Recently, the former Guangzhou
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Kim Young-kwon, the team's standout defender and South Korean international, gave an in-depth interview to Japan's Soccer Zone magazine. Talking about his time in Guangzhou
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of his glory days, Kim is overwhelmed with emotion and considers that experience to be a priceless asset in his life. He firmly believes that it is the
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The team's string of stellar performances has left fans around the globe with a sense of
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The league has a much deeper understanding.
In the summer of 2012, Kim Young-Gwon joined
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, and in the ensuing years, he saw the team through the
China Super League (soccer league)
, AFC Championships, and a wealth of individual honors with the
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Together they wrote the peak years. Now, Kim has left for the Japanese league, but that glorious past is still fresh in our minds.
"I will never forget the exciting scene in 2013 when we won the AFC Champions League for the first time." Kim believes that
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The success of the program has greatly enhanced the
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international visibility, "That year we not only won the
China Super League (soccer league)
Championship and also lifted the AFC Champions League trophy for the first time. All this made us famous and the atmosphere of the team was very harmonious. I'm very proud that not only our fans, but also fans all over the world started to pay attention to
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League."
"At that time, not only Guangzhou
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of other teams have also brought in well-known stars. So in the
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, I have been fortunate enough to get up close and personal with these big names and playing with them has been the most valuable asset of my career." Kim Young-Gwon said.
Kim also highlighted the then Guangzhou
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Lippi: "Lippi is an outstanding coach. He injected the players with the belief that we must win and told us to stay confident that no team in Asia can beat us. Italian soccer focuses on defense, and Lippi has taught me a lot of skills in defensive positioning and tactical choices, which have always benefited me."
As for Guangzhou
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Kim believes that the dominance of Asian soccer in those years was due to the joint efforts of that group of players: "When it comes to Guangzhou's players, they are all passionate about soccer. There are a lot of high-level players in the team, even those who play in European leagues. They are willing to give everything to the team, and so am I. Otherwise, we couldn't have won the league title so many times in a row."
