'Football Genius' Park Joo-young Appointed Official Coach...Ulsan's Kim Pan-gon Division Completed, Portugal's Head Coach Fonseca Joins
'Football Genius' Park Joo-young Appointed Official Coach...Ulsan's Kim Pan-gon Division Completed, Portugal's Head Coach Fonseca Joins
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Ulsan HD Kim Pan-gon Division has been completed.
Ulsan announced the formation of a coaching staff to run the 2025 season on the 17th. Coaches with ties to head coach Kim Pan-gon joined the team.
Fonseca from Portugal was appointed as the head coach. Fonseca trained as a professional football coach for Manchester City in the English Premier League and Qatar`s national team based on age and experience in tactics and analysis, before serving as coach for professional teams including F.C. Nantes, Rance and Vallengsien in French Ligue 1. Watchers say he excels in analyzing the players.
Coach Cho Kwang-soo, who previously assisted national soccer team coach Hong Myung-bo, has also been reappointed. Coach Cho Kwang-soo, who also contributed to Ulsan's promotion of Seongnam FC in 2018 and Jeju United to the K League 1 in 2020, has contributed to the promotion of the team. He joined Ulsan in 2021 and has become a cornerstone of Hong's system. Kim Pan-gon will take charge of overall schedule management and set piece tactic preparation.
Goalkeeper coach Cho Joon-ho and physical coach Park Ji-hyun also joined the team. They helped Kim in Malaysia for three years from 2022 to 2024.
As for Cho, he played for the Pohang Steelers, Bucheon SK, Jeju United, and Daegu FC. Ulsan goalkeepers with Cho Hyun-woo, Moon Jung-in, Moon Hyun-ho, and Ryu Sung-min will be given customized guidance.
Physical coach Park Ji-hyun also served as a physical coach for four years at Seoul E-Land and Suwon Samsung in the K-League before experiencing the Malaysian national team.
He also assists coach Kim Seok-woo, who was taught at Junggyeong High School in 1998, when he was the coach of the team. Kim has coached Suwon Under-15 (U-15) and Under-18 (U-18). He has the advantage of knowing Kim better than anyone else while having experience as a player and coaching. 스포츠토토
Park, who served as a playing coach until last year, has removed the "playing" label. As an official coach, he leads the team in front. He is expected to play a role as a bridge between the coaching staff and the team. Ulsan explained that although he has enjoyed stellar career, expectations are high on whether he will be able to show a good coach who leads the team more comfortably than anyone else.