What did coach Park Hang-seo say when he and Mr. Shin Tae-yong sat in the hot seat of Korean football?

Today (April 9), the news that Coach Park Hang-seo was appointed as Vice President of the KFA was announced. The former captain of the Vietnamese national team will be responsible for supporting the orientation and development of the Korean football system. Former Indonesian national team coach Shin Tae-yong also holds this important position of the KFA. The Vice Presidents of the KFA include: Shin Jeong-sik, Park Hang-seo, Shin Tae-yong, Lee Yong-soo.

Coach Park Hang-seo welcomes challenges...

On his personal page, Coach Park Hang-seo shared: "I am very honored to be appointed as the new vice president of the KFA. It is an honor to contribute to the future of Korean football and work with dedicated individuals, to support the development and success of the national team of the land of kimchi. I look forward to the challenges ahead and will do my best. My knowledge and experience will be valuable in this new role."

Coach Park Hang-seo has achieved many successes with Vietnamese football.

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Thus, the KFA leadership will have two head coaches who have worked in Vietnam. They are Mr. Park Hang-seo in the role of vice president, and Mr. Chung Hae-seong, who holds the position of chairman of the team strengthening committee. The KPA vice president also has former coach of the Indonesian team Shin Tae-yong.

Mr. Park Hang-seo has 20 years of experience in Korean football as a head coach, having led a number of Korean teams. He also worked as an assistant to coach Guus Hiddink, making a great contribution to helping the Korean team reach the semi-finals of the 2002 World Cup.

VFF congratulates coach Park Hang-seo

VFF said: "According to the KFA's decision announced this morning, April 9, Coach Park Hang-seo is among 27 people selected to join the 55th Executive Committee, under the direction of President Chung Mong-gyu. The former coach of the Vietnam national team holds the position of Vice President in charge of supporting the national team.

Coach Park Hang-seo was born in 1959 and worked as an assistant for the Korean national team under coach Guus Hiddink from 2000 to 2002, with a 4th place finish at the 2002 World Cup. Since the end of 2017, he has been involved with Vietnamese football and will be there until January 2023. He has achieved many successes with a silver medal at the 2018 U.23 Asian Championship, winning the 2018 AFF Cup, reaching the quarterfinals of the 2019 Asian Cup, winning two gold medals at the 2019 and 2021 SEA Games, and leading the team to the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup - Asia for the first time.

Coach Shin Tae-yong

In Vietnam, Mr. Park Hang-seo is currently an advisor for Bac Ninh Club, a team playing in the second division. After leaving the Vietnam national team in early 2023, Mr. Park will only serve as an advisor and run an international football academy named after him.

During his 5 years working in Vietnam, Coach Park Hang-seo has achieved great success with the 2018 AFF Cup championship, a ticket to the quarter-finals of the 2019 Asian Cup and the 3rd qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup with the Vietnam team, bringing the U.23 Vietnam team to the final of the 2018 U.23 Asian Cup, winning 2 gold medals at the 2019 and 2022 SEA Games, helping the Vietnam Olympic team reach the semi-finals of the 18th ASIAD.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hlv-park-hang-seo-noi-gi-khi-cung-ong-shin-tae-yong-ngo-ghe-nong-cua-bong-da-han-quoc-185250409154817858.htm