Retired Korean football star Park Ji-sung has become the ambassador of his former club, Manchester United of the English Premier League, the club announced Sunday.
Marking his appointment, the former midfielder stepped onto Old Trafford’s hallowed turf once again, before the kick-off at the team’s home fixture against Everton on Sunday.
Joining him at the stadium was his former coach and another club ambassador, Alex Ferguson.
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Former Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung (left) shakes hands with former coach Alex Ferguson as Park is introduced as the new ambassador for the club before the team’s English Premier League soccer match against Everton at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England, Sunday. (AP-Yonhap) |
As the ambassador, Park will attend various events and functions on behalf of the club, promoting the work it does within the community and with its partners, sharing anecdotes from his time at Old Trafford, Manchester United said in a press release.
Park played for the renowned U.K. club for seven years from 2005-2012. In May this year, at age 33, he retired from the game after a long struggle with knee injuries. He is widely recognized as the most successful footballer that Korea, and all of Asia, has ever produced.
“Some of the best moments of my life and career were spent here and I will never forget the great support I had from the club and the fans,” Park said.
“I am looking forward to once again representing United and sharing some of these memories with our global fanbase.”
With Park’s appointment, the club has a total of six ambassadors ― most of them former players.
By Lee Sun-young (
milaya@heraldcorp.com)
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