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In an apartment complex in Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province, where coach Paulo Bento stayed for more than four years, banners with messages of thanks and farewell to him were hung all over the place.
On the banners in the photos posted on the community yesterday (8th), phrases such as 'Thank you, Coach Bento', 'I'm proud to be Bento's neighbor', 'I hope all the memories with us will become precious memories'. It was written in Korean and Portuguese.
A netizen who identified as a resident of the apartment said, "The coaches smiled and took a picture for authentication."
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Previously, the sightings of seeing director Bento in the Ilsan area have not ceased since 2018, when he started living in Korea.
In particular, he is known to frequent Ilsan's 'hot places'.
Netizens said, "If you go to a famous shopping mall in Ilsan, there is a 40% chance of seeing Director Bento."
In addition, he also mentioned Director Bento's kind fan service, saying that he always actively responded to residents who asked him to talk to him or take pictures.
On the other hand, coach Bento, who led the Korean national team to the World Cup round of 16 after 12 years, announced on the 6th that he "decided not to renew the manager's contract."
At the same time, he said, "I was proud to be able to coach Korean players who have done their best in the meantime," and "I will remember the experience I have accumulated in the national team until I die."
(Photo = online community)