{"id":112864,"date":"2026-09-01T10:45:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T10:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/south-korea-hire-moreno-as-interim-coach-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T10:45:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T10:45:05","slug":"south-korea-hire-moreno-as-interim-coach-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/south-korea-hire-moreno-as-interim-coach-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea hire Moreno as interim coach | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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South Korea’s underfire football association on Tuesday appointed former Spain boss Robert Moreno as interim coach, following a disastrous World Cup and series of damaging controversies.<\/p>\n

Moreno, who was forced to deny earlier this year that he used ChatGPT to prepare for games during a stint in Russia, will be in charge for friendly games in September-October.<\/p>\n

South Korea will compete in the Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia from January 7 to February 5.<\/p>\n

The Korea Football Association (KFA) said Moreno could lead the team at the Asian Cup, “subject to an evaluation” of his performance.<\/p>\n

The team have been without a coach since Hong Myung-bo quit following their shock group-stage exit from the World Cup in North America in June.<\/p>\n

Hong’s departure did little to quell public outrage over the disappointing campaign and added fuel to pre-existing questions about how he was hired.<\/p>\n

Police raided KFA headquarters last month as part of an investigation into Hong’s 2024 appointment.<\/p>\n

The KFA also apologised for allegations that it provided sexual entertainment for foreign referees.<\/p>\n

Moreno will lead South Korea for home friendlies against Ecuador and Uruguay in September and Venezuela and Uzbekistan in October.<\/p>\n

He would also be in charge if South Korea organise more friendlies during the November international window.<\/p>\n

The KFA said the 48-year-old had been hired after “an open recruitment process”.<\/p>\n

He will become the first Spaniard to coach South Korea.<\/p>\n

Moreno took over the Spanish national team on a temporary basis in 2019 from Luis Enrique.<\/p>\n

He was appointed full-time in June that year after Luis Enrique resigned because his daughter Xana was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer.<\/p>\n

Spain rehired Luis Enrique to replace Moreno in November 2019 after his daughter’s death. The coach accused Moreno of being “disloyal” for trying to stay in charge for Euro 2020.<\/p>\n

Moreno, who has also coached Monaco and Granada, was accused by Russian media in January of using AI to prepare for games during his time in charge of Sochi.<\/p>\n

Moreno, who left the top-flight side in September 2025 after a poor run of results, denied the reports.<\/p>\n

“I have never used ChatGPT or any AI to prepare matches, decide line-ups or choose players. That is completely false,” he wrote in an open letter sent to Spanish newspaper Marca.<\/p>\n

Moreno said he used technology in his job but made his decisions himself and with his staff.<\/p>\n

“My career in football began precisely through data and video analysis. It’s what I specialise in and what made the difference in my early days,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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