Jeonnam in the second division of professional football has appointed former Chungnam Asan coach Kim Hyun-seok as the new head coach.
Jeonnam announced today (10th), “Coach Kim Hyun-seok, who showed the best leadership in the K League 2 in the 2024 season, mutually agreed to try to promote to the K League 1 with Jeonnam from the 2025 season.”
In addition, he said, “I will not forget the passion and dedication shown by the Jeonnam Dragons since June 2022.”
Coach Kim Hyun-seok is a K-League legend who played in 373 games, including the League Cup, with the nickname “Gamulchi,” scored 111 goals and 54 assists, won the K-League’s best 116 times, the most valuable player (MVP, 1996) and the top scorer (1997) when he was active.
Immediately after his retirement, he served as coach of Ulsan Hyundai (currently Ulsan HD) from 2004 to 2012, and took over as coach of Gangneung Jungang High School in 2014 and led him to win the national higher Gangwon League in the first half of 2017.
After that, he served as the director of Ulsan University and the head of Ulsan Hyundai’s youth reinforcement department, and was appointed as the secretary-general of Chungnam Asan in 2022.
Coach Kim, who took the helm of Chungnam Asan in 2024, put the team in second place in the K League 2, the highest record ever, and also advanced to the promotion playoff (PO).
Chungcheongnam-do Asan won the first match 4-3 in the PO against Daegu FC, 11th in the K League 1, but lost 3-1 in the second match after extra-time, falling to a total of 6-5 in the first and second matches, failing to achieve its first dream of promotion to the first division. 온라인카지노
Head coach Kim Hyun-seok, who immediately took over the new team, said, “I’m happy to be with Jeonnam. Jeonnam has played well in Korean soccer with its strong soccer in the past and is accompanied by enthusiastic local residents and supporters,” adding, “We will do our best to promote the K League 1 that Jeonnam residents want.”
Jeonnam remained at the bottom of the K League 1 (12th) in 2018, was relegated to the K League 2 for the first time since its foundation, and stayed in the second division until this year.