese U-20 national team in 2002. He also coached Chinese clubs Jiangsu Shuntian, Yunnan Hongta, and Shenzhen Kejian.
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(Xinhua News Agency September 8, 2006)