Ju Min-gyu, Who is also the Oldest Person to Receive the First Taegeuk Mark says, “I will Play well Against Jeonbuk Tomorrow”

At 33 years and 333 days old, he made his first national team debut... Participating in the World Cup qualifier against Thailand.

The best domestic striker, Bento and Klinsmann, who twice became the top scorer in K League 1, was ignored by Bento and Klinsmann.

Hwang Sun-hong was called as interim manager.

“I will play well tomorrow, regardless of today’s news.”

Even on the day when his long-awaited dream of winning the Taegeuk mark was achieved, striker Joo Min-gyu of professional soccer team Ulsan HD was focused on the next day’s game. 카지노

Joo Min-gyu was proudly named on the list of 23 Taegeuk Warriors scheduled to play in the March A-match announced on the 11th by Hwang Seon-hong, interim coach of the Korean national soccer team.

He received the honor of being selected to the national team for the first time in his life at the age of 33 years and 333 days.

His Ulsan teammate Lee Myung-jae and Gwangju FC's Jeong Ho-yeon were also selected for the national team for the first time, but attention cannot help but be focused on Joo Min-gyu.

Joo Min-gyu is currently recognized as the best striker in the K League.

He scored 22 goals for Jeju United in the 2021 season and became the top scorer in K League 1 for the first time.

In the 2022 season, he tied with Cho Gyu-seong (Mitwillan, then Jeonbuk Hyundai) with 17 goals, but had to be satisfied with second place due to the amount of playing time.

He regained the throne in the 2023 season.

He finished the scoring race as the sole leader with 17 goals and once again won the title as the K-League's top goalscorer.

Thanks to Joo Min-gyu's performance, Ulsan succeeded in winning two consecutive K-League 1 games in the 2022 and 2023 seasons.

Everyone recognized him.

However, he was not recognized by the national team head coach.

Following coach Paulo Bento, coach Jurgen Klinsmann also never selected Ju Min-gyu.

It must have been very unfair every time he found out that his name was not on the national team list ahead of the A match, but Joo Min-gyu did not waver and did his duty for his team.

This year, Joo Min-gyu’s toes were hot from the start.

In the first and second legs of the 2023-2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) round of 16 against Banfore Kofu (Japan) last February, he scored a total of three goals, leading Ulsan to the quarterfinals.

Ju Min-gyu, who made an 'upgrade' during winter training by reducing body fat while increasing speed and activity, proved his worth in every game by implementing Ulsan coach Hong Myung-bo's tactics well on the ground.

Manager Hwang, who was a national treasure striker during his active career, did not turn a blind eye to Joo Min-gyu, who had been hitting the net without hesitation despite repeated frustrating situations for several years.

Coach Hwang explained the reason for selecting Joo Min-gyu, saying, "There are many elements in soccer, but scoring ability is another area.

There is no player who has scored more than 50 goals in the league over the past three years.

There is no need for further explanation."

Coincidentally, on the morning of the day Coach Hwang announced the national team list, a press conference and official training were held at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan ahead of the second leg of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) quarterfinals against Jeonbuk Hyundai to be held the next day.

According to the Ulsan club, Joo Min-gyu calmly said in the joint coverage area (mixed zone) after training, "I will play well tomorrow, regardless of today's news."

Ulsan is in a somewhat advantageous position after drawing 1-1 in the first leg of the quarterfinals played away.

However, this quarterfinal match against Jeonbuk is an important match that could determine the direction of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup ticket, so we cannot let down our nerves at all.

Ju Min-gyu, who has always looked straight ahead, has only one topic in his mind: ‘victory in Jeonbuk’.

Ulsan added six players, including Joo Min-gyu, Kim Young-kwon, Jo Hyun-woo, Eom Won-sang, Seol Young-woo, and Lee Myung-jae, to the A national team roster.

In addition, Ulsan's Lee Jae-wook and Jang Si-young were also named on the U-23 (under 23) national team list announced that day.

Ulsan produced a total of eight Taegeuk Warriors and showed off its status as the ‘K League Champion.’

The second leg of the ACL quarterfinals between Ulsan and Jeonbuk will kick off at Munsu Soccer Stadium at 7 p.m. on the 12th.

Meanwhile, the Korea Football Association announced that Joo Min-gyu, aged 33 years and 333 days, is the oldest in the history of the Korean football team to be selected for the first time.

The existing oldest record was Song Jeong-hyeon (then Jeonnam), who was first selected at the age of 32 years and 131 days during the manager Huh Jung-moo's time in October 2008.

Joo Min-gyu will also set the record for the oldest A-match debut ever (33 years, 343 days) when he plays in the third round of the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asia 2nd qualifier against Thailand on the 21st.