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Meet the candidates for interim coach of Korea's national football team

The field of candidates for the interim head coach position of the Korean national football team is beginning to take shape. According to football officials, five candidates who applied for the Korea Football Association's (KFA) open recruitment for an interim national team coach have passed the document screening stage. All five are foreign, with three holding Spanish nationality, including…

Meet the candidates for interim coach of Korea's national football team

As the search for a new interim head coach of Korea's national football team progresses, a diverse pool of five foreign candidates has emerged. Three of the five are Spanish nationals, with Robert Moreno and Jesús Casas standing out as previous contenders. The other two candidates hail from the Netherlands and Serbia, representing Erwin Koeman and Dragan Stojković respectively.

Moreno and Casas were both interviewed during the 2023 and 2024 recruitment processes, though they were ultimately not selected. However, their past experience and recent applications have once again placed them in contention for the position.

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