Former Malaysian national soccer team coach Kim Pan-gon will be appointed as Ulsan HD coach and make his K-League debut.
Ulsan HD and Daegu FC will face off in the 26th round of “Hana Bank K League 1 2024” at 7 p.m. on the 10th at the Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium. Ulsan is currently competing for the lead with 4th place (12-6-7, winning points of 42), while Daegu is competing for the remaining position with 10th place (5-9-11, winning points of 24).
Ulsan was competing with Gimcheon Sangmu, Pohang Steelers, and Gangwon FC before the All-Star Game break. However, it was struggling with increasing losses as it entered the summer.
Then, in early July, Coach Hong Myung-bo suddenly made his way to the Korean national soccer team, and found a new coach. As a result, Ulsan officially announced on July 28 that it appointed Kim, who has newly written the history of Malaysian soccer as the Malaysian national team (Expoch News on July 16).
Kim officially resigned from his position as coach of the Malaysian national soccer team on June 16, and confirmed his move to Ulsan. Kim led Malaysia for two years from January 2022 to July.
With active soccer, Kim led Malaysia to advance to the finals of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup. It was the first time in 43 years that Malaysia made it to the finals of the Asian Cup on its own.
In addition, Malaysia lost to Bahrain and Jordan in the Asian Cup finals, but showed their potential by making a dramatic 3-3 draw against South Korea led by head coach Jurgen Klinsmann.
Coach Kim said at a press conference on the 5th, “I want to share my feelings about being a leader in our country by taking on great players. And I want to talk about what vision we will have and what goals we will have. And I want to share positive factors and words of encouragement.”
“I wanted to support Cheoyong warrior and sing ‘Goodbye’ together. I will try to show you guys joy and joy and become one team. Please give me a lot of support and support,” Kim said.
Ulsan explained the background of head coach Kim’s appointment, saying, “He has a solid football philosophy, is a coach with extensive soccer knowledge both theoretically and practically, and he is a coach who can clearly convey it to players.” 스포츠토토
He added, “He is a coach who advocates an active soccer style and pursues dynamic soccer starting with the rear build-up, simple passes, and rapid attack development.”
Coach Kim, who announced his new challenge at Ulsan, described his 27-year leadership career as “stamp breaking” and said, “I will do my best to achieve all the things that Ulsan expects from me and all the things that fans expect from me very confidently and responsibly with the idea of breaking the seal again this time. I ask for your support and encouragement.”