Hwaseong FC to launch, Cha Du-ri, a 'novice director' to start..."You never know, right? I'm sure you'll be a director"

Hwaseong FC to launch, Cha Du-ri, a 'novice director' to start..."You never know, right? I'm sure you'll be a director"

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Hwaseong FC, which is newly launched, is now Cha Du-ri, who is starting as a professional coach.

At Hana Bank's K League 2 opening media day held at Nuri Dream Square in western Seoul on Monday, Cha Du-ri said he would display "funny soccer" with the goal of launching a new team. He also expressed his ambition to surpass his father, Cha Bum-kun, as a leader.

Cha Du-ri is one of the leading players in the semi-finals of the 2002 World Cup Korea-Japan. After a long overseas career, he moved to FC Seoul in 2013 and announced his retirement from active duty in 2015. Afterwards, Cha served as an analyst and coach for the national soccer team and then took the post as coach of FC Seoul Youth Osan High School, gaining experience. After resigning as coach of Osan High School, he served as head of FC Seoul Youth Reinforcement Office, before returning to the national team in 2023 to gain experience as a technical advisor and coach.

Then, he challenged himself to become a professional coach last year. With the launch of his pro team, he will become the first coach of Hwaseong, which will participate in the K League 2 starting this season. Cha Du-ri said, "As the team is newly launched, I want to show soccer that can bring joy to Hwaseong citizens rather than performance."

"A professional coach is a special and responsible position. I feel excited and nervous. I wonder if the soccer that I have been thinking of will be able to play in the professional leagues and show good performance," Cha said. "I haven't set a goal to achieve good performance internally. I will not set a goal. Every game is a big gift to us and an opportunity to the players. If the goal is to make Hwaseong citizens think, 'It's fun' and 'I will have to go watch it again' after watching Hwaseong FC's soccer."

Cha Du-ri has always been shadowed by his father since his playing days. As a leader, he could not avoid comparing Cha to his father, but he expressed his ambition to go head-to-head. "I will be compared (with my father) while I am engaged in soccer," Cha said. "My father's name is so big. It will be a burden to me. Nevertheless, both the player and the coach chose the job," Cha said. "As a coach, my father led Suwon Samsung to victory and also participated in World Cup games for the national team. I am in a position to challenge myself again. I was not as good a player as my father when I was a player, but as a coach, do you think I will surpass my father?"

When asked by reporters whether he received advice from his father, Cha Bum-kun, he replied, "I was busy forming a team. I even went to the training camp while preparing. I couldn't have long conversations with my father due to my busy schedule."

Cha Du-ri said he would play this season with the players' "desperation." "No one would be satisfied while preparing for this season," Cha said. "I'm sorry about many things. I'm looking for it because I don't even have a training site right now. Nevertheless, I will do my best under the circumstances and conditions I have. I am preparing with the players desperately. We have a variety of players in our team, including those who couldn't go to the professional league, and those who have now become professional again. As I have a really good opportunity, I will play every game desperately."

카지노사이트 This season's K League 2 will feature resourcefulness matches among members of the 2002 World Cup. In addition to Cha Du-ri, there are Lee Eul-yong, who will start anew with Gyeongnam FC, and Yoon Jeong-hwan, manager of Incheon United, who will challenge to advance to Gangwon FC this season after leading the team to a sensation last season. "It's fun. It's fun. It's fun. They shared unforgettable memories together. It's interesting to see each other again and do our best to win," Cha said.

"When I was a soccer player, I think I touched a lot of people through the 2002 World Cup. Now, as a coach and a leader, I hope that the 2002 generation will please fans with fun soccer. I want to take the lead and show responsibility," he added.