It has been 31 years since the Chung dynasty dominated Korean soccer.
In 1993, Chung Mong-joon, president of the Korea Football Association, appeared. He was the 47th president. He served four terms including the 48th, 49th, and 50th presidents. After Cho Joong-yeon, a former Hyundai family member, sat down for a while in the 51st generation, the Chung Dynasty came back in 2013. Chung Mong-gyu was inaugurated. He succeeded in three terms including the 52nd, 53rd, and 54th presidents. Chung Mong-gyu, like Chung Mong-joon, virtually challenged the fourth term in office.
Was the Chung family so good that they could serve consecutive terms? No. They could reign over Korean soccer for so long because there was no check force. That’s right. It’s “dictatorship.” This is why critics say that the Korea Football Association (KFA) has become a private organization of the Chung family.
Of course, there are both public and private sectors. Chung Mong-joon was the chairman of the Korea Football Association (KFA) at the time. Chung served as a pioneer. Chung Mong-joon, who took power for 16 years from 1993 to 2009, delivered remarkable growth in Korean soccer. It is undeniable that he contributed to enhancing Korea’s soccer status by hosting the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, reaching the semi-finals, and even growing soccer diplomacy.
However, the longer he took office, the more noisy he became. A pioneer turned into a dictator. History tells us that dictatorships are bound to be corrupt. So was the Chung Mong-joon system. Chairman Chung Mong-joon wielded absolute power, and the feud between the “mainstream” and “non-mainstream,” “passenger” and “opposition” continued. As a result, his antipathy against Chung’s dictatorship at the end of his term became bigger than his respect as a pioneer. Chairman Chung Mong-joon had to step down as well.
Then came the Chung dynasty’s Chung Mong-gyu system. There was a framework-making era, and Korean soccer was once again in the shadow of dictatorship at a crucial time when new changes had to be promoted and spread around the world. Korean soccer had no choice but to retreat.
When Chung Mong-gyu took office, the first thing he had to do was to organize the colors of the modern era. Chairman Chung Mong-joon’s bright colors should be inherited, and the dark colors should be erased. The first thing that he emphasized after Chung took office was harmony and integration in the soccer community. However, Chung Mong-gyu inherited only the dark colors.
Chairman Chung Mong-gyu also has an engineering department. However, the department is overwhelmingly big. Since Chung Mong-gyu took the helm, Korean soccer has gone downhill. The administrative chaos of the Korea Football Association, morality, and sluggish national team all failed to show proper performance. Also, the Chung dynasty dictatorship was followed.
For now, he has failed to keep the most important promise he made when he took office. Chairman Chung Mong-gyu promised that he would raise the KFA’s budget of around 100 billion won to 200 to 300 billion won within his term in office. He is confident even though he has not kept his promise. He seems to have no intention of keeping his promise.
This was just the beginning. Including the corporate credit card scandal involving employees of the Korea Football Association, controversy over Guus Hiddink’s return to the team, amnesty International’s decision to seek match fixing, appointment of Jurgen Klinsmann, and failure to advance to the Olympic finals in 40 years. How many times has it been that President Chung Mong-gyu made such a mistake by promising change and innovation under his leadership.
His distrust is peaking. Nonetheless, he is expected to seek his fourth consecutive term. Asked about pending issues at the National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, Chung Mong-kyu said, “We must approach the issue carefully. We will open up all possibilities for the development of Korean soccer and give careful thought. History will evaluate the decision on my future.”
The Chung dynasty’s long-term dictatorship was not something that the Chungs could do alone. They dominated Korean soccer. If so, the role of a ‘footballer’ was also needed. A Red Guard was needed to protect the power of the Chungs and to take the lead in implementing their method. They chose Hong Myung over Hong.
As a player, he is one of the best soccer legends in Korea. The Chung dynasty gave him all kinds of privileges. Without paying attention to anyone, he openly presented tremendous gifts that no Korean soccer player had received.
Since he became the coach of the Korean national team in 2005 without a license, he has been consistent in coaching the national team by age group. He failed to advance to the finals at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, but was never replaced. He is the only coach who has led the World Cup team even though he has never coached an adult team. He is the only coach who sought to retain his position despite the expected failure of the 2014 World Cup soccer finals in Brazil.
Hong Myung-bo, who had nowhere to demote the team after moving to China, appointed him as the executive director of the KFA, who had no administrative experience. He was the only coach who managed the World Cup twice.
You should give back what you received. After receiving such special treatment, Hong became a Red Guard member and took the lead in maintaining the power of the Chung dynasty. He is an absolute loyalist who has the biggest contribution to the organization of the Chung family football association. It has been 19 years since he started receiving special treatment in earnest. There is nothing to be afraid of with the Chung dynasty behind him. His sense of privilege is far from the world. 먹튀검증
With absolute power supporting him, he is also immersed in heroism like the Chung dynasty. He is living under the illusion that he has to be himself. He abandoned me for Korean soccer. I will serve Korean soccer. What he does in the best position, enjoying the best benefits, and getting the best salary. This is how he interprets it.
When asked about favoritism of an unqualified coach in 2006, Hong said, “I coached regardless of my will. Back then, I had only been retired for a year, and the national team coach for the World Cup was changed. Coach Pim Verbeek, who was with Gus Hiddink, asked me to join the coaching staff of Koreans, saying, “I need a Korean team. I didn’t intend it, but I had no choice but to. Please be aware of the situation at the time.”
He is so confident. He has no shame. Why do all the good requests from the Chung dynasty only focus on Hong Myung-bo? This is preferential treatment. And it is common sense to refuse if you are not qualified. It is fair. To win the position without qualification is greed.