There was a local report that Chi Chi (61), who was leading the Brazilian national soccer team, turned down the job as the coach of the Korean national team.
On the 21st, Brazil’s TNT broadcast quoted a local radio broadcast and reported, “Coach Chichi received an offer to take charge of the Korean national team until the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in North and Central America, but he declined.”
The Korea Football Association is looking for a replacement for former manager Paulo Bento, who resigned without renewing his contract after advancing to the round of 16 in the Qatar World Cup last year. Headed by Michael Müller, the National Team Power Reinforcement Committee is set up to search for a new coach. 먹튀검증
Recently, there was also a report that former manager Jose Bordalas, who coached Lee Kang-in at Valencia in Spain’s La Liga, was nominated. The Korea Football Association is conducting the process of appointing a manager privately.
Coach Chichi took charge of the Brazilian national team right after the 2016 Copa America and held the helm for about six and a half years until the World Cup in Qatar. He reached the round of 16 at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Korea at the World Cup in Qatar.