Ulsan Hyundai coach Kim Do-hoon, who won the championship by beating Persepolis (Iran) 2-1 in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) final held in Qatar on the 19th (local time), takes a commemorative photo with the trophy. there is.

The Korea Football Association (KFA), which was unable to find the right person, will again conduct the national soccer team under the 'temporary head coach' system.

KFA announced on the 20th that it will hold two games of the North and Central America World Cup Asia 2nd qualifying round to be held in June under a temporary coach system and has appointed Kim Do-hoon (54), former Ulsan HD coach, as interim head coach.

The national team is scheduled to play an away game against Singapore on June 6th, followed by a home game against China on the 11th.

Korea is currently ranked first among four teams in Group C (Korea, Thailand, China, Singapore) of the second preliminary group stage with 3 wins and 1 draw (10 points), so it is likely to advance to the final preliminary round.

KFA said, “Negotiations for the selection of the national team coach are continuing, but there is a possibility that the selection of the coach will not be completed before the A match in June,” and added, “The national team power strengthening committee was held this morning (the 20th) to discuss this issue.” . “As a result, we agreed to appoint coach Kim Do-hoon as temporary head coach for the two games in June.”

After dismissing coach Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany) in February, KFA played the March international match with Olympic team coach Hwang Seon-hong as interim command. Since then, the process of selecting a group of candidates and appointing a commander is in progress, but is facing difficulties.

Coach Kim Do-hoon, who was appointed as interim head coach, started as coach of Seongnam Ilhwa in 2005 and later served as coach of Incheon United and Ulsan HD. In particular, his leadership was recognized as he led Ulsan to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League win in 2020. Starting in 2021, he took charge of Lion City in the Singapore League for about a year. Chairman Jeong Hae-seong of the Power Strengthening Committee added, “Coach Kim Do-hoon has demonstrated ability and performance while building a diverse career as a leader,” and added, “His knowledge of the local environment, including leading the team to victory in the Singapore League, also served as a background for his appointment.” Meanwhile, the Korea Football Association appointed Lee Chang-won (49), coach of Dongmyung University, recommended by the National Team Strengthening Committee, as the new coach of the U-19 national team. Coach Lee Chang-won, who played for the Jeonnam Dragons and Pohang Steelers, received attention as an expert in nurturing prospects by achieving outstanding results at his high school as the coach of Pohang Jecheol High School. Afterwards, he served as coach of Daejeon Citizen and coach of Daegu Arts College. The U-19 national team will participate in a four-nation friendly tournament held in China from June 4 to 10 in preparation for next year's AFC U-20 Asian Cup and FIFA U-20 World Cup. 고스톱