This year Suwon Samsung Bluewings celebrate the 20th anniversary of the club, so there’s no wonder that their task is to win the domestic league. Last season Suwon finished second. Still they’ve already won the title four times (1998, 1999, 2004 and 2008). In 2001 and 2002 they triumphed in the AFC Champions League.
The head coach of the team is famous Seo Jung-won, who took part in three World Cups. He used to feature for Suwon for five years.
It’s not hard to guess that the major sponsor of Dynamo next opponent is world famous Samsung Electronics. Development center of the company is located in Suwon, which is 30 km far from Seoul. The majority of employees support their club the home arena of which is called Suwon World Cup Stadium. It has capacity of 43 959. In 2002 this arena hosted four World Cup matches.
Speaking about Suwon players, special attention should be paid to Brazilian forward Santos Junior (pictured), who became the K League top striker last season with 14 goals to his name. One of the best midfielders is South Korea international Yeom Ki-hun. Key goalkeeper of the team is Jung Sung-ryong. There was a fabulous episode in his career as he scored from 85-meter distance featuring for South Korea youth team!
Suwon Samsung Bluewings have already played one sparring at the training camp in Spain. They’ve defeated Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande – 2:0.
You can watch the White-Blues game against Korean club on January 27 at 17:00 on Dynamo Kyiv YouTube channel.
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