Before Klinsmann was sacked, Football Association President Chung Mong-gyu looked back on him as a ‘reliable ally’.
Director Klinsmann leaving the airport
During the Asian Cup, Spiegel reported, ‘Chairman Chung is like an ally to Klinsmann.’
After finishing the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup, national soccer team coach Jurgen Klinsmann returned to Korea through Incheon International Airport Passenger Terminal 1 on the afternoon of the 8th and was exiting the airport after completing an interview. .
Former coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who came down from the head coach of the Korean national soccer team, appears to have regarded Chung Mong-gyu, president of the Korea Football Association, as an ‘ally’ and a support base that would support him during his tenure. 스포츠 토토사이트
Former coach Klinsmann was sacked on the 16th after being criticized for failing to win the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup amid poor performance and internal strife.
At a meeting of the Association’s National Team Strengthening Committee on the 15th, it was revealed that he had stated that “discord within the team had an effect on performance,” which further incited public opinion, and he had no choice but to make the decision to dismiss Chairman Chung.
The aftershocks are continuing, with former head coach Andreas Herzog, who left Korea with him, claiming in a media contribution that the clash between Son Heung-min (Tottenham) and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) was the direct cause of the team’s elimination from the competition.
At a time when Korean soccer is in turmoil, it is noteworthy that former coach Klinsmann mentioned his close relationship with Chairman Chung, who dismissed him, in an interview with a German investigative media outlet about a month ago.
In an in-depth interview article published by Der Spiegel on the 21st of last month, when the Asian Cup was in full swing, there is a passage that gives an idea of what kind of person former coach Klinsmann views Chairman Chung.
Reporter Marc Huyeo, who met with former coach Klinsmann several times last year at the Paju National Team Training Center (NFC), explained that he showed an enthusiastic attitude toward Chairman Chung of Hyundai, one of Korea’s representative companies.
Former coach Klinsmann explained the influence of Chairman Chung and Hyundai and said, “It’s ridiculous. It’s a huge thing.”
At the same time, he told Der Spiegel that if something happens that he does not like, he immediately contacts Chairman Chung via text message and confronts him in person.
Director Klinsmann giving an interview with a bright expression
Former coach Klinsmann, who is known to have lived in a hotel near Yongsan Station in Seoul, said that Chairman Chung’s office is at Yongsan Station and that it is ‘5 minutes away’ from his accommodation. In fact, Chairman Chung’s HDC Hyundai Development Company headquarters is located in Yongsan Station.
After conducting several in-depth interviews with former coach Klinsmann over a dozen years, reporter Yeo wrote that even when he was in charge of Germany, he returned to his home in California after the national team schedule was over and was subject to severe criticism.
It is said that former coach Klinsmann’s ‘ally’ at the time was former Chancellor Angela Merkel, who was evaluated as a giant of modern German history.
In fact, former Chancellor Merkel maintained a close relationship with him until recently. Former Chancellor Merkel, who served 16 years as the first female chancellor from East Germany, invited former director Klinsmann to the Grand Cross for Special Merit award ceremony in April last year.
Former Chancellor Merkel said at the time, “We have been together informally since the beginning, when Director Klinsmann was known to go to California too often, and we have never lost contact with each other.” Former coach Klinsmann was the coach of the German national team when former Chancellor Merkel first took office.
Der Spiegel wrote, “You need an ally who will stand by your side in difficult times,” and pointed out to former coach Klinsmann that Chairman Chung is this kind of person.
Former coach Klinsmann looked back on the process of taking over as Korea’s head coach as somewhat ‘accidental.’
Former coach Klinsmann, who said he had known Chairman Chung since his son played in the U-20 World Cup held in Korea in 2017, met Chairman Chung again in the VIP area of a stadium during the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
After the round of 16 match between Korea and Brazil (1-4 loss), former coach Paulo Bento announced his intention to resign.
Former coach Klinsmann, who participated in the World Cup as a member of the FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG), asked, “Are you looking for a coach?” 슬롯사이트
