Klinsmann Takes Care of Chinese Detention' Son Jun-ho Again I hHope you Spend Christmas with Your Family










Jürgen Klinsmann (Germany), the coach of the Korean national soccer team, once again took care of soccer player Son Jun-ho (Shandong Taishan), who is being detained in China.

On the 22nd, Coach Klinsmann returned to Korea with domestic players through Incheon International Airport.

The Republic of Korea national soccer team won 3-0 in the second match of Group C of the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asia 2nd qualifying round against China held the day before at the Universiade Sports Center in Shenzhen, China.

On this day, Coach Klinsmann said of the victory against China, "It was a very satisfying result.

I think it was a two-game series that Korean soccer fans could be satisfied with. The Chinese fans were very welcoming and we received a great welcome."

At this time, he attracted attention by mentioning the name of a player who was not selected for the national team.

The person Director Klinsmann mentioned was Son Jun-ho, who was detained in China about six months ago.

He said, "I hope that the Chinese government will be lenient with Son Jun-ho, whose exact charges have not yet been revealed, so that he can meet his family as soon as possible.

I hope (Son Jun-ho) will spend Christmas with his family."

This is not the first time that Director Klinsmann mentioned Son Jun-ho. Last June, he surprisingly selected Son Jun-ho

who was detained in China, as an international match entry, saying, "We will try to help in any way we can.

We must do everything we can to help Son Jun-ho return quickly. We are helping." “I hope Son Jun-ho also knows,” he said.

Son Jun-ho has been under investigation by Chinese public security since last May. At the time, local media reported that Son Jun-ho was likely under investigation in connection with a match-fixing incident involving his team's former coach Hao Wei.

In response to this, Wang Wenbin, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in May

It was recently determined that a Korean citizen was criminally detained in accordance with the law by the Liaoning Province public security agency on charges of 'bribery of non-state agents.

According to Article 163 of the Chinese Criminal Code, the crime of 'bribery of non-state agents

applies to cases where a person belonging to an enterprise or other unit that is not a government agency illegally receives and enriches another person's property using his or her official position.

Afterwards, the Public Security Bureau switched to a detention investigation into Son Jun-ho.

Regarding the Son Jun-ho incident, the Korea Football Association (KFA) complained, "We were unable to meet with Son Jun-ho. Even Son Jun-ho's Chinese lawyer refused to meet with us."

As the Son Jun-ho situation dragged on, Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin said on the 8th, "We are continuing to communicate with China and make diplomatic efforts

and added, "To date, we have conducted 13 consular interviews and are providing consular assistance to check the health situation and prevent human rights violations.

I’m doing it,” he explained.

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