Advocaat announced 23 players for World Cup.
Korea’s national football team head coach Dick Advocaat who has just returned from europe on thursday announced the names of the 23 players he has selected to represent Korea Republic in 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
The roster varied little from what had been largely expected. Most of the 2002 World Cup team members were picked up again, taking 10 spots on the list including goalkeeper and captain Lee Woon-Jae(Suwon Samsung). As expected, premier leaguer Park Ji-Sung(Manchester Utd) and Lee Young-Pyo(Tottenham Hotspur) were named and Lee Eul-young (Trabzonspor) was also on the list.
Striker Seol Ki-hyeon (Wolverhampton Wanderers) and Ahn Jung-hwan (Duisburg) included. J-leaguer Cho Jae-jin (Shimizu S-Pulse) who scored 8 goals this season was also picked and emerged as a substitute for injured striker Lee Dong-Gook. The other J-leaguer Kim Jin-Kyu(Jubilo was also spoken.
Song Chong-gug, a 2002 World Cup member, who has struggled in private slump and injury was given another chance to boost his career as Advocaat selected him as a right-defender.
Germany-born striker Cha Du-Ri(Endtracht Frankfurt) failed to be Advocaat's squad.
“Some people can have a different list, it’s no problem. But we know what we’re doing very well.” Advocaat said.
The korean squad will go to the Paju National Football Center on 14th May, a day earlier than planed. Korea team is planed to have match against Senegal on 23th and Bosnia-Herzegovina on 26th in Seoul. After those friendly matches, Advocaat's squad will fly to Scotland and have 2 more friendly matches against Norway and Ghana in June.
Followings are the list.
GK
Lee Won-jae (Suwon Samsung)
Kim Young-kwang (Chunnam Dragons)
Kim Yong-dae (Seongnam Ilhwa)
DF
Lee Young-pyo (Tottenham Hotspurs)
Kim Sang-shik (Seongnam Ilhwa)
Cho Won-hee (Suwon Samsung)
Kim Young-chul (Seongnam Ilhwa)
Choi Jin-cheul (Chonbuk Hyundai)
Kim Dong-jin (FC Seoul)
Song Chong-gug (Suwon Samsung)
Kim Jin-kyu (Jubilo Iwata)
MF
Park Ji-sung (Manchester Utd)
Kim Nam-il (Suwon Samsung)
Lee Ho (Ulsan Hyundai)
Baek Ji-hoon (FC Seoul)
Lee Eul-young (Trabzonspor)
Kim Do-heon (Seongnam Ilhwa)
FW
Cho Jae-jin (Shimizu S-Pulse)
Lee Chun-soo (Ulsan Hyundai)
Park Chu-young (FC Seoul)
Seol Ki-hyeon (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Ahn Jung-hwan (Duisburg)
Chung Kyung-ho (Gwangju Sangmu)
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