2024-03-01 10:46:19
[골닷컴, 전주] Reporter Kang Dong-hoon = The first official move of Coach Hwang Seon-hong, who was appointed as the temporary head coach of the A national team, was a visit to ‘Jeonju Castle (nicknamed Jeonju World Cup Stadium)’. Coach Hwang began a full-fledged task of identifying players to form a national team call-up list ahead of the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asia 2nd qualifying round match against Thailand this month (home on the 21st, away on the 26th).
Coach Hwang watched the match between Jeonbuk Hyundai and Daejeon Hana Citizen in the Hana Bank K League 1 2024 1st round held at Jeonju World Cup Stadium at 4:30 pm on the 1st. On this day, Coach Hwang visited the team to identify players in earnest in order to form a national team call-up list ahead of the two-game series against Thailand.
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Previously, Coach Hwang was appointed as the temporary head coach of the A national team on the 27th of last month. Coach Hwang is in charge of the Olympic team and it is an important time to prepare for the Asian final qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympics next month. However, as Korean soccer is in desperate danger, after receiving a proposal from the Strengthening Committee, after careful consideration, he accepted the position of temporary head coach of the A national team. did.
Coach Hwang said, “When Korean soccer was in crisis and the Power Enhancement Committee requested cooperation, we had to put a lot of thought into it. “I made the decision after careful consideration because I thought it should be of some help in a difficult situation,” he said, adding, “I will do my best to prepare well so that Korean soccer can get back on track.”
At the same time, he said, “People are currently very concerned about Korean soccer, and I will take responsibility and do my best to alleviate those concerns,” and added, “Please give us a lot of support and support for the A national team.”
Coach Hwang, who accepted the position as interim head coach of the National Team A, immediately began the process of selecting a coaching staff as time was running out. According to the Korea Football Association, head coach Michael Kim (Canadian/Korean name Kim Young-min), coach Cho Yong-hyung, coach Jeong Jo-guk, goalkeeper coach Kim Il-jin, and physical coach Lee Jae-hong assist coach Hwang. In addition, Lee Young-jin, a member of the Power Strengthening Committee who is familiar with Southeast Asian soccer, will serve as a technical advisor.
Coach Hwang, who had completed the selection of the coaching staff, gave up his March 1st holiday and visited Jeon Ju-seong to begin the process of identifying players to form the A national team’s convocation list. Coach Hwang plans to watch the match between Gwangju FC and FC Seoul in the Hana Bank K-League 1 2024 1st round, which will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at Gwangju Soccer Stadium.
Jeonbuk and Daejeon have many national team A players. Kim Jin-soo, Kim Tae-hwan, Moon Seon-min, Park Jin-seop (Jeonbuk Hyundai), and Lee Soon-min (Daejeon Hana Citizen), who participated in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup last January, played on this day. In addition, there are also players who were selected for National Team A in the past 3 to 4 years. They include Song Min-gyu, Ahn Hyeon-beom, Lee Dong-jun, Lee Young-jae, Lee Jae-ik, Jeong Tae-wook (Jeonbuk Hyundai), Joo Se-jong, and Lee Chang-geun (Daejeon Hana Citizen).
In particular, Park Jin-seop, Song Min-gyu, and Lee Jae-ik have good memories with Director Hwang. At the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, they played as key players from the group stage to the final, showing great success and winning a gold medal. Although they were never selected as Representative A, Kim Jeong-hoon and Park Jae-yong (Jeonbuk Hyundai) were also called by Coach Hwang at the time.
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