FC Seoul's Kim Gi-dong Wins 3rd Manager of the Month Award This Season, 7th Overall

FC Seoul manager Kim Gi-dong of K League 1 has been selected as the Manager of the Month for the 7th time in his career.

The Korea Professional Football League announced on September 9 that Manager Kim Gi-dong won the FLEX Manager of the Month award for August.

This marks Manager Kim's third Manager of the Month award this season alone, following his previous wins in February-March and April.

He has also been chosen for the award for the 7th time in his career overall.

This ties him with former manager Choi Kang-hee for the second-most wins in history, following Nam Ki-il, who has 8.

A commemorative trophy and prize money will be presented to Manager Kim.

Under Manager Kim's leadership, Seoul went on an undefeated run of 4 wins and 2 draws in 6 matches held in August, firmly maintaining the top spot in K League 1.

Starting with the first match of August against Jeonbuk Hyundai and the subsequent match against Gimcheon Sangmu, both ended in scoreless draws, but they later defeated Daejeon Hana Citizen 4-2.

In the following match against FC Anyang, they secured a 7-0 landslide victory, tying the record for the most goals scored by a single team in a match.

They then achieved a thrilling 4-match winning streak by consecutively defeating Bucheon FC (1-0 win) and Gwangju FC (5-2 win).

Seoul recorded 17 goals and 4 conceded goals across 6 matches, keeping clean sheets in 4 of them.

(Photo provided by Korea Professional Football League, Yonhap News)
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