<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > there is no football game during the epidemic, nostalgia and reminiscence of classics have become the work of many football fans. In addition to the competition, through the photos, we can also recall that period of time after another. Recently, the Korean Football Association launched the "Old Photos in the Time Machine" feature on its official website, and we excerpted some classic moments to show you the memories of Korean football and the stories behind them. Today we broadcast the first part</h1>
The first naturalized goalkeeper in the history of Korean football - Shin Yi-sun
South Korea's first naturalized door god Shin Yi-sun
The man in the photo is the goalkeeper who played for K League Anyang LG at the time, his name is Shin Yisun. Although his original name was Valery Saricev, he was born in the Tajikistan region of the former Soviet Union, but by this time he had naturalized In Korea and became an authentic Korean. Shin Yoe-sun was the first naturalized foreign goalkeeper in the history of Korean football, playing for Ilwa Tenma (now Seongnam FC) in 1992 until his retirement in FC Seoul in 2004, where he played 320 league games and conceded only 357 goals, making him the most admired goalkeeper in the history of Korean K-League football. After retiring from the army, Shin Hasson worked for the Korean national brand and a number of clubs, and is currently the goalkeeper coach of the K3 League's Gimhae City Hall.
South Korean football's breakthrough in the Olympic Games – Sydney's 2 wins and 1 loss
Kim Do-hoon vs. Morocco
Li Dongguo killed Chile
The two old photos you see are all from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and the protagonists should be familiar to everyone, the first one is Kim Do-hoon, yes, the modern manager of Ulsan that we know. The second is Li Tongguo (also called Li Dongguo at the time, later renamed Li Tongguo), who is still active on the field today), and his face was still very green at that time. Why are you taking these two photos, because this is the first breakthrough in the history of Korean football during the Olympic games. Of course, we all know the later story, in 2012 and 2016, the South Korean Olympic team achieved better results than this year, especially in 2016, the South Korean Olympic team was unbeaten in the group stage. However, in the history of the Olympic Games, it was not until 2000 that South Korea was able to win 2 wins and 1 loss in the group stage. At that time, the coach of the South Korean Olympic team was Heo Dingmao, and the players included Choi Dui Wook, Kim Do-hoon, Lee Dong-kook, Lee Jong-so, Park Ji-sung and other star players, and these players later became the meritorious force of Korean football in the 02 World Cup.
Let's go back to this Olympic Games, the South Korean Olympic team was the Spanish Olympic team (later runner-up), the Moroccan Olympic team and the Chilean national Olympic team. In the first match, the South Korean Olympic team lost 0-3 to the Spanish olympic team, and in the case that the later matches had to be won to be able to qualify, the South Korean footballers fought tenaciously and almost created a miracle. In the second game, they defeated the Moroccan Olympic team 1-0 with Lee Tianxiu's goal; in the final match, against the Chilean Olympic team, Lee Dong-kook sealed his throat with a sword, and the South Korean Olympic team defeated Chile 1-0. The 2-1 result was equal to that of the Chilean Olympic team and the Spanish Olympic team, and the three teams accumulated 6 points together, due to the disadvantage of South Korea's goal difference, they regrettably ranked third out. But after the Olympic Games, South Korean football saw the hope of a future confrontation with European and American teams, which played a key role in building up confidence among players.
02 World Cup Asian Final Four preview - Beirut Asian Cup
Park Ji-sung confronts Iran
Li Dongguo celebrated after killing China
How many people do you know in this picture?
Speaking of the Beirut Asian Cup, it is also an important Asian Cup in the history of Asian football. Because the final four of this Asian Cup happened to be the final Asian team of the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, in addition to the final entry for the World Cup as the host of The South Korea and Japan, China and Saudi Arabia finally entered the World Cup as the first place in Group A and Group B respectively, and it was also the most brilliant World Preliminary Tournament of Chinese football. Of course, for Korean football, this is also the beginning of a renaissance. After the Sydney Olympic Games just regretted returning, South Korea's Olympic team coach Heo Dingmao ushered in a new task, that is, to lead the team to the Asian Cup.
