2002 World Cup star Seol Ki-hyeon retires as player to kick off coaching career
- 9 years ago
Hello everyone. I'm Steven Choi with the sports brief.
Another star from South Korea's legendary 2002 World Cup run has hung up his cleats. Seol Ki-hyeon retires after a prolific 15-year career on the pitch.
The former striker isn't leaving the game altogether, having decided to switch to a head coaching career.
The 36-year-old said it was an easy call after being named the interim head coach of Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul.
Seol played in Belgium, England, Saudi Arabia, and Korea in his club career.
Internationally, he scored 19 goals in 82 appearances, the most memorable being the late-game equalizer in the 2002 World Cup Round of 16 against Italy.
Another star from South Korea's legendary 2002 World Cup run has hung up his cleats. Seol Ki-hyeon retires after a prolific 15-year career on the pitch.
The former striker isn't leaving the game altogether, having decided to switch to a head coaching career.
The 36-year-old said it was an easy call after being named the interim head coach of Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul.
Seol played in Belgium, England, Saudi Arabia, and Korea in his club career.
Internationally, he scored 19 goals in 82 appearances, the most memorable being the late-game equalizer in the 2002 World Cup Round of 16 against Italy.