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Coach Jeong Kyung-ho is from Samcheok, Gangwon-do, and was a founding member of Gangwon FC in 2009. After returning as head coach in 2023, he has been serving as head coach since 2025.
Professional soccer K-League 1 Gangwon FC announced on the 7th that it signed a one-year extension contract with coach Jeong Kyung-ho until 2027.
Coach Jeong, who took charge of Gangwon in 2025, finished 5th in K-League 1 last year, the second-best performance in the club's history.
In the Korea Cup, they advanced to the semifinals for the second time in the club's history. It was also the club's best performance ever in this competition.
In the 2025-2026 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League Elite, which was played for the first time, it advanced to the round of 16.
This season, Gangwon is cruising along, finishing 4th in K-League 1 and advancing to the quarterfinals of the Korea Cup.
Director Jeong’s relationship with Gangwon is deep. He is from Samcheok, Gangwon-do and graduated from Jumunjin Middle School and Gangneung Jeil High School. The soccer teams of both schools are operated as Gangwon youth teams.
He joined Gangwon as a founding member in 2009 and played an active role as a key player, serving as the club's second captain the following year.
After retirement, he worked as a coach and returned to his ‘hometown team’ in 2023 as the head coach of Gangwon.
Coach Jeong said, "Once again, I am grateful to the club for trusting me to lead Gangwon FC. I thought of affection and responsibility for Gangwon FC, my hometown team, and the fans before conditions," and added, "Gangwon FC is a special team for which I have built up a lot of affection while working together as a player and coach. I will do my best to bring joy to the fans with that heavy sense of responsibility."

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