Guinesch favorite director? Football Association: “I have nothing to say”
Difficulties in selecting the next Korean soccer coach
The Korea Football Association has refrained from commenting on the status of the appointment of the next coach.
An official from the Football Association said on the 16th, “We have never responded regarding the list of candidates or progress regarding the appointment of a manager. “I don’t have anything to say,” he said, avoiding answering the rumors about Senol Gunes coach (Turkiye) coming out that day.
Korean soccer fired former coach Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany) after being eliminated by Jordan in the semifinals of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup held in Doha, Qatar, in February.
Afterwards, the two-game series against Thailand in the Asian second qualifying round of the '2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup' in March was played under the interim system of former under-23 (U-23) national team coach Hwang Sun-hong, and is currently looking for a new head coach.
The Football Association announced that it will complete the selection of the next coach by May and play the 5th and 6th rounds of the North and Central America World Cup Asian 2nd round qualifiers to be held next month with a new head coach, but is experiencing difficulties in the recent negotiation process.
Former Leeds United (England) coach Jesse Marsh, who was mentioned as a strong candidate, was appointed to Canada, and there was a local report in the Middle East that negotiations for Iraq national team coach Jesús Casas (Spain) also broke down.
The next director mentioned is Guinesch, who directly expressed interest. Coach Gunes led the team to the semifinals of the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup with the Türkiye national team, and also has experience leading professional soccer team K-League 1 FC Seoul. Coach Gunes, who led Besiktas (Turkiye) until last year, is 71 years old (born in 1952), and there are concerns about his old age.
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