{
  "id": 1882392,
  "title": "Meet the candidates for interim coach of Korea's national football team",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/meet-the-candidates-for-interim-coach-of-koreas-national-football-team-1882392",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T07:02:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260819/meet-the-candidates-for-interim-coach-of-koreas-national-football-team"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The search for an interim head coach of the Korean national football team is underway. The Korea Football Association (KFA) has received applications from five foreign candidates who have passed the initial document screening. Three of the applicants hold Spanish nationality, namely Robert Moreno and Jesús Casas, both of whom were previously considered for the role. The other two candidates are Dutch coach Erwin Koeman and Serbian coach Dragan Stojković.\n\nRobert Moreno was interviewed by the KFA in 2023 as part of the search for a successor to Paulo Bento. However, he did not secure the position and was replaced by Jürgen Klinsmann. Jesús Casas also appeared during the 2024 search, but the role eventually went to Hong Myung-bo. Despite this, both Moreno and Casas now have another chance to lead the Korean national team.\n\nAmong the candidates, Moreno is the youngest. He has experience managing a national team, although the specifics are not mentioned in the source. The process of selecting an interim coach is now focused on these five foreign candidates, with interviews and further assessments likely to follow.",
  "summary": "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…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Meet the candidates for interim coach of Korea's national football team",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/meet-the-candidates-for-interim-coach-of-koreas-national-football-team",
        "published": "2026-08-19T06:52:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}