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The K-League 2 Jeonnam Dragons announced on the 9th that they had appointed Minister Lee (47), head coach of Yongin University, as their new head coach.
Director Lee Jang-guk, who took the new helm of Jeonnam, is being evaluated as a good leader who has produced many professional players.
In 2011, he took over as the coach of Yongin University, which was evaluated as a weak team, and played offensive football, putting Yongin University in the ranks of the strongest in college football. He won the regional championships for seven consecutive years from 2015 to 2021, and last year, in particular, took three crowns and was selected as the best manager of the Korean Collegiate Soccer Federation.
Director Lee expressed his will to reproduce the famous family, saying, “Even though they are a prestigious team, Jeonnam, who is having a difficult time, provoked a lot of motivation and a sense of challenge.”
He said, “I will go with a style that is unique to Jeonnam with strong and earnest fighting spirit.” “I will make anyone who sees me think that I am playing soccer different from other teams. I will create a team that is strong, fast and full of excitement and enjoyment and admiration.” I will lead offensive football that calls for .”
After meeting with the team on the 9th, Manager Lee will make his debut as the head coach of Jeonnam on the 12th at 8 pm at the Gwangyang soccer stadium in the Gyeongnam FC match.
Meanwhile, Jeonnam are in 8th place out of 11 teams with 4 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses (17 points) in K League 2 this season. After saying goodbye to coach Jeon Gyeong-jun, who won the Korea Football Association (FA) Cup last year, he has been looking for a new manager.
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