Afterwards, he told us that he is resigning.
— Now I need to think about the future, but it won’t be with the South Korean national team. I’m going to rest, then we’ll see, says the 53-year-old from Portugal.
Paulo Bento took over as South Korea’s national team captain after the 2018 World Cup.
— I have just told the players and the chairman of the football association. I made this decision in September. It was written in stone and today I confirmed it. I want to thank the players and I am very proud to have been their manager, he says.