Director Park Jin-seop, who revived Busan in crisis, said goodbye in two years by keeping his promise to `I will take responsibility.'
Jul 08, 2024
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An official from the soccer community said on the 8th that "Coach Park Jin-seop retired as of today (8th). I understand that the agreement with the club has been reached. Head coach Yoo Kyung-ryul will take over as an acting coach for the time being until an official coach is appointed, and lead the team," he said. The Busan club announced Park's resignation on the afternoon of the 8th. Coach Park took the helm in June 2022 and led the team for more than two years.
Coach Park replaced former coach Perez as Busan, which was at the bottom, and led the rebound in the 2023 season. He took the lead during regular time and aimed for direct promotion through the championship. Coach Park's leadership, who upgraded his team's power in just a year, was well received, although he suffered a lot after losing to Suwon FC in the promotion playoff.
However, it was not easy to deal with the mood of the team, which failed to be promoted and was sagging. Busan, which made a tactical change by declaring its offensive football this year, rushed to the top of the season and has gone downhill since May. Key striker Kim Chan joined the Armed Forces Sports Unit, and key center back Jo Wi-je was directly hit by long-term injuries. The ambitious striker Lopez was full of dissatisfaction with the tactics, and Ahn Byung-joon did not follow. He actively utilized rookie-level resources such as Son Hui, but there were limitations.
Busan recorded no wins in seven consecutive games until the match against Bucheon, which was tied 2-2 on the 6th. He lost points gradually as he missed the game to catch. The team's ranking fell to ninth place before long.
Busan, where Chung Mong-kyu, president of the Korea Football Association, is the owner of the team, judged that changes are needed to try again for promotion. Coach Park also had no intention of avoiding responsibility. After losing to Ansan last month "I'll take responsibility as a coach."Coach Park, who once mentioned responsibility, reportedly resigned earlier in the day thinking that someone else should rebound the team, just as he took the helm of Busan, which was in crisis to rebound. Coach Park led 57 games in Busan, recording 27 wins, 15 draws and 15 losses.
Coach Park, who had a reputation as a smart fullback for the national team when he was active, also succeeded as a leader. In 2018, he took the helm of Gwangju, which was the second division at the time, and led the direct promotion by winning the title in 2019. The following year, he led Gwangju to a surprise Final A group advance in the 2020 season.
Coach Park, who took the helm of FC Seoul in 2021, was replaced due to poor performance during the season, and served as the manager of Jeonbuk B team in 2022.
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