Coach Hong Myung-bo-ho reorganized the World Cup mode, joined by GK+physical coach from Portugal, Park Geon-ha+Coach Yang Young-min broke up
Jul 24, 2025
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Coach Park Geon-ha and goalkeeper coach Yang Young-min will step down, and a new foreign coach will join. The Korea Football Association announced on the 24th that goalkeeper Pedro Rome (55) and physical coach Nuno Matias (42) were newly appointed. Both coaches are from Portugal.
Coach Roma played for Portugal's age-specific national team for nearly 10 years from 2011 to 2019. From 2019 to 2023, he also played for the Bahrain national team. He has abundant international experience and understanding of Asia. He will lead goalkeeper Hong Myung-bo's training to prepare for the finals. In addition, during the non-consumption period, it plans to actively contribute to the development of youth goalkeepers through goalkeeper clinics and educational programs.
Matthias is currently playing for Portugal's prestigious Benfica. He is an expert in the physical sector who served as the team leader of Benfica Youth Sports Science from 2015 to 2021. In particular, he helped Benfica advance to the round of 16 at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States. The experience of leading the Benfica team's adaptation to the local area is expected to give a great boost to the national team preparing for the North Korea-China World Cup. Coach Mathias will manage the players' physical strength and conditioning, and will support them to boost their best performance ahead of the World Cup finals.
Coach Park and Coach Yang, who have assisted coach Hong Myung-bo for the past year and contributed to the national team's advance to the finals, ended their contracts with the national team after the 2025 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Football Championship, which ended on the 16th.
Hong Myung-bo added the existing head coach João Aroso and Thiago Maia power analyst, as well as Roman and Matthias, making Portugal's color stronger. Coach Aroso and Maia analysts are also Portuguese nationals. South Korean football, which succeeded in advancing to the round of 16 at the 2022 Qatar World Cup with Portugal's Paulo Bento division, is aiming for a round of 16 or higher at the North and Central American World Cups with Portugal's coaches at the forefront.
The newly formed Hong Myung-bo will enter a full-fledged preparation system from the away friendly matches against the U.S. and Mexico in September.
◇ Key history of new foreign coach
▶Coach Pedro Rome GK
Name = Pedro Rome
Age = Born in 1970, 55
Nationality = Portugal
a leadership career
2011-2019-Portugal national team's GK coach by age
2019~2023-Brain national team GK coach
2023-present-Portugal national team's GK coach by age
Major in Sports Science
UEFA 'P' / UEFA GK'A' license held
▶Nuno Mathias, physical coach
Name = Nuno Matias
Age = Born in 1983, 42
Nationality = Portugal
a leadership career
2015-2021-Benfica Youth Sports Club Sports Science Team Leader, Benfica B Team Conditioning Coach
2021~Present-Benfica A Team Physical Coach
Major in Sports Science
UEFA Fitness Coach 'A' license held
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
