South Korea appoint еx-United States boss Klinsmann as head coach

Former Germany and United States manager Jurgen Klinsmann has been appointed head coach of South Korea.

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Jurgen Klinsmann has been appointed as the new 🇰🇷 Korea Republic head coach! pic.twitter.com/HnuI0bHrRb

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The 58-year-old, who won the World Cup as a player with Germany in 1990, has signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.

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The deal means that Klinsmann will have the chance to lead South Korea to the 2026 World Cup finals which will be held in Canada, Mexico and the United States.

The German great’s first game in charge will be a friendly against Colombia in Ulsan on 24 March.

Klinsmann, who scored 47 goals in 108 internationals, succeeds Paulo Bento, who ended his four-year spell as head coach after stepping down after leading South Korea to the last 16 of last year’s World Cup in Qatar.

“I am very happy and honored to be following in the footsteps of great coaches who have directed the Korean national team, from Guus Hiddink to former coach Paulo Bento,” Klinsmann said.

“I know that the Korean national team has been improving and achieving results over a long period of time. I will do my best to achieve successful results in the upcoming Asian Cup and 2026 World Cup.”

Ex-Tottenham Hotspur forward Klinsmann’s most recent managerial role was at German Bundesliga side Hertha BSC.

Under Klinsmann, host nation Germany finished third at the 2006 World Cup and