Dynamo has a national player again. Kyu-hyun Park (22) made his first two international appearances under South Korea’s head coach Jürgen Klinsmann (58).
The left-back came on as a substitute against Peru (0-1) and El Salvador (1-1) and played a total of 37 minutes for his home country.
Park: “It was an honor for me to be able to run with the national flag. It’s something I’ve dreamed of since I started playing football as a kid.”
The defender was completely overwhelmed by the nomination. “Actually, I was supposed to go to China with our U24 team,” he says.
But then came the call from Klinsi!
Park: “I was speechless. Then I told my grandma and we both cried.”
The South Korean has been playing in Germany at Werder Bremen since 2019. Had him last season dynamo borrowed – and now firmly committed to himself for a fee of 150,000 euros until 2026.
Defender hopes for Asian Games
About good performances in Dresden wants to Recommend Park for further assignments at Klinsmann. “The most important thing is to do well what the coach wants,” he says. And even hopes to take part in the Asian Games from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou (China). Park announces: “I will work hard for this.”
Dynamo can be right. Even if he will probably still miss the start of training on Friday (3 p.m.) because of the long journey back…