Interim coach Kim Do-hoon and the coaches to lead the national team have been confirmed.
The Korea Football Association announced on the 21st that it has confirmed the national team’s coaches to assist interim coach Kim Do-hoon in the second qualifying match against Singapore and China for the “2026 North-Central America World Cup” to be held in June.
Former Suwon Samsung coach Park Gun-ha will be the head coach, former Suwon Samsung coach Choi Sung-yong and former Korea Football Association leader Cho Yong-hyung will be the coaches, and goalkeeper coach Yang Young-min, Lee Jae-hong and physical coach Chung Hyun-kyu will join the national team.
Coach Park Geon-ha assisted coach Hong Myung-bo at the 2012 London Olympics, contributing to Korea’s first ever Olympic medal. He has ample experience as a coach for the national team, as he served as coach for the 2014 Brazil World Cup and the 2015 Australia Asian Cup. As he served as coach for Darren and Shenhua in Shanghai, he also has a strong understanding of the Chinese soccer team that he will play against this time.
Choi Sung-yong, who participated in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups as a player, started his career as a coach for Gangwon FC in 2011 and served as acting coach for Suwon Samsung in 2023. Previously, he worked with Park Geon-ha in Darren, China, and Shenhua, Shanghai. 토토사이트
Cho Yong-hyung was a key defender at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and served as a coach during Hwang Sun-hong’s provisional coach in March. Currently, Cho is serving as a full-time youth leader of the Korea Football Association.
Yang Young-min, the goalie’s coach, has been serving as a full-time goalie leader of the Korea Football Association after playing in Seongnam Ilhwa. Lee Jae-hong and Chung Hyeon-gyu, the physical coaches of the Korea Football Association, also helped Hwang Sun-hong during the A-match period in March.