Kỳ tích hàn quốc ở world cup 2002 trong ký ức hlv park hang

While attending Hanyang University, he didn’t major in sports, reports Bong domain authority 24h. Nonetheless, he excelled as an amateur football player and was scouted into the national football team for the Under-20 squad in 1978.

2. He had a rough time before moving lớn Vietnam

During his coaching career in South Korea, Park Hang-seo had achieved major success.  In the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he was the assistant of Guus Hiddink, manager of South Korea in the 2002 FIFA World Cup tournament. He also helped his football teams achieve great results in the K-League Challenge some years later.

Nonetheless, his career plunged to some low points a few years before he moved khổng lồ Vietnam. In fact, he had to tìm kiếm for job opportunities in mainland China.

He left Gyeongnam FC in 2007 due khổng lồ an internal conflict, & resigned because of his team – Chunnam Dragons’ poor performances in 2010. He tried to connect with representatives in đài loan trung quốc with the hope of pursuing a coaching career there, but didn’t succeed.

Humbled by his multiple failures in the past, Coach Park once told VTV, “Vanity and fame will eventually vanish into smoke some day. That’s why I never contemplate on past glory.”

3. His wife changed his mind about Southeast Asia

Seeing her husband obsessing over his đài loan trung quốc endeavors, Mr Park’s wife, Choi Sang-a, who comes across as a meek and domestic housewife, was determined to change his mind.

She asked him why he didn’t consider an alternative location for his coaching future – for instance, Southeast Asia. However, Mr Park rejected the idea because he was not familiar with the football scene there.

According khổng lồ Mr Park, his wife said, “Your dream is to coach beyond the borders of South Korea. Since you’re already advanced in years now, let’s see this as the final challenge in your career và go.”

She even gave him the contact of a savvy football middle-man named Lee Dong-jun. He was familiar with the Southeast Asian region & could help him land a job there.To make sure that he gave Southeast Asia a shot, she gave him the phone và made him call Mr Lee on the spot. 

4. His job offer exceeded his wildest imagination

After speaking with the only tương tác he had in Southeast Asia’s football arena, Coach Park never heard from Mr Lee again until 1 year later.

This time, Mr Lee called Mr. Park và asked if he was willing to lớn coach the Vietnamese national football team. Needless lớn say, Mr Park was shocked by the offer. He was simply looking for a coaching job in a small-scale club, not a country’s largest football team.

Knowing nothing about Vietnam’s football, Mr. Park was overwhelmed with anxiety in the beginning. His fears intensified after finding out that no foreign football coach who had come to lớn Vietnam had lasted over 8 months. 

While he was still hesitating, Doan Nguyen Duc, Vietnam’s most famous football manager & founder of Hoang Anh Gia Lai – Arsenal JMG Academy, visited him in South Korea a few days later.

With his passion for Vietnam’s football, Doan Nguyen Duc convinced Mr Park lớn sign the coaching agreement in October 2017. 

Nonetheless, the man who later became Vietnam’s most famous football anh hùng set the goal of surviving in the country for just 1 year.

Obviously, he more than met his goal, for his achievements had outlived his expectations. His pre-eminence in teaching, inspiring, và devising strategies has brought Vietnam unprecedented results on the global football pitches.

For this reason, his coaching contract was renewed on 7th November 2019. 

5. He prays on matchdays

Unbeknownst to many, Coach Park is a devout Methodist Christian who joins weekly church services in Hanoi. He is also among the very few coaches of Vietnam football teams who pray in public places, before & during matches.

When he first joined the Vietnamese national football team, the sight of him praying with eyes closed was often mistaken as an act of dozing off. There was a time when local press even dubbed him “Mr Sleeper”.

Upon learning that he is religious, many Vietnam-based Catholic và Christian websites have published devotionals và articles about his inspirational journey.

6. “Coach Terminator”

After losing critical games lớn Park Hang-seo’s football team, coaches including Bert van Marwijk, Sirisak Yodyadthai, & Indra Sjafri were fired in the aftermath.

Speaking of the situation, Park Hang-seo said that he had remarkable respect for Guus Hiddink & saw him as a teacher.

Because of his impressive record of making his rival coaches sacked, he was given the nickname “Coach Terminator” by local football fans.

7. His influence helped Vietnam’s tourism sector prosper

Park Hang-seo started attracting truyền thông attention back home in 2018 when he had become a national phenomenon in Vietnam. Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), the national South Korean television network, even made a documentary about him.

For this reason, a large majority of South Koreans grew interested in visiting Vietnam. 

In 2018, Vietnam recorded a record-high number of 3.4 million visitors from South Korea, making up over a quarter of total international arrivals. In the 1st half of 2019, Vietnam saw 1.11 million visitors from South Korea, up 24.1% compared to the previous year. 

In every match played by the Vietnamese national football team, the South Korean flag is often seen raised alongside Vietnamese flag in honor of Mr Park’s nationality. We often spot the flag flying high at nationwide victory celebrations too.

Park Hang-seo’s influence on the football pitch soon caught the eyes of people in high places, including the President of South Korea himself – on behalf of the highest echelons of the government.

Impressed by Vietnamese people’s love for Coach Park, South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced a 5-year visa (C-3) lớn Vietnamese citizens from Hanoi, Saigon, & Danang making short-term visits to South Korea.

According to lớn the policy, these citizens can apply for multiple entry visas lớn South Korea with a period of up khổng lồ 30 days for 5 years, with an unlimited number of exits. 

This announcement was made on 26th November 2018 & became effective on 3rd December 2018. 

This change in visa rules is a historic one. Vietnam was the first country in Southeast Asia lớn be offered this visa deal.

9. He’s extremely meticulous

Mr Park is known khổng lồ have a sharp eye for detail, on and off the field. However, it was not until a recent incident that his meticulousness caused waves on the Internet.

On 26th May, a clip surfaced on social media showing Mr Park scolding his footballer for wearing his face mask upside down. Every footballer’s face mask was imprinted with the image of the Vietnamese flag, and Mr Park thought that the star was rotated.

However, after pulling the mask off footballer Hoang Duc’s face, Mr Park realized that he was mistaken and made an apologetic gesture.

He went as far as checking everyone’s face to lớn make sure that their masks were worn right và that the star of the Vietnamese flag was where it should be.

His actions have won the hearts of many netizens, who praised him for his appreciation of the country that he was representing.

10. King of memes

If Coach Park uses the Internet và is able lớn read Vietnamese, he would be amazed to lớn find that he’s the inspiration of various memes that have gone viral. 

Coach Park doesn’t only fascinate football fans with his ingenious tactics, but also his facial expressions and reactions – they constantly trend on social truyền thông media in the size of comics and memes.

In this adorable chibi meme of Coach Park, the caption makes a reference to “storming” or “đi bão” – referring khổng lồ local fans’ post-match celebrations as they take to lớn the streets with flags và chant victory slogans.

From photoshopped images of his iconic expressions to lớn anime posters, Park Hang-seo memes come in all shapes & sizes.

Understanding Park Hang-seo

Many rival coaches whose teams have competed with Team Vietnam have claimed that they had researched Park Hang-seo’s tactics thoroughly và understand his Achilles’ heel. & yet, most of them ended up seeing Coach Park’s football team winning, playing better, and going higher.

The games that the Vietnamese national football team have won go lớn show that Park Hang-seo’s leadership triumphs were no fluke, but a result of genuine talents and perseverance.

We wish him all the best in his efforts khổng lồ take our national team higher on the global stage.

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