Kim Tae -young sits at the Laos Professional Football Team’s headquarters. Reporter Kang Jung -hyun
Kim Tae -young (55), the leader of the 2002 Korea -Japan World Cup semi -final myth, will catch the Laos Professional Football First Bank of League League Chamzak Avil FC.
Charm Faresak Avil announced on the 24th that Kim Tae -young was appointed as the first headquarters. Kim will lead the team in earnest from July 1st. Avil said, “We appreciated Kim’s rich guidance experience, strategic vision for the Asian stage, and leadership to grow with young players.”
Kim spent his heyday in Jeonnam Dragons during his active duty, making his name as a central defender. As a national team, he played in 105 A -match games and joined the FIFA Century Club. In particular, during the Korea -Japan World Cup, he led the semi -final myth by defending against attackers of world -class rivers such as the Portugal (group league), Italy (16) and Spain (quarterfinals). At the time, Kim was nicknamed the Tiger Mask. In the round of 16 against Italy, the opponent’s striker Christian Vieri was hit by the elbow, which was praised for a fracture of the nose. Four days later, he came out with a red facial protection mask in the quarter -finals against Spain.
He was a leader of the U-20 team and the U-23 national team. The Korean team was coached. Professional leadership has been a coach in the K -League teams such as Cheonan Soccer Team (now Cheonan City FC), Suwon Samsung, Jeonnam Dragons, and Ulsan Hyundai.