'Soccer fanatic' Kim Heung-gook teams up with Park Ji-sung's father to launch Deuridae FC

[Financial News] Singer Kim Heung-gook has launched the football club Deuridae FC, taking on the role of its head himself.
According to Yonhap News Agency and other outlets on the 9th, Deuridae FC officially launched after holding its founding ceremony the previous day at the Park Ji-sung Football Center in Suwon.
A total of 23 people, including actors Song Gyeong-cheol and Yang Jae-won and football enthusiasts in their 60s and 70s, signed up as founding members.
Kim Heung-gook is serving as head of Deuridae FC, while Park Seong-jong, father of former national team player Park Ji-sung, is supporting the club as an adviser.
Park Ji-sung, who is staying in the UK, was unable to attend the event because he was attending coach Guus Hiddink's 80th birthday celebration, but reportedly supported the launch with a congratulatory message. Hiddink, who led South Korea to the semifinals of the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, was born on November 8, 1964, and turned 80 on the day of the founding ceremony.
Kim Heung-gook has long been active in football, leading groups such as the Arirang Cheering Squad and Chuksamo (Association of People Who Love Football), but this is the first time he has formed a football team himself and taken on the role of its head.
He said, “We formed it so that people who share a love of football can get together, play the game, and live long, healthy lives.”
He added, “We plan to hold friendly matches about once a month going forward, and we also plan to form a supporters' group and do a lot of good through football.”
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