Lee Kyung-soo will remain as acting head coach until a new manager is appointed.
Coach Hong Myung-bo watching the game from the bench
Professional soccer team K League 1 Ulsan HD has mutually agreed to terminate its contract with coach Hong Myung-bo (55), who was appointed as the head coach of the national soccer team.
The Ulsan club announced on the 11th, “We have mutually terminated our contract with coach Hong Myung-bo and appointed head coach Lee Kyung-soo as acting coach.”
Accordingly, the home game (0-1 loss) against Gwangju FC in the 22nd round of the 2024 Hana Bank K League 1 against Hong on the 10th was his last game as the Ulsan manager.
The Korea Football Association appointed Hong Myung-bo as the next manager on the 7th, and accordingly, it was expected that Hong would step down from his post after playing the 23rd round home game against FC Seoul on the 13th, following the game against Gwangju FC on the 10th. 안전놀이터
However, Ulsan decided to run the team under an ‘interim manager system’ starting from this weekend’s matches as the fans’ response to the appointment of Manager Hong has rapidly deteriorated and the atmosphere has become dampened after losing to Gwangju FC in the 22nd round match.
Coach Hong, who took office as Ulsan’s 11th manager in December 2020, led Ulsan to its first regular league championship in 17 years in the 2022 K League 1, and last year, led the team to its first two consecutive K League 1 championships since its founding.
Based on this, Ulsan secured qualification for next year’s FIFA Club World Cup, but with Coach Hong being appointed as the national team’s manager, the three-year and seven-month partnership has come to an end.
Ulsan decided to appoint head coach Lee Kyung-soo as acting manager for the time being and then begin looking for candidates to take over as the next manager.
‘Acting coach’ Lee Kyung-soo, who served as the head coach of Soongsil University and the national team for the 2019 Napoli Summer Universiade, worked as the head coach and scout of Suwon Samsung before taking on the role of head coach of Ulsan last year. 카지노 커뮤니티
