“I asked (Lee) Seung-woo to save my brother. Haha.” These are the words of Ji Dong-won (33), a veteran striker from the national team who is making a new start wearing the uniform of Suwon FC, a professional soccer team. Suwon FC announced the recruitment of Ji Dong-won on the 26th.Ji Dong-won has already joined Suwon FC’s first winter training camp in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk on the 24th. Ji Dong-won, who met with Yonhap News on the 25th after completing his second training with his new teammates at Suwon FC, said goodbye to the past days when he was unable to perform properly due to injuries and pledged to spread the wings of revival in the K-League in the 2024 season .Suwon FC has Lee Seung-woo (26), who wore the Taegeuk symbol with Paulo Bento (Portugal) when he was the former Korean national soccer team coach Regarding Lee Seung-woo, who welcomed him as a new member of the team, Ji Dong-won expressed his expectations, saying, “He is a good player, so I want to play well and record a lot of points and assists.”
Ji Dong-won, who laughed and said that he ‘asked’ Lee Seung-woo to “help my brother,” was asked if he could look forward to working with Lee Seung-woo throughout this season, and said, “I think so,” and predicted the ‘birth of a duo.’ Ji Dong-won played for Sunderland in England, Augsburg in Germany, Mainz, Darmstadt, and Brunswick, and returned to the K-League wearing an FC Seoul uniform in the second half of 2021.However, he suffered from major and minor injuries such as thigh muscles and knee cartilage, and was only able to record 2 goals and 2 assists in 25 games in K League 1 in Seoul until the end of the 2023 season .Ji Dong-won said, “I am in good condition. I prepared my body well during the vacation,” and pledged, “I will show a better side as the club has given me the opportunity to challenge myself once again. “Suwon FC finished 11th in K-League 1 last year and dramatically survived the brink of relegation .Ji Dong-won said, “We obviously did not achieve good results last season. This year, we need to compete at a higher level with better performance,” and added, “I will create good synergy with the outstanding players in the offensive line.”
It was my first time meeting with coach Kim Eun-joong, who became the new head coach of Suwon FC in the 2024 season. Coach Kim said of Ji Dong-won, “He is a role model for other players,” and added, “I think he will be very motivated as he did not play much last year due to injury. If he is not injured, he will show his good performance as before.” did.Ji Dong-won also said, “The coach told me to show myself as a role model both on and off the field,” and said he would pass on his experience to his juniors. Regarding director Kim Eun-joong, he said his first impression was, “He seems like a calm and rational person,” and “He doesn’t seem to be excited or swayed by emotions.” Ji Dong-won said, “The coach is considerate from the beginning, telling me not to overdo it. Before and after training, he always emphasizes that the priority is not to 카지노사이트킹 get hurt.” He added, “I can adjust appropriately depending on each individual’s condition.”