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Kuala Lumpur: In the first episode of the Confederation’s “It’s My Game” campaign for 2025, the-AFC.com shines the spotlight on Park Youn-jeong, head coach of Korea Republic’s U20 women’s national team and recipient of the AFC Coach of the Year (Women) award at the AFC Annual Awards Seoul 2023.

Following her career as a centre-back for the likes of WK League sides Seoul WFC and Sejong Sportstoto, as well as Japan’s Albirex Niigata Ladies, Park turned her attention to coaching in 2011, starting with university teams before swiftly rising through the ranks to join the backroom staff of the Korea Republic U17 women’s national team in 2019.

Then, at only 35, Park made history as the youngest head coach in Korea Republic’s national team setup when she took the reins of the Taeguk Ladies’ U20 national team in November 2023, a challenge that has only pushed her to aim for more. .....

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