Coach Michael Kim (50) will leave the Korean national team.

The Korea Football Association (KFA) said on August 31st, "The A national team is organizing the reorganization of the coaching staff in the national team ahead of the 2026 North-Central America World Cup qualifying round," adding, "Coach Michael Kim will leave."
Canadian coach Kim has been on the Korean national team since former coach Paulo Bento. He played a bridge between Bento and the team, helping them advance to the round of 16 at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. In recognition of his performance, Kim also accompanied Jurgen Klinsmann. However, Klinsmann will leave the team six months after taking the helm in March.
Coach Kim will help take over the A national team's work by October, but he is reportedly not accompanying the A match schedule in Europe in September. Instead, Cha Du-ri, a technical advisor, will join the Klinsmann team as a national team coach from the 1st.
Kim's main task was to check the players playing in the K-League. While Klinsmann was suffering from frequent foreign travel controversies, coach Kim ran on his own feet and searched for players in the K League.
In response to criticism that he neglected the K League at an online press conference, Klinsmann also said, "I watched as many K-League games as possible, and I'm watching Cha Du-ri and coach Kim as I can." Coach Paolo Stringara and Andreas Köfke also watched in person, he said. "We are also watching the national team by age to improve our understanding of Korean football and know who to put in the national team pool."
However, coach Kim, who was confident of smooth communication, suddenly left the national team. We have also reduced a coach who used to check the K League and deliver the latest information. Director Klinsmann had to play this role, but he was mainly overseas. Advisor Cha Du-ri will take over this task in the future, but the burden is inevitable.
Currently, Klinsmann is facing a crisis. He hasn't won his debut yet. In four warm-up matches since his appointment, he has only lost two draws and two losses. In this European warm-up match, they will face Wales on the 8th and Saudi Arabia on the 13th. It is the first time for South Korea to face Wales. In the FIFA rankings, South Korea (28th) is ahead of Wales (35th). Saudi Arabia has a record of 4 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses in 17 matches.
He has to win his first win this time, but there is a problem that there are many injured people in the national team. Golden talent Lee Kang-in (PSG), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), and Oh Hyun-kyu (Celtic) were injured. Hwang Ui-jo (Olympiacos), a "national striker," is unable to even set the playing time due to being pushed out of the main competition. Klinsmann excluded Lee Kang-in, who could not play, but Hwang Hee-chan, Oh Hyun-kyu, and Hwang Ui-jo all selected despite concerns about their condition. On the other hand, no K-League strikers were selected.
The Korean national team will convene on September 4 and leave for England immediately. Klinsmann, who has played individual schedules in the U.S. and Europe, and overseas players will immediately join the national team in Europe.
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