Pro soccer Seoul holds quiet retirement ceremony and permanent retirement ceremony for ’20-year one-club man’
Match number 13 and the home game will be held on the 13th.
Professional soccer K-League 1 FC Seoul announced on the 8th that it will hold a retirement ceremony for ’20-year one-club man’ Go-Han Jo.
Seoul announced that the home game against Pohang Steelers, to be held at Seoul World Cup Stadium at 2 pm on the 13th, will be designated as ‘ONE CLU13MAN Go Johan Day’ and that a retirement ceremony for Go Go Han and a ceremony for Ko Go Han’s number 13 will be held.
The Seoul side added, “To add meaning to the number 13, which was decided to be permanently retired for the first time in the club’s 41-year history, we decided to hold the retirement ceremony and permanent retirement ceremony of Go-ran on the 13th to reflect on the meaning of ‘Forever 13.’”
Go Yohan is the only player not only in Seoul but also in the history of the K-League to have been a one-club man for 20 years.
He wore only Seoul’s uniform for 20 years, appearing in 446 games (366 in the K League, 25 in the FA Cup, 55 in the ACL), scoring 40 and providing 39 assists.
Seoul won the K League title a total of 6 times, including 3 K League titles (2010, 2012, 2016), 1 FA Cup title (2015), and 2 League Cup wins (2006, 2010). Played a pivotal role in growing into a representative club.
From 2018 to 2020, he served as captain and led the team for three consecutive seasons, a first for the club. In particular, Go Yohan is a representative player symbolizing the Seoul World Cup Stadium era in Seoul, and his retirement this year is even more meaningful. This year is a monumental year as it marks the 20th anniversary of Seoul’s return to Seoul in 2004 and the 20th anniversary of the birth of ‘Guardians’, Seoul’s official supporters. Go Yohan, who joined the team in 2004 and has been a one-club man for 20 years, is a player who has been with Seoul from the beginning of the Seoul World Cup Stadium era. Therefore, his retirement has greater meaning for the club and all fans. Seoul turns all events of the home game on this day into a festival to celebrate ‘One Club Man Quiet Day’. Seoul will set up a special quiet zone in the northern plaza of the Seoul World Cup Stadium and display his personal collection of trophies and photos, providing an opportunity for fans to remember quiet and celebrate his retirement together. In addition, a photo zone will be set up to commemorate the permanent retirement of number 13 with a signboard symbolizing the number 13 and a sculpture of uniform number 13, and branch tickets for the game will also be distributed as Quiet Day commemorative tickets. The full-scale retirement ceremony and permanent retirement ceremony are divided into pre-game and post-game stages. Before the game, a ceremony will be held to commemorate the retirement, along with a ceremony to hand over commemorative gifts. The products delivered to fans through on-site events are also prepared with Koh Yohan’s personal treasured items. After the game, a full-fledged retirement ceremony and retirement ceremony will be held. The retirement ceremony will be prepared as a grand retirement ceremony to reminisce about Serene’s 20 years of soccer career, and is planned to provide various attractions to fans. Seoul’s official supporters, Guardians, are also carrying out various activities to celebrate and commemorate Go-Han’s retirement. Suhoshin plans to hold a performance to commemorate his retirement ceremony by producing and distributing cheering cards to fans along with a large tube of his own design. In the 13th minute of the first half, a one-minute standing ovation was given to commemorate the retirement of No. 13. In addition, at the retirement ceremony after the game, there will be a ceremony to hand over appreciation plaques and commemorative photo frames prepared by the guardian spirits themselves. 스포츠토토맨
