Former Germany and US national team coach Jürgen Klinsmann has been appointed South Korea’s head coach.
The 58-year-old, who won the 1990 World Cup with Germany, has signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.
Klinsmann’s contract runs until the final of the 2026 World Cup, which will be held in Canada, Mexico and the USA.
He played his first game on March 24 in a home game against Colombia in Ulsan. Klinsmann, who scored 47 goals in 108 games for Germany, replaced Paulo Bento, who was head coach for four years and resigned after guiding South Korea to the last 16 of the World Cup in Qatar last year.
I am very happy and honored to be following in the footsteps of the great coaches who have led the Korea national team, from Guus Hiddink to former coach Paulo Bento,” said Klinsmann.
I know that the Korean national team has been improving and getting results for a long time.
I will do my best to win the next Asian Cup and World Cup in 2026.”
Former Tottenham striker Klinsmann took over as coach more than three years ago when he resigned after just 10 weeks at Bundesliga club Hertha BSC. Under his leadership, hosts Germany finished third at the 2006 World Cup, and Klinsmann also led the United States to the knockout stages of the 2014 tournament.
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