Nat'l football federation accepting applications for caretaker boss for men's squad

The national football governing body began accepting applications for the vacant men's national team head coaching position Thursday.

The Korea Football Association (KFA) said the deadline to submit applications is 5 p.m.

Aug.

9, South Korean time, and added it will only accept email submissions at recruit@kfa.or.kr.

Following a board of directors meeting last Friday, the KFA announced it would hire a temporary head coach and his staff through an open recruitment process.

The new staff will be in charge for the next two FIFA international match windows, from Sept.

21 to Oct.

6, and then from Nov.

9 to 17.

Teams will each be allowed to play a maximum four matches in the first window and two more in the second.

The new staff's contract will run through Nov.

27.

The KFA said it will try to finalize the process before the end of August.

According to the KFA, applications must be submitted as a unit, consisting of five to seven members.

South Korean nationals applying for the head job must have a Pro License as issued by the Asian Football Confederation, plus a Class 2 Professional Sports Inst ...