Shin Tae-yong's confession of tears. I cried first, and all the players criedThe director who put everything into Indonesia

Aug 22, 2025

Shin Tae-yong's confession of tears. I cried first, and all the players criedThe director who put everything into Indonesia
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Shin Tae-yong really meant it to the Indonesian players.

Indonesian media Suara said on the 21st (Korea Standard Time) 'After leaving the team for the first time in half a year, coach Shin Tae-yong brought up the story he had been hiding for the first time. The South Korean native confessed to sobbing with the young athletes shortly after failing to qualify for 2024 at the Paris Olympics, according to the report.

Ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, coach Shin Tae-yong led Indonesia's U-23 national team. Coach Shin Tae-yong wrote a miracle at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup, where qualification for the Asian Games is at stake. He led Indonesia in the quarterfinals and produced an extraordinary event that overwhelmed the Republic of Korea, bringing him closer to his Olympic dream.
Shin Tae-yong's confession of tears. I cried first, and all the players criedThe director who put everything into Indonesia
Unfortunately, Indonesia, which lost to Uzbekistan in the semifinals, had to settle for a place in the Olympic play-offs. It was a one-off match against Guinea, ranked fourth in the African U-23 Cup of Nations. That was the end of the march in Indonesia. Indonesia, which lost a point in the first half, failed to overcome the point and failed to advance to the Olympics. At that time, head coach Shin Tae-yong was sent off in the second half after strongly protesting the referee's decision, and even after the game, he showed intense criticism toward the referee.




According to Suara, director Shin Tae-yong appeared on the YouTube channel 'JekPot' and said, `I'm sure we could have won if the referee had been fair. The players did their best, but in the end I was sent off for protesting," he said, expressing his deep regret for the Olympic playoff against Guinea.

No one imagined Indonesia would come to the Olympic playoffs, and neither the players nor head coach Shin Tae-yong began to shed tears because they did not know that Indonesia would be eliminated in such vain. Coach Shin Tae-yong said, `I just wanted to thank the players, but before I knew it, I was sobbing. All the players also cried together. I told the players 'It's going to be hard, but you guys did a good job. I'm proud. But rather, I shed tears first," he confessed.
Shin Tae-yong's confession of tears. I cried first, and all the players criedThe director who put everything into Indonesia
It was the first tears that coach Shin Tae-yong shed during his leadership career. Sua-ra 'Coach Shin Tae-yong did not shed tears even when South Korea beat Germany in the 2018 World Cup, and even when he won the Seongnam Ilhwa (currently Seongnam FC) AFC Champions League, tears were formed. The moment that remained most deeply in his mind was not his country's club, but his time with the Indonesian national team in Paris.

Because of Shin Tae-yong's human aspect and sincerity, Indonesian soccer fans still miss Shin Tae-yong. It cannot be denied that Indonesian soccer has grown rapidly as head coach Shin Tae-yong has led the team for about five years. Shin Tae-yong, the head coach of the Indonesian Football Association, was suddenly dismissed due to the whims of the Indonesian Football Association. As Patrick Clawibert's performance, which he brought after kicking out Shin Tae-yong, was not satisfactory, Indonesian fans even demanded Shin Tae-yong's return.




However, coach Shin Tae-yong decided to take on a new challenge when he took over as Ulsan HD.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.