Fans also had doubts when it was announced that a novice coach would be appointed as the head coach of a team that is seeking promotion to the K League 1 (minor league) for more than 10 years. He has experience as a coach but no experience as a professional coach.
However, the novice coach, who wanted to ease the fans’ worries as soon as possible, gave Anyang the best gift in history by blooming his buds, which he had been shrinking as a leader.
Sports Korea met with manager Yoo Byung-hoon, who led Anyang to its first K League 1 promotion at Anyang Stadium in Gyeonggi Province.
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▶”I want to give back time to my sick wife”…The tears of ‘master’ Yoo Byung-hoon who shed after promotion
Anyang had a 0-0 draw with Bucheon FC in the 38th round of Hana Bank’s K League 2 (minor league) 2024 at Bucheon Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on Sunday. With the draw, Anyang scored 62 points and clinched the K League 2 title by beating Seoul E-Land (61 points even if the team won the remaining two matches at the time), which was its last competitor with the final match of the league. According to the automatic promotion qualification given to the K League 2 winners, the team achieved promotion to the K League 1 for the first time in 11 seasons since its foundation in 2013. Coach Yoo Byung-hoon, who had been with Anyang for a long time but was the first professional coach to do this year, accomplished the most important thing in the club’s history in his debut season.
On the day of his victory, 안전놀이터 however, Yoo shed tears of regret. He said at the victory press conference, “My wife was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. I am sorry that I have transferred my stress to my wife. I need to go to a major hospital and get an accurate biopsy, but I hope it won’t be a big deal. I heard that it will be okay if I get surgery. I want to return time to people who had a hard time,” he said, ending the press conference with tears in his eyes.
Later, in an interview with Sports Korea held at Anyang Sports Complex, I was able to hear more detailed reasons for the tears at the time from coach Yoo.
“I was going to the stadium on my day off during the season to prepare for the game, but my wife asked me to go to the hospital with her. I was tired and I didn’t want to take my mind off the game, so I told her bluntly to go alone. But a few hours later, my wife called me crying and I was surprised. She said it was thyroid cancer. I felt so sorry that she made me listen to that heavy story alone because I was a little tired. I regret it and ended up shedding tears again on the day of the championship. I am currently waiting for the results of the test, but I am glad that there is a high probability of her getting better after the surgery.”
Coach Yoo couldn’t sleep until the day of his victory due to regret and regret. Before the interview, he said, “I went to the hospital holding my beloved wife’s hand.”