{"id":61038,"date":"2024-02-17T04:27:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T04:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/klinsmann-sacked-as-south-korea-coach-after-12-months-in-charge-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-02-17T04:27:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T04:27:06","slug":"klinsmann-sacked-as-south-korea-coach-after-12-months-in-charge-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/klinsmann-sacked-as-south-korea-coach-after-12-months-in-charge-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Klinsmann sacked as South Korea coach after 12 months in charge | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jurgen Klinsmann was sacked as South Korea coach on Friday following defeat to Jordan in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup<\/a> and revelations about a bust-up between star players.<\/p>\n

The 59-year-old former Germany striker, a World Cup winner as a player, was in the post for just under a year and never won over South Korean fans or media.<\/p>\n

“The KFA has decided to change the national head coach following a comprehensive review,” Korea Football Association president Chung Mong-gyu said.<\/p>\n

“Klinsmann has failed to display managerial capability and leadership expected of a national head coach in areas ranging from tactics and personnel management to work attitude and others required to bring about competitiveness to the team.”<\/p>\n

Klinsmann<\/a>, whose managerial record has not matched his stellar playing career, said it had been “an incredible journey” and thanked his players in a post on social media, just before the axe fell.<\/p>\n

The KFA was under huge pressure to fire Klinsmann. Its national team committee had on Thursday said that “a change of leadership is necessary”.<\/p>\n

The South Korean team have been in the eye of a storm.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday came revelations about a fracas between players that left Son Heung-min with an injured finger on the eve of the 2-0 loss to Jordan in the last four in Qatar.<\/p>\n

Paris Saint-Germain’s Lee Kang-in subsequently issued an apology after Yonhap news agency said the 22-year-old had tried to punch skipper and Tottenham star Son.<\/p>\n

Lee’s representatives have denied there was a punch.<\/p>\n

The conflict was reportedly triggered by younger players — including Lee — rushing through their dinner so they could leave early and play table tennis.<\/p>\n

This angered some of the older players, including Son, who wanted to honour long-standing tradition that the pre-game dinner be a team bonding experience, triggering the brawl.<\/p>\n

Lee and Son both played in the Jordan loss, the latter with two of his fingers strapped together.<\/p>\n

Klinsmann, whose contract was due to run until after the 2026 World Cup, had promised to deliver South Korea’s first Asian title in 64 years.<\/p>\n

The altercation on the eve of the Jordan game fuelled calls for Klinsmann to be sacked, with some saying it was more evidence of his weak management.<\/p>\n

KFA president Chung said “this incident reflects a lot to us for areas to pay attention to when it comes to managing a national team going forward”.<\/p>\n

“The KFA will right away embark on finding the next head coach for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers,” said Chung, himself under pressure to quit.<\/p>\n

Yonhap previously reported that the KFA would consider a temporary appointment for next month’s World Cup qualifiers home and away against Thailand.<\/p>\n

Former United States coach Klinsmann was under the cosh from day one because of his managerial record and he had refused to move to South Korea from the US.<\/p>\n

He was also accused by some fans and media of smiling too much, even when they lost.<\/p>\n

The German is reportedly entitled to be paid up for the rest of his contract until July 2026, estimated at $2.2 million a year.<\/p>\n

“If South Korea had been eliminated in the first knockout stage (of the Asian Cup) the KFA could have fired him without a package,” Sports Chosun reported.<\/p>\n

The KFA’s Chung — part of the family which founded Korean car company Hyundai — said that if there was a significant financial burden from the dismissal “I will look into ways for me to contribute financially as head the KFA”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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