Goyang Sono, Kim Tae-sul, has been replaced...Dismissed as Youngest Head Coach After 4 Months
Apr 10, 2025
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Sono said on the 10th that it was "thank you for taking charge of the team in a difficult time, but made a decision to dismiss Kim Tae-sul for the future of the player and the club."
As a result, head coach Kim took the helm of Sono as the youngest head coach at the end of November last year, early in the 2024-2025 season, and then resigned in about four months.
Sono chose to break up with head coach Kim because he judged that there were not a few shortcomings as a coach, such as poor performance and failure to lead the team to a one team.
It is true that when Sono appointed Kim after former coach Kim Seung-ki voluntarily resigned on November 22 last year, there was a lot of concern around him, along with the evaluation that it was an unconventional personnel appointment.
This is because he had no leadership experience other than working as a basketball commentator since 2022 and being an instructor at Yonsei University, his alma mater. There was a concern that it could be a big adventure to take the helm of the coach immediately with a four-year long-term contract without experience as a professional basketball field coach.
Concerns have become a reality. Sono, who had a 50% winning rate (5 wins and 5 losses) before Kim took office, recorded 14 wins and 30 losses under Kim, finishing the season in eighth place in the league, which narrowly avoided the bottom.
As the poor performance continued, questions about coach Kim's leadership continued to follow, and problems were also revealed in communication with the team and the club, such as internal discord.
He added that `We plan to appoint a suitable replacement for the position that has been vacant due to the replacement of head coach Kim as soon as possible.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
