President of the Indonesian Football Association: “I decided to stay with Coach Shin Tae-yong until 2027”

Coach Shin Tae-yong (54), who led Indonesia to the quarterfinals of the U23 (Under 23) Asian Cup for the first time in his country’s history, will accompany Indonesia until 2027.

On the 25th, Indonesia Football Association President Eric Tohir posted a photo of himself shaking hands with Coach Shin at a Korean restaurant on social media and wrote, “We discussed the national team program until 2027 and decided to work together.” Although the Indonesian Football Association did not make an official announcement, the president himself announced that he had agreed to renew the contract with coach Shin.

CNN Indonesia said, “Chairman Thohir confirmed the extension of the contract with coach Shin,” and added, “There were many questions about whether coach Shin would renew the contract after advancing to the round of 16 (finals) of the U23 Asian Cup.” The media evaluated that the contract extension was made at an appropriate time to boost the morale of the players as Indonesia is about to play in the quarterfinals against Korea.

Coach Shin led Indonesia, which was considered weak, to advance to the quarterfinals of this year’s U23 Asian Cup. They passed the group stage with 2 wins and 1 loss, including defeating Australia, which was considered a favorite to win. Indonesia, led by coach Shin, will play the quarterfinals against Korea, led by coach Hwang Seon-hong, at 2:30 a.m. on the 26th. If you place in the top three in this competition, you will advance directly to the finals of this summer’s Paris Olympics, and if you place fourth, you will have to win a playoff against Guinea in Africa to go to Paris.