The view from Asia

Coach tours

May 6, 2012
By John Duerden
(Archive)
In 2007, Choi Yon-Kyum, head coach of South Korea's Daejeon Citizen, went for a drink with his assistant and ended up attacking him with a beer glass. The victim needed 18 stitches. Although the CEO and most fans wanted Choi to stay, he left the K-League club to join the coaching staff at a Turkish club. It provided a rare example of a coach from Asia trying his luck in Europe.

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