Cha Doo-ri, the head of FC Seoul’s Youth Improvement Office, is very likely to join the ‘department’ to assist Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany), the new head coach of the Korean national football team.
Coach Klinsman, who signed a contract with the Korea Football Association for 3 years and 5 months until the 2026 World Cup in North and Central America, arrived at Incheon International Airport on the morning of the 8th to start work.
In the arrival hall, he briefly conveyed his impressions of the appointment, and in this meeting, he also mentioned the name of Director Cha Doo-ri.
Coach Klinsman and Director Cha Doo-ri worked together in the FIFA Technology Research Group (TSG) during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Because of this, there was hope that Cha Doo-ri, who already has a relationship with director Klinsman and was fluent in German, would work as a member of ‘Klinsman’s Department’ in any position.
Coach Klinsman talked about Cha, saying, “I watched all the games of the Korean national team with coach Cha Doo-ri while leading TSG in the Qatar World Cup.”
However, the word ‘coach’ he used seems to have referred to a TSG Technical Research Fellow rather than implying the position that Director Cha would take in the Korean national team.
There is also a prediction that Cha will support the national team with other duties as an advisor rather than a coach.
Head coach Klinsman will start his first schedule with an inaugural press conference at the Paju NFC (National Football Team Training Center) at 2:00 pm on the 9th, and then prepare for two A games in March, which is his first game. .
Korea will face Colombia at the Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan at 8:00pm on the 24th, and Uruguay at the Seoul World Cup Stadium at 8:00pm on the 28th.
The national team is due to assemble on the 20th to coincide with the new command tower, and as usual, coach Klinsman is expected to announce the assembly list on the 13th.
Before that, a final decision must be made on the choice of coaches who will lead the national team.
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Giho Ilbo – Morning newspaper, KIHOILBO
