Jeonbuk Gus Foye resigns and dreams of coming back with a smile
2025 Hana Bank Korea Cup Final, match between Jeonbuk Hyundai and Gwangju FC at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 6th. Jeonbuk won and won the championship. Coach Gus Foye shares his joy with coach Jeong Jo-guk. Sangam = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.12.06/
2025 Hana Bank Korea Cup Final, match between Jeonbuk Hyundai and Gwangju FC at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 6th. Jeonbuk won and won the championship. Coach Gus Foyet and players lifting the trophy. Sangam = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.12.06/
2025 Hana Bank Korea Cup Final, match between Jeonbuk Hyundai and Gwangju FC at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 6th. Jeonbuk won and won the championship. Coach Foyet and coach Thanos are posing together. Sangam = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.12.06/
Jeonbuk Hyundai Gus Foyet resigned.
Jeonbuk officially announced Foye's resignation through a press release on the 8th. Jeonbuk said, `Coach Foye took on key roles in team management, including tactics and training, and felt psychological contraction and burden due to the resignation of coach Thanos, who shared numerous moments with him for 16 years. In particular, the coach, who has been operating under a divisional system and has been building his own coaching system, made a decision after consideration for concerns about the deterioration of leadership stability due to the cracks in the organization.' The club then dissuaded Foye, who announced his resignation, promising him plans for the next season and efforts to restore coach Thanos' honor, but decided to respect and accept the coach's intentions.
Coach Foyet said "I left the team with a heart of sorrow. I was really grateful to the fans and I was sorry and sorry that I left without saying hello properly. The year I spent with the fans was an unforgettable historical time in my soccer leader's life. Our fans' passion and affection for the team will remain strong in my memory as well as in my heart. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Dreaming of a day when I can come back to Korea smiling, I will support my team 'Jeonbuk Hyundai' from a distance.
Coach Foyet delivered his resignation to the Jeonbuk club last month. A Jeonbuk official said, `Coach Foye wants to cancel the contract two to three weeks ago and leave' expressed his intention. First of all, I decided to focus on finishing the Korea Cup."
The observation that coach Foyet will leave Korea after this season has been raised since his appointment in December last year. A question mark was inevitable on the background of his sudden choice of the K-League after his career in European big leagues such as Brighton and Hove Albion (England), Bordeaux (France), and Real Betis (Spain). He needed a rebound after stepping down from the Greek national team last year after going downhill since he was in Sunderland (England), and Jeonbuk, which survived from the brink of the promotion playoff, would have been the perfect option. There was also a view that Foyet is likely to leave if he puts Jeonbuk on track this season and receives an offer from the European team.
2025 Hana Bank Korea Cup Final, match between Jeonbuk Hyundai and Gwangju FC at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 6th. Jeonbuk won and won the championship. Coach Gus Foyet and players lifting the trophy. Sangam = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.12.06/
Swiss Grand Hotel/2025 Hana Bank K-League Awards/ K-League 1 Coach Award/ Jeonbuk Gus Foye/ Photo by Jung Jae-hoon
Jeonju World Cup Stadium/ K League1/ Final A/ Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors vs Daejeon Hana Citizen/ Jeonbuk Gus Foye/ Protest/ Photo by Park Jung-hoon
This observation was supported by Jeonbuk's unbeaten run from the beginning of the season and took the lead in the K-League, and it took shape last summer. At that time, there was a widespread rumor in the soccer world that Foye would soon leave Jeonbuk. In response, Foyet confessed in October, when Foyet confirmed his early victory in the 2025 K League 1 "To be honest, there was an offer in June when European teams were replaced." Coach Foye remained in Jeonbuk instead of going to Europe to win the K League 1, but questions about his move after the Korea Cup remained. There were some observations that he would leave Jeonbuk next summer, as the mid-term appointment is not a burden in the winter when the European league is in season.
In the midst of this, coach Foyet threw a hint. After the K-League Grand Prize ceremony on the 1st, he mentioned that Mauricio Tariko (Tanos), the head coach, was severely punished by the Korean Professional Football Association for his racism controversy, saying, `To touch my coaches is the same as to touch me. The decision to make it even more difficult for my division to stay in Korea,' he said, hinting at his resignation. Substituting the timing and remarks of his intention to resign to Jeonbuk, Foye seems to have already made up his mind to leave Korea ahead of the Korea Cup.
Jeonju World Cup Stadium/ K League1/ Final A/ Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors vs Daejeon Hana Citizen/ Jeonbuk Gus Foye Coach/ Cheer Gatekeeper/ Photo by Kwak Dong-hyuk
Jeonbuk is in a difficult situation. This is because the new season has already been planned by coach Foye. After giving up going to Europe, Foye visited Spain with Jeonbuk officials and toured the training site for the new season. After the early victory was confirmed, they also reportedly shared sympathy on the formation of players in the new season. It is not easy for a new coach to do so. It is the same situation as Kim Doo-hyun stepped down last year and Foye took over the team without much change to prepare for the season.
Jeonbuk is expected to speed up the process of appointing the next head coach. The prospect of Jeonbuk's next head coach has also surfaced since Foye's future was in the spotlight last summer. Leaders who were mentioned as candidates at the time are expected to surface again.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
