"Changing Role to Advisor Park Ji-sung" Jeonbuk Hyundai Appoints New Technical Director Michael Kim
Aug 08, 2024
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Jeonbuk announced on the 8th that it will appoint Michael Kim, who assisted the 2022 Qatar World Cup national team coach and the head coach at the time under interim coach Hwang Sun-hong this year, as the new technical director. In addition, a power reinforcement room has been established to specialize in data science, as well as the direction of the team's operation, advanced systems and processes. The head is director Michael Kim.
It is to strengthen the constitution for the efficiency of team management. Jeonbuk has established a new power reinforcement room dedicated to scouting systems and recruitment processes to advance from the ever-fiercing K-League and the Asian stage to an advanced leading club"This will be the foundation for sustainable development by improving the efficiency of recruiting players and specializing and dividing the front office work."
Michael Kim began his coaching career as a full-time leader of the Korea Football Association in 2006 and participated as an analyst for the 2007 U-20 World Cup, the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and the 2009 U-17 World Cup.
Since then, he has developed leadership in the K-League and Chinese professional soccer leagues, including Jeju United (2010-2012), Daejeon Citizen (2013-2015), Shanghai Shenxin (2016), and FC Anyang (2017-2018).
Michael Kim, who expanded his career to the South Korean A national team in 2018, joined the national team led by Paulo Bento as a coach and successfully led the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Michael Kim has gained various experiences in football administration and team power enhancement, including the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup Organizing Committee's International Affairs Bureau (2000-2002), Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Games Bureau (2003-2005), Manchester United Consultant (2008-2010), and Suwon Samsung Scout Team Leader (2018).
Director Michael Kim wants to build the appropriate systems and processes for the power reinforcement room that will be the pillar of the club"I will try to become the first club to create a sustainable development system that will not change no matter who comes to my position" he said.
Park Ji-sung, who started Jeonbuk Hyundai as an advisor in 2021 and has been the Technikel director since 2023, will switch roles as an advisor to the club. He plans to work harder to build a global network in Jeonbuk and introduce an advanced European system.
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