"I can't believe it" Cho Hyun-woo won the MVP award...The prize money of 10 million won will be decided to "donate."
"I can't believe it" Cho Hyun-woo won the MVP award...The prize money of 10 million won will be decided to "donate."
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Cho Hyun-woo (33) of Ulsan HD stood tall as the best star in the K League 1 in the 2024 season. It is the first time in 16 years that a goalkeeper has won the K-League MVP award since Lee Woon-jae in 2008. "I think it was all thanks to the players," Cho said. "There's no rule not to get another one next year. I'll do my best."
Cho Hyun-woo won the MVP honor by beating Andersson (Suwon FC) and Yang Min-hyuk (Kangwon FC) at the Hana Bank K-League Awards held at the Swiss Grand Hotel in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul on the 29th. Cho Hyun-woo received eight coaches, seven captains and 75 media votes, beating the other two candidates with a conversion score of 63.36 points.온라인바카라
Cho Hyun-woo, who moved to Ulsan in 2020, has been a key player who led Ulsan to its third consecutive K League 1 victory from 2022 to this year. Earlier, he was so greedy for MVP that he felt regretful, saying, "I thought I would get it last year," but he finally lifted his temper this year.
Cho was qualified as MVP. In all 38 games, Cho allowed 40 runs and played 14 games without allowing a single goal. Notably, Cho was mentioned as MVP candidate as there were many games that saved his team from danger by making critical saves, and finally paid off.
Cho Hyun-woo said, "I feel different. (When I was called) My head turned white. The moment I received this, I thought I wanted to feel this feeling again next year. It was motivating. I think it was a valuable experience while playing soccer."
"Actually, the goalkeeper is a position that is difficult to get attention," he said. "I knew from the article, but it's been a long time since the goalkeeper received the MVP. I think this is the beginning. I hope there will be a lot of good goalkeepers in the future," he said with a smile. "Everyone wants to be a striker, but with this, I hope there will be players who want to be goalkeepers."
It was all the more significant that he was honored as MVP after rejecting offers from the Middle East League and accompanying Ulsan. "If you are a soccer player, you always think about the big stages overseas. I was always like that," Cho said. "But I got the feeling that Ulsan loves me a lot. I will continue to do my best for Ulsan."
The MVP prize money of 10 million won has already been decided. Even after he took the podium, he said, "I will donate money to players who play soccer under difficult circumstances," and he once again expressed his willingness to donate at a press conference.
Cho Hyun-woo said, "I've already talked with my wife and family about spending money for young friends. I wanted to donate to my friends who play soccer hard in a difficult environment and are having fun and happy every day. I'm happy and happy to be able to make donations as I receive the award."
Cho Hyun-woo then said, "I liked soccer when I was young, and I spent every day watching soccer even in a difficult environment. I've always thought that it would be a dream for my young friends and it would be helpful," adding, "I'm happy to be someone's dream as I won the MVP today."
Cho was named the best 11 goalkeeper as well as the MVP on the day, and was honored with two honors. It is the eighth consecutive season since the 2017 season that he won the K League 1's Best 11 goalkeeper award. "I will aim to win the awards for the ninth and 10th consecutive times and do my best," Cho added.