Will Klinsmann, who left Korea, lead Kim Min-jae again? Candidates for Munich's next manager

Manager Tuchel of Munich has lost trust due to consecutive poor performances, and only Klins is included among the 7 candidates in the local media. He may return after 15 years, but it is unlikely.

There has been a possibility that former coach Jürgen Klinsmann (Germany), who parted ways with the Korean national team, will be rehired immediately. The next destination mentioned is Bayern Munich of the German professional soccer Bundesliga.

On the 17th (Korean time), sports media '90min' posted a post on social networking service (SNS) asking, "If manager Thomas Tuchel is fired, who will be the best replacement?"

In the post, world-class coaches such as Zidane Zidane, Hansi Flick, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Graham Potter, Jose Mourinho, and Antonio Conte, as well as coach Klinsmann were mentioned as candidates. In particular, Director Klinsmann was introduced as a candidate first.

Director Klinsmann is currently unemployed.

On the 16th, Chung Mong-gyu, president of the Korea Football Association, held an emergency executive meeting at the Football Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul and officially announced the dismissal of coach Klinsmann.

As a result, Coach Klinsmann, who took the helm of the Korean national team as the successor to former coach Paulo Bento in March of last year, packed up his bags after not completing one year.

The contract period was until the finals of the 2026 FIFA North, Central and American World Cup, but he withdrew from the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup due to failing to show his ability as a coach, including being eliminated in the semifinals after losing to Jordan and failing to take control of the team. .

Unlike his time as a world-class player, he did not stand out as a leader, but his influence on the German soccer world still remains.

After being mentioned as a candidate for Germany's next head coach through a report by the German media 'Bild' in September last year, he was mentioned as the next coach of Munich this time.

Munich is a powerhouse representing Germany, but it is not showing its full strength under coach Tuchel's system.

In the league, they are behind Leverkusen. They are also performing poorly in the 2023-2024 European Football Confederation (UEFA) Champions League (UCL). On the 15th, they lost 0-1 to relatively weak Lazio (Italy) in the first leg of the round of 16 and were on the verge of elimination.

If coach Klinsmann takes over as coach of Munich as foreign media predicts, he will return after about 15 years since leading the team from 2008 to 2009.

There is also a situation where Kim Min-jae, a world-class defender whom he coached in Korea, reunites with his team's coach and player.

However, it seems unlikely that Coach Klinsmann will actually become the coach of Munich.

Another local media, 'Frankfurt Lundschau', said on the 18th, "Coach Tuchel is being criticized and a successor is being discussed, but Coach Klinsmann is not one of the candidates," and "Coach Klinsmann still remains a negative example of Munich's head coach." There was a reaction. 한국야동