On 18 December 2011, it was announced that Tigana would coach Shanghai Shenhua from 2012 season.
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On 7 April 2012, he made his Chinese Super League debut in the fifth match of the season which Hangzhou Greentown tied with Shanghai Shenhua 1–1, coming on as a substitute for Renatinho in the 79th minute.