Gyeongnam FC Appoints Lee Heung-sil, Chairman of the Soccer Association's Competition Subcommittee, As New CEO
Aug 22, 2025
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The Gyeongnam club held the 4th extraordinary board meeting (the 96th Tongsan) in 2025 at the 'Gyeongnam FC Suffotium' in Changwon Football Center on the 21st, and decided on Lee Heung-sil as the 11th CEO" announced on the 22nd.
The appointment of the CEO was conducted in an open recruitment manner to recruit experts who have both management skills and expertise in soccer.
The new representative Lee was born in Jinhae City (currently Changwon Special City) in South Gyeongsang Province in 1961, played for the Pohang Steel Football Team (currently Pohang Steelers), and then became a leader by serving as coach of Masan Technical High School, acting head coach and coach of Jeonbuk Hyundai, head coach of Gyeongnam FC, first coach of Ansan Greeners, and coach of Daejeon Citizen.
Since then, he has served as the general manager of Gimcheon and the chairman of the Korea Football Association's tournament subcommittee, and has experience in field and soccer administration, and is said to be a suitable person for club management to stabilize the organization and improve performance.
Representative Lee said, `It is an honor to be inaugurated as CEO, and I feel a great sense of responsibility.'"I think Gyeongnam FC is at a point of change. We will do our best to help the club grow with the pride of the provincial residents"He expressed his desire to take office.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
