축구대표팀 새 사령탑에 벤투 전 포르투갈 대표팀 감독 결정

The Korea Football Association announced the new face helming the men's national team head coach.
Hopes are high the seasoned Portugese coach can lift the taeguk warriors to new heights
Won Jung-whan gets us better acquainted with Paulo Bento.

The Korea Football Association named on Friday, former Portugal boss Paulo Bento as the new head coach for the men's national football team. Bento has signed a 4-year contract and will lead the Taeguk Warriors through to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The 49-year old Portuguese coach replaces Shin Tae-yong, who led Korea to the 2018 Russia World Cup.

Kim Pan-gon, the head of the national team coach appointment committee, who made trip to Europe last week to negotiate with candidates for the coaching job, said Bento meets qualifications as the head coach of the team.

"I hope people understand of the fact that we are doing our best in the situation that is given to us. I wish for your support and patience for the future results."

Bento began his coaching career with Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon in 2004,… and moved on to the national level in 2010 by becoming the head coach of his own country which he guided to the semi-finals of the 2012 European Championships.
After a poor performance at the 2014 Brazil World Cup,… he was sacked by Portugal.
His most recent club was Chongqing Lifan in China, which he managed for less than a year.

Bento and his staff are scheduled to arrive in South Korea on Monday,... and he will make his South Korea debut in September when the national team play friendly matches in Korea against Costa Rica and Chile.
Meanwhile,… according to FIFA's rankings for August, South Korea stayed steady at number 57 in the world, following their performance at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Won Jung-hwan, Arirang News.