Professional soccer’s K League 1 Daegu FC announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Hongik University head coach Park Chang-hyun (57) as its 14th head coach.
Park made his professional debut in 1989 and played for Pohang Steel and Jeonnam Dragons before finishing his playing career.
After retiring from active play, he gained coaching experience in high school and college soccer since 1997 before being named coach of the Pohang Steelers in 2008.
Park helped the team win the FA Cup, League Cup, and AFC Champions League in his three seasons in charge, 토토사이트 and also served as Pohang’s acting head coach for seven months from May 2010 (7 wins, 8 draws, and 6 losses).
Since then, he has been coaching college players since 2017, most recently at Hongik University.
He led the team to the runner-up spot in last year’s Taebaeksanggi Autumn College Football League and to the top of the U-League this year, where they are unbeaten in five games.
Park has excelled at identifying players’ potential and strengths. Defender Hwang Jae-won, who was coached by Park when he was a student at Hongik University, is now playing for Daegu.
“Coach Park is a veteran coach with 27 years of rich on-field experience from high school to the professional level, and we judged him to be a coach who understands the current situation of the club and can overcome it,” said Daegu.
“We expect him to help us effectively control our young roster. We expect him to lead the team stably and well in a difficult period,” he said of his appointment.
On his appointment,
Park said, “I am honored to take over as Daegu’s head coach. I am confident that my experience on the field is second to none. My goal is to stably lead the team in a difficult situation to a high position,” said Park.
“I will do my best to stabilize the squad in a difficult situation and get us to a high position. 안전한 파워볼사이트 We will work harder to meet the expectations of our fans,” he said.
Park will make his debut as Daegu’s head coach on April 28 in the ninth round of the Hana Bank K League 1 2024 away match against Jeonbuk Hyundai after meeting with the squad this afternoon.