Son Heung-min determined to beat ex-coach in friendly vs. Ghana

When Korea host Ghana in a men's football friendly match in Seoul on Tuesday, captain Son Heung-min will have a chance to reunite with his former youth coach from Germany, the current Ghana boss Otto Addo. Addo was Son's coach when the then 17-year-old played for Hamburger SV's youth academy in 2009. The two also crossed paths during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, where Son was Korea's captain and Addo was leading Ghana. Ghana prevailed 3-2 in their group stage match then. Addo, who stepped down after that World Cup, is back on Ghana's bench for a second spell, while Son has remained captain of the Taegeuk Warriors. Reflecting on their past on Monday, Son said Addo, born in Germany to Ghanaian parents, had offered him "tremendous help" in his development as a football player. Once Tuesday's match kicks off, though, it will be all business for both, Son said. "After all, coach Addo will try to win the match for his team and I will do the same for my team. That's the nature of this competitive world," Son said at his prematch press conference at Seoul World Cup Stadium. "It will be greatWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times