Kangwon FC of K League 1 welcomed the emergence of a “out of the blue” star this season.
As if rising from the ground, Yang Min-hyuk, born in 2006, suddenly appeared and established himself as the main player of Gangwon’s gust.
Yang Min-hyuk, who is still a high school student, participated in a training camp in Turkiye before the opening of this season and showed his skills to the coaches.
Coach Yoon Jung-hwan, who saw him score past Russian Premier League defenders in a practice match against Dynamo Moscow, had no choice but to use Yang Min-hyuk.
Yang Min-hyuk, who started as a left-side striker from the home game against Jeju United in the first round, started his debut season by setting the record for the youngest business trip ever in the club’s history.
Yang Min-hyuk played in all 38 games played by Gangwon this season, scoring 12 goals and six assists.
He received the “K League Young Player of the Month Award” five times, and this season’s Young Player Award went to Yang Min-hyuk without disagreement.
Gangwon’s performance has also risen vertically thanks to the player who joined the semi-professional contract as a MVP this season.
Unlike last season (6 wins, 16 draws, 16 losses, 34 points), which fell to the relegation zone from the beginning and played every game with anxiety, this season went up to the opposite point of the ranking table and competed with Ulsan HD for the championship.
Gangwon, which finished second with 19 wins, 7 draws and 12 losses, completely shook off the pain of last season when it struggled in the relegation zone by breaking the highest ranking in the club’s history.
Yang Min-hyuk and Kangwon’s companion ended in a way that helped each other.
Yang Min-hyuk gave Kangwon, who provided an opportunity to grow into a star, billions of won in transfer fees.
Yang Min-hyuk will move to the English Premier League (EPL) in the middle of this month after being selected by Tottenham, where South Korean soccer star Son Heung-min plays.
The Gangwon club did not reveal the specific terms of the contract, but confirmed that the highest transfer fee was set among Korean players who went directly to the European stage in Korea.
Of course, Yang Min-hyuk is not the only one who has contributed to Gangwon’s establishment as a sensation team, exceeding expectations before the opening.
Coach Yoon Jung-hwan also received the K League 1 Coach Award in recognition of his leadership that gave Gangwon the runner-up.
Yoon is the fourth head coach of a non-winning team to receive the top-level professional football league coach award, following O Ji-ryong (second-win, then Incheon), Park Kyung-hoon (second-win, then Jeju) in 2010, and Kim Ki-dong (third, then Pohang) in 2020.
Yoon, who was mostly active on the Japanese stage as a leader, won the J-League’s coaching award by leading the team to third place in the J-League and the Cup championship with Cerezo Osaka, a promoted team, in 2017. He also won the K-League’s coaching award for the first time in seven years.
Coach Yoon not only used “high school student” Yang Min-hyuk as the core of the attack, but also raised Lee Sang-hun’s skills, who was considered an ordinary player, to the level of the league’s top striker. 카지노사이트
Lee Sang-heon also made an amazing performance of building 19 offensive points (13 goals and 6 assists), which resulted in the use of MVP-level players who are difficult to bring even with high salaries at a very low price.
The foundation for the runner-up even with the tight finances of the city and provincial clubs was Yoon’s leadership and the production of surprise stars based on it.
In addition, coach Yoon and the coaching staff used midfielders Hwang Moon-ki and Lee Ki-hyuk as fullbacks and center backs, respectively, which stabilized the rear build-up work.