[축구]Can Ulsan make Ulsan laugh in’East Coast Derby’, coach Hong Myung-bo who played in Pohang?

Photo = Ulsan Hyundai[인터풋볼] Reporter Oh Jong-heon = Manager Hong Myung-bo, who played for Pohang Steelers (Pohang Season Atoms) as a player, is now leading Ulsan Hyundai to the’East Coast Derby’.

Ulsan Hyundai officially announced on the 28th that “Director Hong Myung-bo will be elected as the 11th coach of the team.” Director Hong Myung-bo is a Korean legend. He competed in 136 A-match matches and played in four consecutive matches from the 1990 World Cup to the 2002 World Cup. In particular, he won the Bronze Ball (3rd best player) at the 2002 World Cup.

After retiring, coach Myung-bo Hong, who started his career as a leader, was the leader of the national team by age and won the first medal (bronze medal) in Korean history at the 2012 London Olympics. Coach Hong Myung-bo, who led the soccer team at the 2014 World Cup, was acting as executive director of the Korea Football Association after directing Hangzhou Lucheng in 2017.

Ulsan Hyundai held a press conference for director Hong Myung-bo’s inauguration on the afternoon of the 7th. This press conference received a questionnaire from reporters in advance due to Corona 19, and was conducted by non-face-to-face online broadcasting.

Director Hong Myung-bo said, “This is the first time to greet Ulsan and K-League fans this year. It is a pity that I could not meet the fans directly due to Corona 19. I am looking forward to returning to the scene and meeting the fans at the stadium after a long time. I will try to help in the future,” he said.

Questions about Pohang and the’East Coast Derby’ were not missed. Director Hong Myung-bo joined Pohang in 1992. Immediately in the first year, he led the team to the K-League championship and was selected as the best player. Over the next five seasons, except for 1993, they were all included in the K-League Best 11.

Recently, Ulsan has been playing badly in Pohang and’East Coast Derby’. In particular, the two teams faced each other in the last game of the 2013 season. At that time, Ulsan was 1st and Pohang 2nd, and the winner of this match could lift the championship cup. In the case of Ulsan, they won just by drawing, but they lost 0-1 with a goal just before the end.

In the 2019 season, Ulsan lost to Pohang and failed to win the league. In the final match at the time, Ulsan defeated Pohang 1-4, and the second place Jeonbuk Hyundai defeated Gangwon FC 1-0. In the end, Ulsan was pushed out of the score and gave the championship cup to Jeonbuk. In the most recent confrontation, Pohang was defeated 0-4.

From the point of view of Ulsan, you will surely want to end Pohang and the tough bad relationship. In this situation, coach Hong Myung-bo, who played an excellent role in Pohang as a player, came to the command tower in Ulsan and met Pohang as an enemy, so interest is inevitable.

Manager Hong Myung-bo said, “When I played in Pohang, I was determined to win the’Ulsan away game.’ Now I have to beat Pohang in the East Coast Derby. I live with respect to Pohang players and fans, but to Ulsan fans. I will concentrate on my mission as a director who presents victory.”

In addition, coach Hong Myung-bo expressed his thoughts on the K-League, “It is an East Coast Derby that has not received much attention from the general public.

Photo = Korea Professional Football Federation

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