Park Ji-sung (40), a Korean soccer legend, will join the K-League as a member of Jeonbuk Hyundai in professional soccer. According to the football world on the 18th, Park Ji-sung will continue his career as an administrator in Jeonbuk since the beginning of this year. A Jeonbuk official said, “The agreement was almost reached between the club and Park Ji-sung over the plan to do it together,” and “we will make an official announcement soon.”
Exactly what role Park Ji-sung will play in Jeonbuk has not been confirmed. It is known that there is a high possibility that he will be in charge of advice throughout the operation of the club as a’part-time’, not limited to the technical part of soccer. The advice of Park Ji-sung, who has been active on the European stage for 10 years and has experienced advanced club management systems, is expected to be of strength to Jeonbuk.
Park Ji-sung, who debuted as a professional wearing a purple shopping center uniform in Kyoto, Japan, played an active part in the semifinal myth at the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, and then went to the European stage and retired in 2014 after working for 11 years in Eindhoven in the Netherlands and Manchester United in England. did. Myongji University is the last time he played for the Korean team except for the national team.
After Park Ji-sung retired from active duty, he studied football administration in England and prepared for his second life. From September 2016 to July 2017, he attended the International Football Federation (FIFA) Master Course at De Montfort University in Leicester, UK. In November 2017, he took his first step as an administrator by serving as the head of youth strategy headquarters, the general executive of youth soccer at the Korea Football Association (KFA).
/yunhap news
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