Coach Shin Tae-yong suddenly had his contract extended right before the great match of U.23 Korea

“After enjoying typical Korean dishes and discussing the program of Indonesian teams until 2027, coach Shin Tae-yong and I agreed to continue cooperation until the discussed time,” he said. Erick Thohir wrote on his Instagram account, along with a smiling photo of him shaking hands with the 53-year-old Korean military leader at a restaurant. Most likely, this is the location in Qatar, where the U.23 Indonesia team is preparing to play the quarterfinals of the 2024 U.23 Asia Cup with the Korean team at 0:30 on April 26.

Coach Shin Tae-yong has led the Indonesian team and the U.19 and U.23 teams since December 2019. However, it will not be until early 2024, after a temporary extension until next June, that the Korean coach will truly bring success to Indonesian football. These include bringing the island team to the round of 16 of the 2023 Asian Cup, and most recently bringing the U.23 team to the quarterfinals of the U.23 Asian tournament.

These achievements made PSSI President Erick Thohir very satisfied and decided to extend the contract with coach Shin Tae-yong until 2027.

Besides the ambition to compete for tickets to the 2024 Olympics if he helps the Indonesian U.23 team overcome the Korean U.23 team to enter the semi-finals of the Asian U.23 tournament, coach Shin Tae-yong also aims to bring this country’s team forward. far away in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Asia, with many possibilities of getting a ticket to the third qualifying round and a spot in the 2027 Asian Cup finals.

The fact that PSSI President, Mr. Erick Thohir, confirmed the signing of a contract extension with coach Shin Tae-yong until 2027, is also for this coach to continue to conquer the big goal of the 2027 Asian Cup that he has set to reach the 2027 Asian Cup. semi-final.

According to the Indonesian press, in the new contract with coach Shin Tae-yong, which will be officially announced in the near future, PSSI President Erick Thohir only wants this coach to work for two teams, including the U team. .23 and the team, because both teams have almost the same number of players.

This is the result of the process of rejuvenating the Indonesian team since 2018, helping to now possess a very rich force of mature U.23 young players, capable of playing for the entire team in regional tournaments. region and Asia.