The Romanian legend comes to the K League. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors has appointed Dan Petrescu, a coach worthy of the club’s reputation.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors officially announced on the 9th that it has appointed Romanian soccer legend Dan Petrescu as the seventh head coach in the history of Jeonbuk. Jeonbuk announced the appointment of Romanian coach Dan Petrescu, who has a wealth of championship experience and a strong understanding of Asian soccer, as its new head coach.
Dan Petrescu is considered a Romanian legend who has left a remarkable footprint as both a player and manager throughout his football career.
Petrescu was a veteran player for 17 years between 1986 and 2003, totaling more than 500 matches in Romania, Italy, and England, most notably as a key player for FCSB (Steaua Bucharest) in Romania and Chelsea in England, where he lifted several cup trophies, including the league title.
Petrescu also earned 95 caps (12 goals) for the Romanian national team, appearing at World Cups (1994, 1998) and Euros (1996, 2000).
After his retirement, Petrescu began his coaching career in his home country, where he was recognized for his leadership at FC Unirea Urziceni (Romania), where he was appointed ahead of the 06/07 season, leading them to a Romanian Cup runner-up finish (07/08) and the club’s first league title (08/09).
In 2009, Petrescu moved to Russia, where he led Kuban Krasnodar from the second division to a championship (09/10) and promotion to the first division, before taking over the reins at Russian giants Dynamo Moscow.
In 2014, Petrescu also began to make connections in Asia. He started with Al Arabi in Qatar in 2014, followed by Jiangsu Suning (China) in 2015, Al Nasr (UAE) in 2016, and Guizhou Hengfeng (China) in 2018, where he lifted the FA Cup trophy and experienced the ACL in the 2016 season.
Returning to Romania with a wealth of experience in charge of clubs in different countries, Petrescu took the helm of CFR 1907 Cluj in 2017 and won four league titles (17/18, 18/19, 19/20, 21/22). Jeonbuk admired Petrescu’s ability to take over a club that was never close to the title and lead them to four league titles in less than five years.메이저사이트
Petrescu is the second foreign coach in Jeonbuk’s history, with the club previously handing the reins to Portuguese coach Mourinho for two seasons starting in 2019.
Meanwhile, Petrescu will begin his official duties at Hyundai Motor Studio Goyang on Wednesday morning (Nov. 14) with an inaugural press conference.