Nice to meet you, Hee-chan, Seol Ki-hyun's colleague's splendid return, 43-year-old handsome coach, is scheduled to announce the inauguration of Wolverhampton firefighter on the 10th

Nov 10, 2025

Nice to meet you, Hee-chan, Seol Ki-hyun's colleague's splendid return, 43-year-old handsome coach, is scheduled to announce the inauguration of Wolverhampton firefighter on the 10th
Director Rob Edwards Middlesbrough.



Nice to meet you, Hee-chan, Seol Ki-hyun's colleague's splendid return, 43-year-old handsome coach, is scheduled to announce the inauguration of Wolverhampton firefighter on the 10th
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'The Korean Guy'A new team coach Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) has been chosen.

Wolverhampton, the English Premier League club that replaced Vitor Pereira last month for poor performance, agreed to a three-and-a-half-year contract with Rob Edwards, 43, the Middlesbrough coach, the British public broadcaster 'BBC' and the British daily 'Guardian' reported in unison on the 10th (Korea time). The 'Guardian' rejected Wolverhampton's initial offer to appoint Edwards, but after negotiations on the 8th, he began to resign himself that he could lose Edwards. Wolverhampton will pay about 3 million pounds (about 5.7 billion won) in compensation for Edwards during the season.

Wolverhampton has shown interest in Edwards for a long time. Edwards also briefly took over as interim manager after Chinese owner Fosun took over the club in 2016. Even before Julen Lopetegui took office in 2022, he was nominated for head coach of Wolverhampton. His family lives in Telfert about 30 minutes from Wolverhampton.




Nice to meet you, Hee-chan, Seol Ki-hyun's colleague's splendid return, 43-year-old handsome coach, is scheduled to announce the inauguration of Wolverhampton firefighter on the 10th
Edwards will be officially appointed as Wolverhampton as early as the 11th local time. He did not proceed with Middlesbrough team training on the 8th at the club's request, and the pre-match press conference was also canceled due to uncertainty about the future. Middlesbrough is currently second behind Coventry (34 points) with 29 points as of the 15th round of the England Championship.

Edwards reportedly expressed his desire to return to his former team, Wolverhampton, in a meeting with Middlesbrough owner Steve Gibson.

He is a defender from Aston Villa youth who played for Wolverhampton from 2004 to 2008. He was a teammate of Seol Ki-hyun, who wore a Wolverhampton uniform from 2004 to 2006 and is the leading player in the semifinals of the Korea-Japan World Cup. Edwards, who retired in 2013 after serving as Blackpool and Barnsley, took the helm of Middlesbrough in June after serving as England's U-16 coach, Forest Green Rovers, Watford and Luton Town. He was recognized for his leadership by leading Luton Town's promotion to the EPL in 2023.




Edwards is expected to make his debut through a home game in the 12th round of the EPL against Crystal Palace on the 23rd, after the A-match break. Wolverhampton is at the bottom of the table with only two draws and nine losses and two points in 11 games, and is in desperate need of a rebound in the atmosphere. Attention is also focusing on how to use Hwang Hee-chan, who is experiencing managerial brutality at Wolverhampton. Hwang Hee-chan has scored one goal in eight games in the league this season.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.