Klinsmann arrives in South Korea, targets Asian Cup title
The Hindu
South Korea has not been a continental champion since 1960 and has already qualified for the 2023 tournament, which has been delayed until next January
Jurgen Klinsmann has arrived to start his job as head coach of South Korea's national team and immediately set a target of ending an Asian Cup drought that has stretched for more than 60 years.
The 58-year-old Klinsmann, who won the 1990 World Cup as a player and then coached his native Germany to the semifinals in 2006 before guiding the U.S. men's team to the second round of the 2014 World Cup, was hired by the Korea Football Association late last month.
South Korea has not been a continental champion since 1960 and has already qualified for the 2023 tournament, which has been delayed until next January.
“The goal is to win the Asian Cup,” Klinsmann, whose contract runs until the end of the 2026 World Cup, told reporters after arriving at Incheon International Airport on Wednesday.
“When the offer came, I was proud and honored to accept. I have visited Korea several times and it is a good country, with good people and a good team.”
The Asian Cup will take place in Qatar, where the Koreans reached the second round of the World Cup last December under Portuguese coach Paulo Bento.
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