Tottenham Hotspur looked at the meeting between Jurgen Klinsmann and Son Heung-min positively.
The soccer team led by Klinsman will play a friendly match against Colombia at Munsu Soccer Stadium in Ulsan on the 24th and Uruguay at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 28th.
Son Heung-min, who currently serves as the captain of the national team, was on the list without fail. I came to Korea on the 20th and entered the Paju National Soccer Team Training Center (NFC) and had my first meeting with Coach Klinsman.
Son Heung-min and Klinsman are senior-junior to Tottenham. If Son Heung-min is the current Tottenham ace, Klinsman is a hero who saved Tottenham in the past.
Klinsmann scored 20 goals and provided 11 assists in 41 Premier League appearances for Tottenham in the 1994/95 season. He played as a main striker, scoring 5 goals and 3 assists in 6 games in the FA Cup and 4 goals in 3 games in the League Cup.
Klinsmann, who left for Germany’s prestigious Bayern Munich after only one season, returned to Tottenham in the form of a loan in the 1997/98 season via Sampdoria in Italy.
Although he was at the age of a veteran, he showed off his rust-free skills by recording 9 goals and 1 assist in 15 league games even after playing only in the second half of the season.
In particular, he saved Tottenham, which was in danger of relegation at the time, and is still called the ‘Savior of Tottenham’. 안전놀이터
Klinsmann scored four goals in the 37th round of the league against Wimbledon, leading to a 6-2 win, and thanks to this victory, Tottenham were able to confirm their stay in the first division. Truly a Tottenham legend.
As the Tottenham legend and the current ace met as a manager and player, a lot of attention was focused. Tottenham officials who directly watched Klinsman’s performance viewed the meeting positively.
In an interview at Paju NFC on the 21st, Son Heung-min said, “It’s very special. There are people on the team who have seen the coach’s days as a player. There are also people who have lived together.”