Janni Infantino International Football Federation (FIFA) chairman Jeong Hae-won, a signing striker for the Korean national soccer team, who recently passed away, sent a letter commemorating former Jeonnam Dragons coach.
The Korea Football Association said on the 5th, "Infantino sent a letter to the Football Association on the 4th to commemorate the late Jung Hae-won."
President Infantino said in a letter, "No words can express sadness. We sincerely express our sympathy for Jung Hae-won's death."
"Jung Hae-won participated in the Italian World Cup in 1990 and the Seoul Olympics in 1988," he said. "In the 1980 and 1988 two Asian Football Federation (AFC) Asian Cup finals, more than 50 matches of the Korean national team It was the key, "he said.
Chairman Infantino commented on the achievements of the deceased, saying, “Jeong Hae-won has won the K-League and the Asian Club Championship by participating in about 150 games for 9 years at Daewoo Royals, the predecessor of Busan I-Park.”
He said, "I will never forget the footsteps of the Korean soccer team and Daewoo Royals in the 1980s, and his footsteps will be forgotten."
FIFA President Infantino, 80's soccer star 故 Jeong Hae-won's memorial letter
2020-05-05T05:24:01.975Z
Chairman Janni Infantino of the International Football Federation sent a letter to commemorate former coach Jeonnam Dragons of Haengwon Jung, the flagship striker of the Korean national soccer team, who recently passed away. The Korea Football Association said on the 5th, "Infantino sent a letter to the Korea Football Association to commemorate Jung Hae-won."
Source: sbskr