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| Alzanub Stadium (Alwakra, Qatar)/ 2020 AFC Champions League/ ACL/Final/ Persepolis vs Ulsan Hyundai Football Team/ Coach Kim Do-hoon, Junio/ Winning/ Tear/ Photo by Jung Jae-hoon |
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[Orando (USA) = Sports Chosun Reporter Kim Sung-won] The welcome face that presented the Asian summit in 2020 hit Ulsan HD in Orlando, Florida, USA.
Ulsan will play the first Group F match of the FIFA Club World Cup in 2025 at 7 a.m. on the 18th (Korea time) at Inter & Co Stadium in Orlando. Ulsan players entered Orlando on the 17th after tempering in Charlotte, North Carolina, their base camp.
Zunio, a Brazilian foreigner loved by Ulsan fans, is nesting in Orlando. He lives with his family in a village created in Orlando by Brazilian legend Ronaldo. He last leaves the ground in 2023 in Sichuan, China. I haven't announced my retirement, but I'm designing a second life.
On the 17th, a day before Ulsan's showdown, he met Junio at a cafe near Inter & Co Stadium. He settled in Orlando two years ago. He had surgery on his right knee in China, but his prognosis was not good. I had to undergo a reoperation. I'm recovering here, and I really like my lifestyle."
Junio, who made his K-League debut in 2017 in Daegu FC's uniform, moved to Ulsan in 2018 after scoring 12 goals and one assist in 16 games that year. In Ulsan's first season, he fully adapted with 22 goals and 1 assists in 32 games, and also scored 19 goals and 5 assists in 25 games in 2019. In 2020, the number of games decreased due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but he scored 26 goals in 27 games to become the top scorer. Junio, who scored in each game, was also awarded the medal 'Team Crew', a combination of 'Goal' and 'Government Officials'.
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| Alzanub Stadium (Alwakra, Qatar)/ 2020 AFC Champions League/ ACL/Final/ Persepolis vs Ulsan Hyundai Football Team/ Ulsan Junio/ Winning Ceremony/ Photo by Jung Jae-hoon |
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The finale was spectacular. Junio dominated the 2020 Asian Champions League (ACL) in Doha, Qatar, that December. He scored seven goals and one assist to win the ACL title for the first time in eight years since 2012. Junio, who blew away the sorrow of `second place for many years,' shed tears on the ground. That was the last time. After his contract with Ulsan ended, he left for China.
Junio left Korea five years ago, but Korea still remains in his heart. The youngest daughter was born in Korea, and other countries criticize her a lot when her skills are poor, but Korean fans have always applauded her a lot. I still love Korea." Ulsan at that time and now are completely different. Junio won the K League 1 title for the third consecutive year. He was also invited to the Club World Cup, where only 32 teams were invited to represent Asia.
He said "I'm really happy, it's good. I was really happy to see Ulsan win the K League. know how hard one worked. In a big sense, I thought I was part of the team, too. I know Ulsan deserves to win like that. I'm so happy to see Ulsan competing in the Club World Cup."
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| Alzanub Stadium (Alwakra, Qatar)/ 2020 AFC Champions League/ ACL/ Final/ Persepolis vs Ulsan Hyundai Football Team/ Ulsan Junio Scoring/ Goal Ceremony/ Photo by Jeong Jae-hoon |
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Ulsan was in Group F along with Mamelodi, Fluminensee (Brazil), and Borussia Dortmund (Germany). Junio was optimistic about Ulsan's advance to the round of 16. He said "Ulsan will win tomorrow. I think I will lose 1 to 1 against Pluminensi and 0 to 1 against Dortmund even if I fight properly. I think I will advance to the round of 16 with one win, one draw and one loss", he predicted. As for Fluminensee, who Ulsan will face in the second game, "He has great players, and he has really good skills. But the play is loose. If you dig hard under strong pressure, you can target it. The watershed for advancing to the round of 16 will be the match against Pluminenshi."
Junio's father is a lawyer. When asked about his plans after retirement, he said, `I want to work on managing the assets of football players. Some were influenced by my father. Brazilian players make a lot of money, but they spend it all. I'm still doing thatThere is also a business with Emerson from Real Madrid. There's a big project that I can't tell you right now."
Currently, only Lee Chung-yong and Cho Hyun-woo have been on the ground with Junio in Ulsan. "Ulsan was the brightest time of my football life and the most meaningful days." Junio is Ulsan soon.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
