Former France coach Bruno Bini was on Friday appointed coach of the Chinese national women's football team.

"I'm taking over the Steel Roses. I'm in Beijing where I was presented this morning to the Chinese press," Bini told AFP.

Bini, 60, has been without a team since leaving the French women's setup after the 2013 European championships where Les Bleues were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Denmark.

Under his guidance France finished fourth at the 2011 World Cup and at the 2012 London Olympics.

China are traditionally strong in women's football -- reaching the final of the 1999 World Cup and the quarter-finals of this year's tournament in Canada.