A local report has emerged that Xavi Hernández (44, Spain), coach of Spain's prestigious FC Barcelona, is one of the candidates to take command of the next Korean national soccer team.
On the 24th (Korean time), '
ARA', a media outlet in Catalonia, Spain, reported in an article titled "Other clubs showing interest in Coach Xavi" that he is a candidate for multiple clubs and national team leadership.
The media said, “Coach
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Not only European clubs, but also the Korean national soccer team are interested in Coach Xavi’s future. “The Korea Football Association dismissed coach Jurgen Klinsmann in mid-February,” he explained.
After losing 0-2 to Jordan in the semifinals of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (
AFC) Asian Cup, which ended earlier this year, Korea fired coach Klinsmann in February, taking responsibility for poor performance and team management.
Afterwards, the Korea Football Association, which was looking for a new head coach, temporarily entrusted the baton to current Olympic team coach Hwang Seon-hong for the two North and Central America World Cup second qualifying matches against Thailand in March.
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KFA Power Strengthening Committee Chairman
Jeong Hae-seong held a briefing on the 2nd and announced plans to select four Korean coaches and seven foreign coaches as candidates for the next Korean head coach and appoint a new coach in early to mid-May. Olympic coach Hwang Sun-hong is also known to be included in the candidates, and Europeans are drawing attention as they mention the possibility of coach Xavi going to Korea. Coach Xavi played as a top player representing Barcelona and retired from Al Sadd in Qatar in 2019. Upon his retirement, he took charge of Al Sadd and was appointed as coach of his former team Barcelona in October 2021, leading him to win the Spanish Primera Liga in the 2022-23 season. He officially announced that he will leave Barcelona after the end of this season, and is currently receiving love calls from multiple teams. First of all, it is known that the Barça club is also continuing to persuade him to stay. France U23 national team coach Thierry Henry, a former 'legend' who played for Barcelona, said, "Coach did.
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