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| Um Won-sang, Heo Yul, and Lee Hee-kyun (from left) of Ulsan who are leaving for off-season training. Photo courtesy = Ulsan HD |
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| Um Won-sang (left) and Lee Hee-kyun. Photo courtesy = Ulsan HD |
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Ulsan HD, the defending champion who opened the new year with a 'storm' has started winter training in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Coach Kim Pan-gon and his coaching staff, including Park Joo-young, who signed a formal coaching contract, left the country first on the 2nd, while 35 domestic players left on the 6th.
Ulsan has improved its constitution in 2025. Kang Sang-woo, Yoon Jong-gyu, Heo Yul, Lee Hee-kyun, Lee Jin-hyun, Park Min-seo, and Yoon Jae-seok were recruited. He has renewed his contract with veteran Lee Chung-yong. On the other hand, Joo Min-gyu's deathbed broke up with Kim Ji-hyun and Jo Su-hyuk. Ulsan's season begins next month. Game 7 of the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE) League Stage is waiting for the 2024-2025 season against Buriram United (Thailand) on February 12. The K-League 1 will soon open as well.
I can't afford to look away. Ulsan's team will sweat heavily for about 20 days until the 26th. Although it is a short winter training period, we have to prepare for more games than any other season. Ulsan played a total of 55 games, including the ACL and the Korea Cup, starting with the K League 1 last year. This year, he will also participate in the FIFA Club World Cup in June on behalf of Asia. It is expected to have an all-time season according to the schedule.
Dubai, a warm climate, is considered the best training site for teams around the world because of its infrastructure for training and relaxation. Ulsan chose a place with accommodation and training facilities combined in one place where leading overseas teams went to the training site as a training base camp. Practice matches against overseas teams under training in Dubai are also scheduled.
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(Ulsan=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Yong-tae = Ulsan coach Kim Pan-gon instructs the players in the Asian Football Confederation Champions League (ACL) Elite (ACLE) Ulsan HD match against Shanghai Haigang, China, at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan on the 26th. 2024.11.26 |
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| Cho Hyun-woo congratulated by head coach Kim Pan-gon. (Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Ryu Young-seok = Ulsan HD Cho Hyun-woo, who won the K-League 1 Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) at the K-League 2024 Awards held at the Swiss Grand Hotel in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 29th, is congratulated by head coach Kim Pan-gon. 2024.11.29 |
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Ulsan won three consecutive K-League 1 games last year, opening the door to the dynasty. Ulsan coach Kim Pan-gon said, `This winter training session will be an important time to determine the direction of the 2025 season, as we have to have a longer and tougher season both quantitatively and qualitatively. It will be a compact 20 days. The players and coaches will work together to prepare well for the next season."
Cho Hyun-woo, the gatekeeper who won the highest honor after being selected as MVP last year 'Star of the Stars', said in an interview ahead of his departure on the 6th, "I forgot everything that passed." He has won the K-League for three consecutive times, and he will run with just that so that he can win again this year. There will be more games, but I'll try my best to play a really good game for the fans who love Ulsan this year" he said. About the Club World Cup "I've experienced the Club World Cup once in Ulsan, and it's not an easy competition. However, this year is different and I will set my goal a little higher and make sure that I can go high. We will prepare well to show that we are a really strong team in Korea."
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| Um Won-sang, Heo Yul, and Lee Hee-kyun (from left) of Ulsan who are leaving for off-season training. Photo courtesy = Ulsan HD |
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Winger Um Won-sang, who returned from injury, said "The team was very good last year, but they couldn't be together. As far as I know, the team struggled a lot when I wasn't there, so I want to help the team without any injuries." Ulsan recruited Lee Hee-kyun and Heo Yul to build an attack trio from Kumho High School with Um Won-sang. Um Won-sang did not ask first if it would be a burden. I waited, but Hee-kyun (my colleague) told me first. I'm not that close to Yul. After laughing that "Yul is very uncomfortable with Hee-kyun and me", "I still feel very uncomfortable because it's a high school that's clear up and down." I think it's important to help Yul as much as possible, and Hee-kyun is such a good friend that I don't think there will be a problem if he helps me adjust well.' Also "Yul seems to be scared first. But if you look at the size, you'll know I have to be scared," he said with a smile. Heo Yul, who was born in 2001, is 1m93 and Um Won-sang, who was born in 1999, is 1m73.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
