Jeonnam Dragons would eventually be relegated at the end of the season. On May 14, 2019, Yoo was appointed manager of Incheon United. At the time of his appointment, Incheon United was at the bottom of the 2019 K League 1, with only 6 points in 11 games. While managing Incheon United in October 2019, Yoo was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Despite the diagnosis, he continued to manage Incheon United and helped the club avoid relegation, before resigning in January 2020. After resigning, he was named the honorary head coach. In June 2020, when Incheon United had another managerial vacancy, Yoo approached the team and asked to be appointed the manager again, but he was turned down on account of his poor health. Death On 21 November 2019, Yoo announced that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, which caused him to be hospitalised. Yoo died on 7 June 2021 in Seoul at the age of 49. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Korea Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yoo goal. Honours Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i K League 1: 1996, 2005 Korean League Cup: 1995, 1998 Korean Super Cup: 2006 A3 Champions Cup: 2006 Yokohama F. Marinos J1 League: 2003, 2004 South Korea B Summer Universiade silver medal: 1993 East Asian Games: 1993 South Korea FIFA World Cup fourth place: 2002 AFC Asian Cup third place: 2000 EAFF Championship: 2003 Individual K League 1 Best XI: 1994, 1998, 2002 K League 1 top goalscorer: 1998 AFC Asian All Stars: 1998 World XI: 2000 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2002 EAFF Championship Most Valuable Player: 2003 K League 30th Anniversary Best XI: 2013 See also List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps Notes References External links International Appearances & Goals 1971 births 2021 deaths South Korean footballers Association football midfielders South Korean expatriate footballers South Korea international footballers J1 League players Ulsan Hyundai FC players Yokohama F. Marinos players Kashiwa Reysol players 1996 AFC Asian Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2000 AFC Asian Cup players 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of South Korea FIFA Century Club Daejeon Hana Citizen FC managers Konkuk University alumni Footballers from Seoul Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games