‘Hakbeomson’ Kim Hakbeom, former Olympic soccer team coach (63), helps the golden project of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games (AG) to be held in September. In the form of a technical advisor, he joined the under-24 (U-24) national team led by coach Hwang Seon-hong (55).
Multiple football officials said on the 8th, “Coach Kim decided to add strength to ‘AG Hwang Seon-hong-ho’. The addition of a veteran leader who has achieved results in previous tournaments will be a great strength in various areas.” Director Kim also revealed, “There were steady offers and he couldn’t refuse any more.”스포츠토토
The Korea Football Association (KFA) contacted coach Kim for quite some time and asked him to pass on his know-how to the coaching staff of the U-24 national team. It was early last month that coach Kim, who had declined three times, changed his mind. I accepted the request of Mong-gyu Chung, the chairman of KFA, whom I met by chance at an event.
Coach Kim, who has a lot of bones in the K-League, led the U-23 national team to win gold medals in Jakarta and Palembang AG five years ago. From the group stage to the tournament, they overcame numerous crises to reach the final, defeating their archrival Japan after an extended match and achieving their second consecutive victory following 2014 Incheon AG. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he led Korea to the quarterfinals.
Coach Kim can help ‘AG Hwang Sun-Hong-Ho’ in dealing with various variables including the opponent’s analysis as well as tactical advice, China’s home territorial behavior expected during the tournament and referee decisions. He can also advise on the selection of players who are in the cross-section of the national team. Coach Kim has experienced conflicts with former national team coach Paulo Bento (current UAE national team coach) over the selection of some players, and has strengthened his organizational power to the maximum despite unfavorable conditions such as short training and different joining times.
The situation of ‘AG Hwang Seon-hong-ho’ is also not good. In the meantime, there has not been a long time to match hands and feet, and at least two weeks of full-body training is required prior to the opening of the tournament. because it is not In addition to coach Kim’s support, KFA, who joined ‘AG Hwang Seon-hong-ho’, needs clear traffic control.