The coaching carousel churned at full speed for some downtrodden K League football clubs Wednesday. Suwon Samsung Bluewings of the second-tier K League 2 brought in former Gwangju FC boss Lee Jung-hyo, who had been rumored to be on his way to Suwon since the end of their season earlier this month. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Gwangju FC terminated their deal with Lee by mutual consent Sunday with two seasons left, allowing the 50-year-old to take over a club looking to recapture its glory days and earn promotion back to the K League 1. Suwon Samsung suffered direct relegation to the second division following the 2023 season. After finishing well out of contention in the K League 2 last year, they finished in second place this year to qualify for the promotion-relegation playoffs against Jeju SK FC. A win would have sent Suwon Samsung back to the K League 1, but they lost the two matches of the home-and-away showdown by a combined 3-0. They cleaned house by letting head coach Byun Sung-hwan walk and not extending a new contract to 10 players. Suwon Samsung see Lee as a key piec