Former European national team member Park Joo-ho, who decided to take off his soccer boots, could not hide his laughter at the worry of his eldest daughter, Park Na-eun.메이저놀이터
Park Joo-ho played his last game as an active player in the 17th round Suwon FC-Ulsan Hyundai confrontation of ‘Hana 1 Q K League 1 2023’ held at Suwon Sports Complex on the 6th.
Park Joo-ho, who debuted as a professional player in 2008, announced on the 26th of last month that he had decided to retire from active play. Suwon decided to hold his retirement ceremony on June 6 in line with Park Joo-ho’s uniform number 6.
Park Joo-ho, who made his professional debut in the Japanese J-League, played for FC Basel, Mainz, and Borussia Dortmund from 2011 to 2017, and has been active in Europe for a long time. He wore the Taegeuk mark in the Korean national soccer team and played 40 A matches and scored one goal.
Park Joo-ho, who returned to the Korean K-League in 2018, played for Ulsan until 2020 and played as a Suwon FC player from 2021.
Park Joo-ho, who is playing the 2023 season as a veteran of Suwon, is in the middle of the season, but as he decides to retire from active duty, he decides to leave the ground he has been playing for 16 years.
Many fans came to the stadium that day to support Park Joo-ho’s new start. At the 6th minute of the first half, the fans clapped and shouted for 60 seconds, shining Park Joo-ho’s retirement match.
Although Suwon suffered a 1-3 come-from-behind loss to Ulsan, the last game of his active career was not crowned with victory, but Park Joo-ho, who played as a starter that day, played a game with no regrets as he roamed the field until he was replaced in extra time in the second half.
After the game, Park Joo-ho attended a press conference and sincerely answered questions fans were curious about, including why he decided to retire even though he was still able to play full-time.