[골닷컴] Reporter Kim Hyeong-joong = A strong figure has been identified as the new coach of the Korean national football team to succeed coach Paulo Bento. German football legend Jurgen Klinsmann.
Local media such as Germany’s ‘Kicker’ reported on the 22nd (Korea time) that “Klinsman is discussing the management situation with the Korea Football Association.” According to an official who is familiar with the domestic football world, “Coach Klinsman is the association’s first candidate for national team coach. An official announcement will be made shortly after the negotiations are over.”
The association initially announced that it would complete the process of appointing a director by the end of February. The plan is to play against Colombia on the 24th and against Uruguay on the 28th with the new coach. Given the current circumstances, it is likely that coach Klinsman will take the helm. According to the plan published by the association, an official announcement is expected to be made early next week.
So, who is Klinsmann’s manager? He is a familiar name to old fans. It was impressive to see him wearing the German national team uniform and cutting the net with his blonde hair flirting. He scored three goals to win the 1990 World Cup in Italy. At the 1994 USA World Cup, he met Korea in the third match of the group stage and scored two goals, contributing to a sweaty 3-2 victory. In particular, his volley shot was one of the best goals of the tournament.
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His career as a club was great too. He made his professional debut at Stuttgart and joined Bayern Munich after going through Inter Milan, AS Monaco and Tottenham. After that, he joined Sampdoria and then joined Tottenham again. He spent the last years of his playing career in the United States before retiring. In the Bundesliga, where he was active for the longest period, he scored 110 goals and 20 assists in 221 games, boasting a high score of 1 goal per 2 games. Even during his time at Tottenham, he showed a high level of purity, scoring 38 goals in 66 games in all competitions.
His coaching career also started well. Immediately after retiring, he led the German national team, which took over the baton, and reached the semi-finals in the 2006 World Cup held in his country. I was looking forward to winning the championship, but I could not cross the threshold of the finals. In 2008, he took the helm of Bayern Munich, his parent team, but resigned after less than a year. In 2011, he was appointed head coach of the US national team and led it for five years. He also led the United States to the round of 16 at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. After living like a savage, he took over as manager of Hertha Berlin in 2019, but resigned after 3 months with 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in 10 games.
Michael Müller, head of the National Team Power Improvement Committee, which leads the process of appointing a coach, has stated five conditions for supervision: expertise, experience, motivation, teamwork, and environmental factors. Coach Klinsmann took part in two World Cups as a coach and is a passing score in terms of experience and motivation as he is a former world class player. However, he was assessed as tactically deficient during his training days, and it is known that he insists on living in the United States with his home, so there are still question marks in terms of professionalism and environmental factors.
