Chung Mong-gyu, president of the Korea Football Association, has formally announced his intention to run for a seat on the FIFA Executive Committee, the domestic football governing body said Monday.

The KFA said Chung, 52, has sent letters of intention to member associations of the Asian Football Confederation, expressing his gratitude for their “unending efforts in the development of Asian football.”

Chung also said he would “explore more ways to enhance the level and marketability of Asian football,” if he gets to serve on the FIFA committee, the KFA added.

In addition to the AFC president automatically being allocated a seat on the FIFA Executive Committee as the global body’s vice president, there are three more seats up for grabs in Asia, according to the KFA. These spots will be filled during the AFC Congress, to be held either in late April or early May next year.

Chung, chairman and CEO of Hyundai Development Co., has been involved with football for two decades. He served as the owner of three different clubs in the K League, the governing body of pro football here, starting with Ulsan Hyundai in 1994. Chung was elected the K League president in 2011.

Two years later, Chung became the head of the KFA. On his watch, South Korea won the right to host the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup and captured the gold medal in men’s football at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, ending a 28-year title drought at the continental competition. (Yonhap)