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Shin Tae-Yong Returns to K League 1 as Ulsan HD FC Head Coach

The club makes the switch after a six-match winless run pushed the three-time champions to seventh place

Soccer Football - AFC Asian Cup - Group D - Japan v Indonesia - Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar - January 24, 2024 Indonesia coach Tae-Yong Shin before the match REUTERS/Molly Darlington/File Photo
Soccer Football - AFC Asian Cup - Round of 16 - Australia v Indonesia - Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar - January 28, 2024 Indonesia coach Tae-Yong Shin REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari/File Photo
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This image provided by Ulsan HD FC on Aug. 5, 2025, shows the K League 1 club's new head coach, Shin Tae-yong. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Overview

  • Ulsan HD FC officially announced Shin Tae-Yong as head coach on August 5, replacing Kim Pan-gon following a downturn that left the team winless in six league matches.
  • The three-time defending K League 1 champions have amassed 31 points and sit 23 behind leaders Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors with 14 games remaining.
  • Shin comes back to South Korea’s top flight for the first time since 2012 after guiding Seongnam FC to the 2010 AFC Champions League title and leading the national team at the 2018 World Cup.
  • The club has turned to Shin’s domestic and international coaching pedigree to halt its midseason slide and reignite its pursuit of a fourth consecutive league crown.
  • Shin has called on supporters to trust his process as he works to rebuild Ulsan’s dynasty and restore them to title contention.