President of the Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI) Erick Thohir confirmed that he will continue to cooperate with coach Shin Tae-yong until 2027.
Last night, April 24, President Erick Thohir had a Korean-style dinner with coach Shin Tae-yong to discuss future goals and programs with the Indonesian teams. Then he updated the above information Instagram Personal: “Coach and I have agreed to cooperate until 2027.”
Coach Shin signed the first contract with PSSI from January 2020 to December 31, 2023. After that, he was first extended until the end of June 2024. For many days, Indonesian public opinion has mentioned the possibility that he is preparing to extend the term for a second time.
Coach Shin Tae-yong (right) has dinner with Indonesian Football Federation president Erick Thohir to discuss contract extension until 2027. Photo: Instagram/Erick Thohir
The Korean military leader made a strong impression when he helped Indonesia complete major goals at the national team and U23 level, such as passing the group stage of the 2023 Asian Cup, 2024 U23 Asia and almost certainly winning tickets to the third qualifying round of the World Cup. 2026. These are all historical achievements of football in the land of thousands of islands.
PSSI member Arya Sinulingga said new goals are waiting for coach Shin Tae-yong. “In the next stage, we will announce details of the terms agreed upon by both parties, including contract value and tasks,” Sinulingga told Bola.
Today, the coach born in 1970 will join Indonesia in the quarterfinals against South Korea in U23 Asia 2024. He feels “taunted by fate” when he has to face his home team early. Previously, in their first participation in the tournament, Indonesia was rated lowest in Group A but still ranked second in the group, after a controversial 0-2 loss to host Qatar, then won 1-0 against Australia and 4-1 against Jordan.
Coach Shin Tae-yong rejoiced in the locker room after helping Indonesia defeat Jordan 4-1 in the final round of Group A and enter the quarterfinals of U23 Asia 2024. Photo: PSSI
Shin is a famous coach of Korean football. His first major achievement was helping Seongnam FC win the 2010 AFC Champions League and win the 2011 Korean FA Cup. After that, he joined the Korean team at all levels, with achievements in the quarterfinals of the 2016 Rio Olympics, The U20 team passed the 2017 World Cup group stage and was the “firefighter” in the 2018 World Cup with an impressive 2-0 win over Germany – the defending champion at that time.
What Coach Shin has done for Indonesian football is being compared by the Korean press to what Coach Park Hang-seo did for Vietnamese football from 2018 to 2022. If he stays in office until 2027, Shin will have eight years. working to become the longest-serving coach in Indonesia’s history, surpassing former British coach Peter With in the period 2004 – 2007.
Hieu Luong