Many of the South Korean players who competed in the Asian Cup in Beirut were small characters who participated in the Sydney Olympic Games, such as Lee Dong-kook and Park Ji-sung. South Korea's group stage was tied to China, Kuwait and Indonesia, and after three games in the group stage, South Korea ranked third in the group with four points, and finally met Iran, the top place in Group A, with the best third place. In the quarter-finals, south Korea scored two goals in a row after conceding one goal first, and finally the golden ball killed Iran. Although they lost to the "nemesis" Saudi Arabia in the semi-finals, in the final 3rd and 4th place, the South Korean team fought hard and won the third place in the Asian Cup by killing the powerful opponent China (the Chinese team at that time could be called "strong") that had been drawn 2-2 in the group stage with the only goal of Lee Dong-kook. The three photos are a group photo of South Korea's quarter-finals against Iran, three or four Lee Dong-kook killing the Chinese team and the final award. After this Asian Cup, Korean football ushered in a moment to rewrite history.
A major turning point in Korean football – the arrival of "Amazing Coach" Hiddink
Hiddink's arrival changed the history of Korean football
The person in the photo should be familiar to everyone, yes, he is the "magic coach" Hiddink, the heroic coach who led the South Korean team to the final four of the 2002 World Cup. Hiddink's arrival is hailed as a major turning point in South Korean football, and this photo is the same picture of Hiddink when he signed the contract. So do you know why Hiddink came to Korea to coach? What's the story behind it?
After the Sydney Olympic group failed to qualify and the Asian Cup failed to win, the Korean Football Association gave up the idea of letting the local marshal lead the team to the local World Cup. Then the search for a foreign coach has become a top priority, the Korean Football Association plans to have four foreign coach candidates, the original plan of the Korean Football Association was to hire the gold medal coach Yakai who won the World Cup in 1998 to coach, but Yakai himself believes that South Korea will not have too much achievements, politely declined. (Recalling this period of history afterwards, Jacquet expressed remorse.) In addition to Jacquet, the most popular Korean is gus hiddink, the coach of the Dutch team in the final four in 1998. On the one hand, Hiddink's age is 54 years old, which meets the criteria of seniority and rich resume of the Korean Football Association; on the other hand, Hiddink led the team to a 5-0 victory over South Korea in the group stage in 1998, which made Korean football see the gap with the world at that time, and also let The then president of the Korean Football Association, Jeong Mong-joon, remember the name of the opponent as the coach. After Yakai declined, Gus Hiddink, who was depressed in the Netherlands, finally accepted Jung's invitation and became the manager of the South Korean national team. It turns out that Hiddink changed the style of Korean football, and his arrival also became a turning point for Korean football to enter an advanced football country. And the rest of the story, we will also use photos to illustrate.
The advent of the era of security and recuperation - "kindergarten director" Zhao Guanglai showed his skills
Lee Wing-woo and the team reached the finals as the first place in the regular season
Choi Yong-so in the finals against Bucheon SK in the away match
Zhao Guanglai led a group of children to complete the mission
In the above three photos, it is estimated that many people will see a familiar face. That's right, Lee Young-woo in the first, Choi Long-so in the second, and countless familiar faces in the third photo. This is the "Anyang Era" created by Zhao Guanglai in 2000! However, if you are familiar with Korean football friends will know that the anyang of that year is not the FC anyang of K2 today, but the FC Seoul of today. Yes, their name was Anyang LG!
In 1999, former South Korean international Cho Kwang-lai took over the Ahn Yang LG and began to transform the down-and-out giants. Zhao Guanglai improved the team's squad strength by selecting young players such as Lee Young-wook, Choi Dui-wook and Kim Dong-jin who participated in the Olympic Games into the first team. This year, Anyang LG won 19 wins and 8 losses in 27 rounds of matches through gorgeous offense, and finally won the regular season championship. In the championship finals later, FC Anyang made Buchuan SK (now Jeju United) lose with an unbeaten record of 4-1 away and 1-1 at home, and Cho Kwong-lai led the team to finally add a championship championship to the team after 10 years. This year, the young people under Zhao Guanglai's command performed eye-catchingly, and zhao Guanglai's reputation for making good use of young players became famous, hence the name "kindergarten director".
6 years of waiting – Jeonbuk's first throne
Jeonbuk's first champion
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, which is now a big player in Korean football and Asian football, wouldn't have thought in the early days that their first title had waited 6 years! Since its founding in 1994, Hyundai Motor's Jeonbuk Hyundai Motor has not been involved in any Korean championships, including cup winners. At the fifth FA Cup in 2000, they finally had such an opportunity. In the finals on Jeju Island, they faced South Korea's then-number one giants, Ilma (now Seongnam FC), defeating their opponents 2-0 and finally achieving a breakthrough of "zero" for the club championship. After this title, their next title waited for another 3 years, or the FA Cup. This old photo is a family portrait of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motor's first champion in the history of the FA Cup.
(To be continued)