"SUEP-promoted Levan Dongmusski." Ahn Byung-joon said, "My beginning and end, Suwon FC... The fans at Castle Park are special."
"SUEP-promoted Levan Dongmusski." Ahn Byung-joon said, "My beginning and end, Suwon FC... The fans at Castle Park are special."
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The meaningful retirement ceremony of "Revan Dongmouski" Ahn Byung-joon (35) was held at Castle Park Suwon Stadium.
"Suep Legend" Ahn Byung-joon stood on the ground with his son Ahn Yong-chan (10) before a home game in the 14th round of the K League 1 between Suwon FC and Daejeon Hana Citizen on the 18th.
Ahn Byung-joon is a player who Suwon FC fans love and wrote the history of Suwon FC. He is the striker who led Suwon FC's second comeback in the first division with a "buzzer beater" penalty kick in the 2020 promotion playoff.
For Ahn Byung-joon, Suwon FC is also his first and last love. Ahn Byung-joon, a third-generation Korean in Japan and a member of the North Korean national team, wore the K League 2 Suwon FC uniform in 2019 after going through the J-League. He scored 21 goals and four assists in 26 games in the 2020 season, sweeping the K League 2 MVP and top scorer, and leading him to promotion to the first division. An Byeong-joon, who was affectionately loved by fans by the nickname "Levan Dongmusski" and "People's Naldu," later retired after spending his last season wearing the Suwon FC uniform again after receiving a love call from coach Kim Eun-joong, who was looking for a front-line striker in 2024 after passing through Busan I-Park (2021-2022) and Suwon Samsung (2022-2023). He scored 69 goals and 10 assists in 158 K-League matches.
In particular, the retirement ceremony was held at the site of the Daejeon match at the request of his best friend Martha, who is currently a member of Daejeon, and Ahn Byung-joon will be remembered as the first Korean in Japan to hold a retirement ceremony at the K-League ground.
"What we talked about as a joke became a reality," Ahn said. "I thank Martha and the Suwon FC team." When Ahn said that it was the first K-League retirement ceremony for Koreans in Japan, he said that it was "unthinkable." "Coming to the K-League was an opportunity and experience that I could not have imagined that Korea's Suwon FC would hold a retirement ceremony. I am honored, happy, and grateful."
He expressed his special heart to Castle Park fans who are always supporting him regardless of whether he is doing well or not. "I first moved to the K-League and felt it from the first year. Even if my performance and performance are not good, there are fans who always encourage me warmly, so I play earnestly with gratitude to the players," he said. Asked who is likely to win ahead of the lead match, he immediately replied, "Of course, Suwon FC." The most unforgettable moment in his soccer life was the penalty winning goal that led to his promotion in 2020, and his favorite nickname was Levan Dongmusski. "I like Lewandowski so much, and the word 'Revan Dongmusski' itself is so funny and funny," he said with a smile. 스포츠토토
With the start of the retirement ceremony, a video of Ahn Byung-joon's performance in "Revan Dongmouski" was played on the electronic display, and Suwon FC home fans dedicated the hanger "90+9 that will be remembered forever" to Ahn. Suwon FC players lined up wearing "black-gold" t-shirts commemorating Ahn's retirement. Suwon FC's general manager Choi Soon-ho, who re-hired him last season, delivered a frame to commemorate his retirement, and then manager Kim Eun-joong and Choi Kyu-baek delivered a bouquet of flowers on behalf of Suwon FC. "It was an honor to play for a team called Suwon FC. I will now support Suwon FC as an eternal fan with the fans here," Ahn said.