Klinsmann threatens to quit as South Korea coach: advisory commission advises separation

After Asian Cup

Jürgen Klinsmann is threatened with retirement as coach of the South Korean national team. An advisory committee of the Korean Football Association (KFA) made the recommendation on Thursday to end the collaboration with the former national coach. The decision was made after a meeting of the commission in Seoul, said an association spokesman in Seoul. The final decision about Klinsmann’s future as head coach now lies in the hands of the KFA management committee and association president Chung Mong Gyu.

The 59-year-old Klinsmann faced strong criticism in South Korea after his team’s semi-final defeat against outsiders Jordan at the Asian Cup in Qatar. Fans had called for his resignation. Klinsmann has been looking after the 2002 World Cup fourth-place finisher since the beginning of last year, scoring an average of 1.88 points from 17 games. His contract runs until the final of the 2026 World Cup. A serious dispute recently made headlines. On the evening before the semi-final against outsiders Jordan there was a serious argument. Team captain Heung-Min Son (Tottenham Hotspur) dislocated a finger.

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