You're determined to ruin it! The Worst Coach Ever Clinsman Appears as a Leading Candidate for National Team Coach You've been to the semifinals of the World Cup

Aug 05, 2025

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Jurgen Klinsmann is being mentioned as a candidate for the next coach of the Chinese national team.

China's Sohu reported on the 4th (Korea time) 'Clinsmann could be the new coach of the Chinese national soccer team.

Sohu said 'The Chinese national team currently has no one to lead the team. Since the East Asian Cup, the coach position has been vacant for nearly a month. Fans are now desperate for the issue to be resolved. With several names being mentioned, the leading candidate is Klinsmann. Now he is being talked about as a potential candidate for the Chinese national team.'

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The Chinese national team has recently begun to appoint a new coach. China replaced coach Branko Ivankovic after the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup. He was held accountable for his frustration with the World Cup, and Ivankovic had to leave. China has had to move forward again with the goal of the 2030 World Cup, so it is preoccupied with the appointment of a new coach.

Until the 2025 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup), acting coach Djurjevic led the national team, but it has become difficult to expect official promotion due to poor performance at the tournament. In the end, China is expected to consider several candidates for the appointment of a new director again.

The Chinese national team set strict conditions for the new coach candidates. The Chinese Football Association has four conditions. The first is young age, and the second is the director's philosophy and success experience. Third, I want to experience Asian soccer. Lastly, it is hoped that the entire coaching team's annual salary will not exceed 2 million euros based on strict salary standards.

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Several candidates have already been mentioned. Carlos Osorio, who coached Mexico, and Paulo Bento, who led the Korean national team, were named, and several European coaches, including Fabio Cannavaro and Roger Schmidt, reportedly applied. In this situation, Klinsmann was also included as a candidate for the new coach.

Klinsmann is one of the worst coaches to ever lead the Korean national team. He failed to show any of the team management and tactical skills in the Korean national team, and failed to win the Asian Cup even after leading the Korean team, which is considered the highest level ever. After leaving the Korean national team, he continued his worst moves, blaming Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in for poor performance. There are already many cases of failure in the German and U.S. national teams.

Considering Klinsmann's performance so far, he may be one of the worst figures for the Chinese national team coach. However, some Chinese fans welcome even such a coach. On social media, he also expressed his opinion that 'I think it'll be okay' and 'He's a coach who's been to the semifinals of the World Cup'

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.