Shin Tae-yong's History With The Indonesian National Team, The First Coach To Pass The Team To The Asian Cup At Three Different Age Levels

The coach of the Indonesian national team, Shin Tae-yong. (Photo: Twitter/@TimnasIndonesia)

JAKARTA The continuation of the Indonesia U-23 national national national team to the Qatar U-23 Asian Cup finals at the beginning of next year will make a double history.

In addition to this is the first time the U-23 national team has qualified for the event, this achievement has made coach Shin Tae-yong also make history.

Especially for Shin Tae-yong, the record that was successfully made was to announce himself as the first coach to qualify for three levels of the Indonesian national team for the Asian Cup.

Before the U-23 Indonesian National Team, the 52-year-old coach had already taken the U-20 National Team and the Senior National Team to the final round of the event.

The U-20 Indonesian national team has competed in the U-20 Asian Cup in March 2023, while the new senior team will play on the Asian stage in January next year.

Meanwhile, the U-23 Indonesian national team will follow the match in the U-23 Asian Cup in April 2024.

The U-23 Indonesian national team confirmed their escape after defeating Turkmenistan 2-0 in Group K Qualification at Manahan Stadium, Solo, Central Java, Tuesday, September 12 evening.

The victory made Indonesia the group winner with a perfect collection of points from two matches. Taking the top position of the group made Garuda Muda automatically qualify for next year's finals.

The Indonesian U-23 national team completed two matches for the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers perfectly. The details won two wins from two matches, scoring 11 goals, and without conceding.

Before defeating Turkmenistan, Indonesia first had a nine-goal party against Chinese Taipei at the end of last week.