China's useless pride is ruined! There is no candidate for Korean coach or head coach→ Shin Taeyong doesn't take any suggestions either

Aug 07, 2025

It turned out that the Chinese Football Association considered South Korean coaches, including Shin Tae-yong.

Citing a report by another Chinese media outlet, the Beijing Youth Daily, on the 6th (Korea time), Chinese media Wang Yi reported that rumors that Shin Tae-yong will take over the Chinese national team have completely disappeared with the appointment of Ulsan head coach.

Rumors of head coach Shin Tae-yong's trip to China were raised in earnest in June. At that time, China fired head coach Branko Ivankovic after breaking away from the third qualifying round in the North American World Cup Asian region in 2026. News that China, which is looking for a new head coach, is considering coach Shin Tae-yong has flowed through Southeast Asian media.

At that time, VN, a Vietnamese media outlet, said 'It is Shin Tae-yong who is very likely to replace Ivankovic. According to Indonesian media, the Chinese Football Association is only waiting for Shin Tae-yong's final consent and official signature. If everything goes smoothly, coach Shin Tae-yong will lead the Chinese national team to the East Asian Cup in July this year. Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Hong Kong teams will participate in the competition.

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At this time, head coach Shin Tae-yong told a media outlet that he was willing to accept China's offer, but he had not even received an offer yet.

Wang summoned Shin Tae-yong's rumor that he was going to China again, and the name Shin Tae-yong is not unfamiliar to Chinese soccer fans. One of the reasons is that Shin Tae-yong is currently the head coach of the Indonesian national team in the same group as China in the final qualifying round for the World Cup Asia. After stepping down as head coach of the Chinese national team, Ivankovic also mentioned his name as a candidate for the next coach from outside.

Rumors of head coach Shin Tae-yong going to China did not disappear easily. This is because rumors were reproduced again as Shin Tae-yong's meeting with the chairman of the Chinese Football Association was interpreted differently. However, as vice chairman of the Korea Football Association, coach Shin Tae-yong met with the chairman of the Chinese Football Association. It was not a meeting between the two for the director position.

Wang Yi was also spotted with Shin Tae-yong and the president of the Chinese Football Association at the site of the first round of the East Asian Cup a month ago, and the Chinese Football Association may appoint Shin Tae-yong as its coachIt was speculated that ' However, Shin Tae-yong was the vice president of the Korea Football Association at the time. 'It was very normal for me to attend the opening match as one of the representatives of the members' associations of the host countries of the East Asian Cup,' he again dismissed rumors.

The Chinese Football Association is currently working on the appointment of the next coach, but the Korean national leader is not included in the candidate group. In addition, Shin Tae-yong had never received any offers from the Chinese Football Association in the first place, he added. Not only Shin Tae-yong, but also Seo Jeong-won, Chengdu, Longcheng, and Shandong Taishan, Choi Kang-hee, were mentioned as the next coach in China, but it turns out to be not true at all.

Appointment of a Korean nationality coach seems to be because it hurts pride. As a result, China has yet to find a new head coach even after replacing Ivankovic. There are even rumors that Jurgen Klinsmann has been appointed as head coach.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.