“When I retire, who will call my name?” Son Heung-min’s father opposes the street

Son Woong-jeong (right), coach of Son Soccer Academy, who visited the Gangwon-do Office of Education in Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do on the 12th, meets with Superintendent Shin Kyung-ho, superintendent of education, and exchanges opinions on the parallel study and exercise of student players and then poses for a commemorative photo. [사진 출처 = 연합뉴스]

Son Woong-jeong, the father of Son Heung-min’s father, the first Asian to score in the English Premier League (EPL) 2021-2022 season, expressed his objection to the creation of “Son Heung-min Street” in Gangwon-do.

Director Sohn Woong-jeong, who visited the Gangwon-do Office of Education on the 12th, said, “There has been talk regarding that for a few years, but I don’t think it’s not.”

He said, “I am very careful that Heung-min will lead a normal life when he retires.

In response, Superintendent Shin said, “The large mural of Son Heung-min painted in Chuncheon is famous enough to be visited by outsiders.

Born in Gangwon-do, Son Heung-min joined the German professional football Hamburg SV youth team at Dongbuk High School in Seoul in 2008 when he was in high school and started living abroad.

Coach Son established the Son Soccer Academy in Chuncheon to foster youth players. In particular, Director Sohn shared the difficulties faced by the students regarding balancing sports and academics.

He said, “There are many children who are going to go abroad, so studying foreign languages ​​is essential.

He continued, “I thought regarding switching to an alternative school, but the conditions were too strict and it was difficult to meet them, so I gave up halfway.”

Superintendent Shin said, “Lifestyle physical education and elite physical education must go together.” “We shared the problem of student athletes competing only on weekends due to the number of school days.

Tottenham Hotspur Son Heung-min shows a bright expression during the K-League-Tottenham pre-press conference held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the followingnoon of the 12th. [사진 출처 = 연합뉴스]

On the other hand, director Son always gives a cold evaluation of his son. In an interview with a broadcasting company four years ago, coach Son said, “Heung-Min Son is not world-class,” and once more said, “Heung-Min Son is still not world-class” at the Son Heung-Min International Youth Friendly Football Tournament held in Chuncheon last month.

Son Heung-min also responded, “I agree” with his father’s evaluation. Son Heung-min said, “I have nothing to add to my father’s opinion because I don’t think I am world-class either. “I agree with my father’s words and (still) is working hard to become a world-class.”

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