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| Football team ace Son Heung-min (left) is on the runway with former coach Cha Bum-geun at the 2018 Russia World Cup launch ceremony held in Seoul Square on the 21st. 2018.5.21/News1 © News1 Reporter Oh Dae-il |
The British media picked Cha Bum-geun as the best soccer player from Asia. Only five Korean players were named in the top 10, with Sohn Heung-min, a striker of the English Premier League Tottenham Hotspur, taking third place.
British media ’90min’ ranked the best Asian soccer players of all time on the 4th (Korean time). The main picture was Son Heung-min, who is playing a hot role on the English stage recently.
Ulsan Hyundai coach Hong Myung-bo, who played the leading role in the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup quarterfinals, was ranked 8th in Asia’s best player.
The media said, “Hong Myung-bo was an icon of Korean football,” and said, “He played an active part as the best defender in 136 A-match matches. He achieved great achievements such as winning the bronze ball in the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup.”
The 7th place was chosen by Kim Joo-sung, Secretary General of the East Asian Football Federation.
’90min’ said, “Kim Joo-sung got the nickname of’wild horse’ with his long hair. He spent most of his career as a winger of Daewoo Royals (now Busan), and since 1989, he became the Asian Football Federation Player of the Year. I was awarded,” he introduced.
‘Two Hearts’ Park Ji-sung, a Jeonbuk Hyundai advisor, ranked fourth. The media said, “Park Ji-sung was chosen by former Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson and became the first Asian player to win the European Football Federation Champions League in 2008.”
He added, “Park Ji-sung won four EPL trophies and led the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup to advance to the semifinals.”
Son Heung-min, who is currently considered the best player in Korea, was in third place. ’90min’ emphasized, “Park Ji-sung made a big success after going to Tottenham in 2015.” “Last year, he was ranked 22nd among the ‘100 Best Soccer Players’ selected by the British Guardian. He also received the Puskas Award.”
Paulino Alcantara (Philippines), who played for FC Barcelona, was selected as second place, and former coach Cha Bum-geun of’Legendary’ was chosen as the first place of honor.
’90min’ introduced, “Cha Bum-geun scored 58 goals, the most among Korean national team players, in 136 A-matches.”
“(Cha Bum-geun) was the best player of the 1980s. He scored 98 goals in Bundesliga in Frankfurt and Leverkusen, and both won the UEFA Cup in both teams. His 13-year career is the best of all Asian players.” Raised his thumb.
Meanwhile, Keisuke Honda, from Japan, was in 5th place, while Hidetoshi Nakata was in 6th place. Nakamura Sunsuke (Japan) was in 9th place, and Shinji Kagawa (Japan) was in 10th place.