Coach Yoon Jung-hwan, who led Gangwon FC in the K League 1 this year, will take the helm of Incheon United, which has been relegated to the K League 2 (second division).
Incheon United announced on the 22nd that it has appointed Yoon Jung-hwan as the 13th head coach.
Yoon Jung-hwan, who played as a star when he was a player, started his managerial career with Japan's J-League Sagan Dos in 2011. Afterwards, he joined Gangwon in 2023 after playing Ulsan HD FC in 2015, Japan's Cerezo Osaka in 2017, Thailand's Muangtong United in 2019, and Japan's Jeff United in 2020.
Gangwon coach Yoon showed amazing leadership.
Coach Yoon Jeong-hwan, who was appointed as a firefighter to save Gangwon, which was sluggish in June last year, caught the eye with his outstanding leadership of ranking second in the K League this season after leading him to stay through the promotion and playoffs.
Unfortunately, Yoon, who lost the title at the end of the season, but placed Gangwon at the top of the list throughout the season, won the Coach of the Month award three times in May, July, and October, and eventually received the third coach of the year in the K League as a runner-up team coach.
However, Yoon failed to renew his contract with Gangwon due to differences in contract terms and conditions, and although he was once mentioned as a candidate for Jeonbuk Hyundai, he finally took on a new challenge in Incheon.
Attention is focusing on whether Yoon Jung-hwan, who wrote "Gangwon Fairy Tale" with his outstanding leadership, will be able to succeed in Incheon.
Incheon suffered the lowest pain in the K League 1 this year and has been demoted to the second division, aiming to be promoted directly next season.
However, the second division league is also not easy. Suwon Samsung, which suffered demotion during the previous season, failed to make it to the playoff stage by ranking sixth this year. Unfortunately, Asan in South Chungcheong Province and Seoul E-Land, which suffered a setback in the PO, are also strong teams that will seek to win once again, while Busan will play "Cho Seong-hwan Derby" with South Jeolla Province and Incheon, which newly recruited coach Kim Hyun-seok.
However, Yoon Jeong-hwan had the experience of being the second runner-up in the J2 (second division) in 2011 when he took charge of Sagan Dos in the Japanese J-League, and promoted the team to the first division in his first year in charge. As he led Gangwon for two seasons, he is well aware of the characteristics and reality of the civic team, and has the experience of generating maximum results under limited circumstances. 메이저사이트
Attention is focusing on whether coach Yoon Jung-hwan, who is taking on a new challenge, will be able to write a new "fairy tale" in Incheon.