Korean media recently confirmed that coach Kim Sang Sik will be chosen by VFF to lead the Vietnamese national team, replacing coach Philippe Troussier.
On the morning of April 29, exclusive news from KBS News channel written on Naver confirmed that former head coach of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Club, Coach Kim Sang Sik will take on the position of head coach of the Vietnam national team. KBS News reporter Park Jo Mi quoted an official knowledgeable about the Southeast Asian football market: “Coach Kim Sang Sik recently met with VFF and signed a contract to coach the Vietnamese team.”
According to KBS News, Mr. Kim Sang Sik will sign with VFF a 2-year contract, lasting until March 2026. According to Korean media, Mr. Kim is expected to leave for Vietnam this weekend.
According to Korean media, after the departure of coach Troussier. Mr. Kim has established his name in Korea and can follow in the footsteps of Coach Park Hang Seo to bring new successes to Vietnamese football.
The strategist born in 1976 led the famous Korean club – Jeounbuk Hyundai Motors from December 2020 to May 2023, with 108 matches (61 wins, 26 draws and 21 losses; with 200 matches). goals and 118 goals lost). Previously, this former midfielder named Kim spent 7 years as an assistant for Jeonbuk.
As Jeonbuk head coach, Mr. Kim helped the team win the K-League 1 championship in 2021 and the Korean National Cup in 2022. He received the title of best coach in K-League 1 season 2021; The best coach of the Korean Football Association in 2021 and the best coach of the Korean National Cup in 2022.
Mr. Kim was also present in Vietnam, when Jeonbuk participated in the 2022 AFC Champions League, in the group with the appearance of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club (HAGL). At that time, Mr. Kim Sang Sik’s Jeonbuk beat Kiatisuk’s HAGL hard 1-0 in the last minute in the first leg and was held to a 1-1 draw by the Mountain City team in the second leg. Anyway, Jeonbuk still had enough points to enter the knockout round afterward. Mr. Kim also brought Jeonbuk to the semi-finals of the 2022 AFC Champions League at that time.