After receiving information from his family, coach Kim Sang-sik reported to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF). VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan sent words of encouragement and requested the Korean strategist to return to his hometown soon to take care of family matters.
Next, VFF sent condolences to coach Kim Sang-sik and his family for this loss.
Coach Kim Sang-sik is inherently quite secretive about his private life and rarely shares information related to his family. Stories about his parents, wife and children mainly appear through a number of media mentions.
Coach Kim Sang-sik's family once came to Vietnam to cheer for the team in the ASEAN Cup 2026 final against Thailand at My Dinh Stadium. However, his family members did not appear in the moments of celebration after the match.
The father's death took place at a time when coach Kim Sang-sik was preparing to join the Vietnamese national team in important tasks in 2026. The Korean coach is expected to continue to lead the Vietnamese national team at the FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026.
Currently, VFF has not provided specific information about the time coach Kim Sang-sik will return to Vietnam. In the immediate future, he will return to Korea to take care of the funeral for his father with his family.
