Lee Geun-ho announces retirement at the end of this year Joint retirement ceremony held with 8 colleagues
Lee Geun-ho, a former striker for the Korean national soccer team, shared his thoughts ahead of his final schedule as a professional player.
Lee Geun-ho will participate in the ‘2nd Korean Professional Soccer Tournament’ held at the Ajou University gymnasium in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do on the 16th. “I don’t feel like I’m retiring,” he said at a meeting with reporters ahead of the Players’ Association Charity Soccer Tournament.
Lee Geun-ho made his professional debut at Incheon United in the K-League 1 in 2004. played for various domestic and foreign teams, including Daegu FC in K League 1 from 2007 to 2008.
Also, Lee Geun-ho scored 19 goals in 84 games wearing the national team uniform, including scoring Korea’s first goal in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil against Russia.
2021 Daegu Lee Geun-ho, who returned to Korea, played as a veteran striker and announced his retirement at the end of this season.
The final match of ‘Hana One Q K League 1 2023‘ against Incheon held at DGB Daegu Bank Park on the 3rd. A retirement ceremony was held at the 38th round home game.
And on this day, Lee Geun-ho will complete his last schedule as a professional player through the Athletes’ Association charity soccer tournament and the Athletes’ Association’s joint retirement ceremony.
Including Lee Geun-ho, Yeom Gi-hoon, who announced his retirement this year, A joint retirement ceremony will be held for eight people, including Yang Dong-hyun, Jo Dong-gun, Kim Chang-soo, Yoon Young-geul, Sun Seo-hyun, and Yoon Da-kyung.
Lee Geun-ho said, “After retirement, I have been busy preparing for various things, including this tournament. “I don’t feel like I’m retired,” he said. “I’m meeting many acquaintances and working hard to raise children.” He laughed, saying, “He is the right fit.”
He continued, “There are players who hold retirement ceremonies (at their teams), but there are many players who do not. So, we wanted to create a retirement culture that we all do together, and we decided to do it this year as well, just like last year. In this way, the seniors and juniors were able to send off their final moments with applause. “I hope it continues not only next year but also in the future,” he said.
He also shared his thoughts on ending the life of ‘professional athlete’ Lee Geun-ho with this event. He said, “Personally, I think I did well by retiring this year. It’s nice to be able to finish today with the players. “I think it will be perfect if I can enjoy the charity tournament and do well at the retirement ceremony,” he said with a laugh.
Meanwhile, this year’s charity soccer tournament will be divided into Team Lee Geun-ho, Team Ji So-yeon, Team Yeom Ki-hoon, and Team Lee Cheong-yong.< /span>[Suwon=Newsis]Team Lee Cheong-yong includes Lee Cheong-yong, Baek Seong-dong, Koo Ja-cheol, and Joo Min-gyu.Team Ji So-yeon consists of Ji So-yeon, Kim Min-woo, Shin Gwang-hoon, and Nam Jun-jae. Team Yeom Ki-hoon included Yeom Ki-hoon, Yoon Seok-young, Jeong Sung-ryong, and Kim Hye-ri.
Team Lee Geun-ho consists of Lee Geun-ho, Jeong Da-hwon, Jo Hyun-woo, Lee Young-jae, Shim Seo-yeon, and Yang Dong-hyun. 카지노사이트존