Hugo Martins draws up a training plan. [Photo by Yangteng Geer/Xinhua]

Martins said he also wants to help Ordos' children learn more about the wider world of the sport.

With his determination to pass on and promote international soccer culture, Martins has so far stayed in Ordos for three years.

When talking about the challenges and differences he has encountered during his time there, Martins points to the huge climate difference between Ordos city and his hometown, a place with a warm and rainy winter in southern Portugal.