Dozen K Leaguers named to Moreno's 1st Korean squad
A dozen players based in the domestic K League were named to the first squad assembled by Robert Moreno for the men's national football team Monday. Moreno, the Spain-born tactician named as Korea's interim head coach on Sept. 1, unveiled his 30-man squad for the Taegeuk Warriors' next four matches during a press conference at Korea Football Park in Cheonan, some 80 kilometers south of Seoul.…
A dozen K League players were selected for Robert Moreno's first Korean squad, according to an announcement made on Monday. Moreno, the Spain-born coach appointed as interim head coach of the Korean men's national football team on September 1, unveiled the 30-man roster for the Taegeuk Warriors' upcoming four matches during a press conference at the Korea Football Park in Cheonan, located about 80 kilometers south of Seoul.
The matches against Ecuador on September 24, Uruguay on September 28, Venezuela on October 2, and Uzbekistan on October 6 are included in the squad.
The Korean league's representation of 12 players out of the 30 is a greater proportion than in previous years. For instance, at this year's FIFA World Cup, only seven out of the 26 players represented the K League. Moreno's first team includes key players such as captain Son Heung-min (Los Angeles Football Club), defender Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), midfielder Lee Kang-in (Atletico Madrid), and Hwang In-beom (FC Porto).
Additionally, Moreno has included three debutants: Incheon United defender Kim Geon-hui, Gimcheon Sangmu midfielder Park Tae-jun, and Rangers midfielder Kim Min-su. The squad also features four goalkeepers.
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