He has made ambitious pledges, but nothing has been materialized yet. What vision will former Hana Citizen Chairman Huh Jung-moo show more strongly in the future.
Heo declared his candidacy for the 55th presidential election of the Korea Football Association at the Olympic Parktel in Bangi-dong, Seoul on Saturday. “There is a problem with the decision-making structure of the Korea Football Association under the current chairman Chung Mong-gyu,” he vowed to change the organization into a communicative organization.
“The KFA’s dogmatic and self-righteous management system has resulted in a devastating collapse. Everyone wants the KFA to come out of the country, but no one has come forward. I have decided not to remain as a bystander anymore. It is time to stop the slump. I have decided to become a small grain of wheat to revive our soccer team,” he said.
He also made five commitments. ▲ (companied) OPEN KFA, With All ▲ (fair) Operation of transparent and fair associations ▲ (balanced) Ensuring creativity and autonomy of regional associations ▲ (transparent) Establishment of a systematic leadership and appointment system ▲ (cultivation) Development of young soccer dreamers and improvement of women’s soccer competitiveness were the main goals.
One of the most urgent issues is that the soccer community seemed to be divided as the viewpoints varied greatly depending on generations and tendencies on specific issues. In addition, no one is able to say anything about Chung’s self-righteous attitude.
We have to solve these problems first. Assuming that he is elected, Chairman Huh said, “All footballers should be together. Of course, opinions can be divided. However, for soccer, we have to unite as one. It may take a long time, but I will put everything down and run around on my feet. Meetings, seminars, etc. will be needed. When looking at other sports, I envied them to unite as one for their own sports even though they fought against each other. We should, too. We will put down the authoritative thing and move on. I will present my opinion and listen to more than insist,” promising a low attitude of listening to the public sentiment on the floor.
This is Heo who expressed his intention to run on the recommendation of others. “I don’t care about the outcome. I will accept it as my fate no matter what the outcome of the election or the unsuccessful election,” Heo said. “I haven’t even set up an election camp yet because I was in a hurry. After the press conference, I will be able to tell you detailed election strategies. However, as a soccer player, I would like to make one final commitment to the national soccer team. This is what I have to do. If I do my best, I have no regrets. If I take the position as an intermediary, I will make sure to do so. My current position is a stepping stone. The younger generation, who will succeed me, are really smart and have more extensive experience abroad, and have learned many advanced areas. I will lay the foundation for them to continue working for the development of Korean soccer after this,” he said, expressing his willingness to share greater responsibilities with younger generations of magazines.
Former chairman Huh, who had the most thoughts about Cheonan’s Korea Football Center, which Chairman Chung put forward as the Korea Football Association’s outward expansion project. He said, “We should use the former Paju National Football Team Training Center (Paju NFC),” adding, “We have enough room to save it.” After the national team left, Paju NFC was auctioned off several times. It was established with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in the past while preparing for the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan. Not many places have a better location than Paju. Currently, the Cheonan Football Center is being built, but I think it can be operated in two ways. There is no team that can use it right now. I think there is still room for consultation with Paju City. If possible, the view is that Paju should also remain as a soccer center,” and pointed out that it is necessary to use Paju NFC, which was donated to Paju City, in any way.
It is a soccer association that has considerable debt, such as taking out large bank loans. If elected, there is a possibility that he will bend his back to repay this debt. “(The Cheonan Center) is a necessary place for Korean soccer. It is a very proud project, but I think it was too hasty. It is not directly related, but accurate judgment and analysis are needed. It is necessary to closely grasp who participated and in what form and take appropriate measures. As the construction of the Cheonan soccer center has been urgently pushed forward, the Korea Football Association has a lot of debt. It is impossible to say what I will do right now without any measures. If the important policy is entrusted, I will become a businessman and solve it,” he said, expressing his intention to solve it by selling his products.
Heo is the former chairman of the board who made it to the round of 16 at the 2010 South Africa World Cup through Paju NFC. At that time, Park Ji-sung and Lee Young-pyo were at the center, and Lee Dong-guk was also there. They had short administrative experience, including vice-chairman under Chairman Chung, but they had to participate. He said, “It’s not an idea, it must be participated. They shouldn’t leave after a while. They didn’t have an atmosphere where they could work properly and a leading atmosphere, so they didn’t stay at the association for long. They are soccer players with plenty of overseas experience. We need such figures. Currently, two people, Lee Young-pyo and Park Ji-sung, are busier. They will not act as best men. In fact, we have to create an atmosphere where we can work with responsibility.” 메이저놀이터
The presidential election will take place on Jan. 8 next year. When an election team for the Korea Football Association is set up, about 150 to 200 delegates will vote to decide. The president should persuade the president of the association, the federation, the players, the leaders of the judges and representatives. Will Heo, who knows well about the field, be able to laugh in the competition with Chung or a third party candidate who is still considering running.