Last-place Daegu FC hire new head coach

K League 1 club's new head coach, Kim Byung-soo / Courtesy of Daeu FC

Daegu FC, mired in last place in the top Korean football league, filled their head coaching vacancy Tuesday, more than a month after their former boss stepped down.

Daegu FC announced Kim Byung-soo as their new head coach. He replaces Park Chang-hyun, who resigned April 13 to take the fall for the club's poor start to the 2025 K League 1 season.

Daegu were in 11th place among 12 clubs in the K League 1 at the time of Park's resignation, with two wins, one draw and six losses. Under caretaker boss Suh Dong-won, they notched just one win, one draw and four losses to fall to last place.

Kim Byung-soo previously served as head coach of Gangwon FC from 2018 to 2021 and then Suwon Samsung Bluewings in 2023.

Daegu said Kim was the right person to drag the club out of trouble and bring a fresh set of strategic and tactical ideas to the table.

"At his previous coaching stops, Kim showed his considerable tactical acumen," Daegu FC said in a statement. "He has been particularly adept at getting his teams to make creative and well-organized passes."

Kim is scheduled to meet with his players Thursday and make his Daegu coaching debut Sunday against Gwangju FC at home in Daegu, about 235 kilometers southeast of Seoul.