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Hamburg, which made Son Heung-min (Tottenham) what he is now, will return to the Bundesliga for the first time in seven years.
Hamburg confirmed its early promotion with a 6-1 victory over Ulm in the 33rd round of the 2. Bundesliga (second division) in the 2024-2025 season at the Volkswagen Stadion in Hamburg, Germany on the 11th (Korea time).
Hamburg, which won two consecutive games without a win in three consecutive games, regained the lead by beating Cologne (58 points) by one point with 16 wins, 11 draws, 6 losses and 59 points. With one game remaining, he widened the point gap with third-place Elbersberg (55 points), the promotion playoff ticket, to four points.
In the 2. Bundesliga, where 18 teams participate, the first and second teams in the final rankings will automatically advance to the first division, and the third place will play the playoffs with the 16th place team in the first division. If Hamburg wins the final match, it will win the second division.
Hamburg, which has won six of Germany's top leagues, was relegated for the first time in the club's history with 17th place in the first division of the 2017-2018 season after going downhill amid the continued financial crisis since Son Heung-min left.
Since then, he has repeatedly missed the opportunity to be promoted. He reached the playoffs with his third-place finish in the 2021-2022 season and the 2022-2023 season in the Bundesliga, but failed to cross the last threshold. In the 2023-2024 season, he ranked fourth.
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Hamburg was in eighth place in November last year when it appointed young coach Merlin Polchin, who was born in 1990, but has been on a steep rise for six months.
Coach Polchin, who retired at the age of 21 after playing in Germany's fifth and sixth divisions, first formed his first relationship with Hamburg as an academy coach in 2011 when Son Heung-min was active.
Polchin, who left Hamburg to take charge of Osnabrück, returned to Hamburg as a first-team coach in 2020 and assisted former coaches such as Tim Walter and Steffen Baumgart for four years.
"It's an indescribable moment," said Paul Chin, who is from Hamburg. I held my brother tightly, and he had tears in his eyes. "That means the most to me. "Hamburg hasn't been in the Bundesliga for a few years, but Hamburg has never disappeared.'
Marcel Jansen, who currently leads the Hamburg club, is a former player who played for Bayern Munich, Hamburg and Germany.
Jansen, who was in charge of Hamburg's left flank from 2008 to 2015, also shared a three-year relationship with Son Heung-min, who played for Hamburg from 2010 to 2013.
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Jansen, who retired at the age of 29, was proudly elected as Hamburg chairman in 2019. In an interview with England 'The Sun' in April 2019, he said Son Heung-min's talent was extraordinary when he was young, and his characteristics of training with his father (Son Woong-jung) and using both feet well were particularly impressive.
Hamburg, who must win for early promotion, was dragged away by giving up an early first goal to Tom Gall in the seventh minute of the first half against Ulm, who was on the verge of relegation in the third division.
However, in the 10th minute of the first half, three minutes later, Ludovit Rays brought the game back to square one with an equalizer, and Lanceford-Yeboa Königdurfer and Davy Zelke scored back-to-back goals in the 42nd minute of the first half to finish 3-1 ahead.
Hamburg finished with a 6-1 victory with Philip Stromp's own goal in the third minute of the second half, Königsdurfer in the 17th minute of the second half, and Daniel Elpadley in the 41st minute of the second half.
After the game, Hamburg players, staff and fans gathered at the stadium to celebrate their promotion. On the day of Bayern Munich's Bundesliga victory celebration, the Volkswagen Stadion also held a 'Beer Party'.
This season, Son Heung-min is full of good things. Son Heung-min will try again to win his first career title in the European Europa League final against Manchester United on the 22nd after hearing the news of Hamburg's promotion and Harry Kane's first career championship (Bundesliga). If you hold the trophy, it's truly a 'perfect narrative'.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
