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The Korea Football Association appointed Kim Jung-soo, former acting coach of Jeju SK, as the new coach to lead the men's U-20 national team on the 4th. Coach Kim Jung-soo served as the head coach of Jeju SK (2024-2025) until recently, and last season, he led Jeju as an acting coach and contributed to the team's remaining in the K League 1.
The Korea Power Reinforcement Committee, which appointed Kim Jung-soo through the open recruitment of the national team coach by age, said, "Coach Kim Jung-soo has extensive experience in coaching the national team by age and field experience, and received the highest comprehensive evaluation by suggesting specific directions for fostering players in that age group and preparing for international competitions."
The Power Reinforcement Committee evaluated candidates from various angles through document screening, online briefing sessions, presentations (PTs) and in-depth interviews during the recruitment process that began in January. Based on the national team operation plan submitted by the applicants, the Korea Power Reinforcement Committee comprehensively reviewed the preparation strategy for the international competition, the philosophy of soccer, the implementation plan of the Korea Football Technology Philosophy (MIK), and the connection with the upper-age national team.
Coach Kim Jung-soo is said to have received the highest evaluation by presenting a high understanding of the national team by age and detailed team management plans.
Coach Kim Jung-soo, who played for Daejeon Citizen (1997-2003) and Bucheon SK (2004-2005) as a player, served as a coach for Gwangju FC (2011-2012) as a leader and served as a full-time leader of the Korea Football Association from 2014 to 2023. It is believed that there is a great strength in improving the understanding of tactics and psychological understanding of players of each age, which has been built by coaching national teams of each age.
He also proved his competitiveness on the international stage by leading the team to the quarterfinals of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil as head coach of the U-17 national team (2017-2019). Since then, he served as the coach of the U-20 national team (2019-2021), but was unable to participate in international competitions as the AFC U-20 Asian Cup and FIFA U-20 World Cup were canceled due to COVID-19.
The U-20 national team, which will be newly launched with the appointment of head coach Kim Jung-soo, will start its first convocation training in March using the A-match period, and will begin preparing for the 2027 U-20 Asian Cup and World Cup in earnest.
- Born on January 17, 1975
- Kumho High School - Graduation from Chung-Ang University
- a professional career
1997~2003 : Daejeon Hana Citizen
2004–2005 : Jeju United
2008–2009: Yongin Citizens' Football Team
- a major leadership career
2014: Coach of the U-20 national team
2015: Coach of the U-17 national team
2017~2019: Coach of the U-17 national team
2019-2021: Coach of the U-20 National Team
2021~2022: Coach of the U-23 national team
2024: Jeju SK Head Coach
2025: Acting Head Coach and Director of Jeju SK
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