Director Kim Hyun-seok of 'Chungnam Asan Elevation PO Gust' took the helm of Jeonnam

Dec 10, 2024

photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association

Coach Kim Hyun-seok will take the helm of Jeollanam-do, which is seeking promotion of the K League 2 in the last 2024 season.

A soccer official said on the 10th that Jeollanam-do has completed its contract with head coach Kim Hyun-seok. "I understand that he highly appreciated his leadership in advancing the mid-ranking team, Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, to the playoffs of the 'Hana Bank K League 2024'," he said.

Chungnam Asan, which finished second in the K League 2 regular league, caused a stir by winning a surprise 4-3 home game against Daegu, 11th in the K League 1, but lost 1-3 after extra time in the second game and failed to be promoted to 5-6 in total.

However, Kim, who took the helm at the age of 57 for the first time this year, received favorable reviews from the soccer community for leading Asan in South Chungcheong Province with his leadership of communicating with the players and listening to the opinions of the coaches.

Jeonnam, which finished fourth in the regular league and advanced to the playoffs by beating Busan in the semi-playoff, lost to E-Land and unfortunately ended its promotion challenge.

Jeonnam, which chose to break up with Minister Lee after the season, quickly searched for a new head coach and reportedly selected Kim among several candidate groups.

Coach Kim is expected to move to Jeollanam-do to continue his challenge for promotion.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.