According to official news from Guoan, the club's new youth training director Richard Grotzholten has trained stars such as Depp and Zilkerze.

According to official news from Guoan, Richard Grotzholten signed a contract with the club and became the club's youth training director from now on. Richard Grotzholten was born on October 31, 1964, and is a Dutch native. He holds a UEFA professional coaching license and is experienced. He has more than 35 years of experience in coaching, youth training directors and sports directors of teams of all ages around the world, and has served as a coaching lecturer in the Dutch Football Association.

Guoan official announcement also stated that when Richard was the youth training director of Feyenoord and Spartan Rotterdam in the Dutch Eredivisie, he trained many world-class high-level professional players including Memphis Depp, Zilkze, Wijnaldum, and helped the club win the Netherlands Best Academic Academy Award when he was the youth training director of Spartan Rotterdam.

While serving in Vancouver White Waves, Richard discovered Alfonso Davis. In addition, he has also performed duties in many countries such as Poland and Russia, helping the local youth training system and succeed.