Gwangyang Steelworks Holds Talk Concert with Director Son Woong-jung

Son Heung-min's Father, Coach Son, on Methods of Communicating with Children

POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks (Director Lee Dong-ryeol) invited coach Son Woong-jung, the father of soccer player Son Heung-min, and held a talk concert for about 800 employees and their families residing in the Gwangyang area.

Coach Son Woong-jung is well known as the father of Son Heung-min and for training and coaching Son Heung-min as a national soccer team player.

On the 6th, Gwangyang Steelworks held a special lecture featuring Director Son Woong-jung at Baegun Art Hall.
Photo by Gwangyang Steelworks

He played as a forward in the domestic professional soccer league in the 1980s, and after retiring, he has been active as a youth soccer coach. He established the ‘SON Soccer Academy’ named after himself, dedicating his efforts to discovering and nurturing promising soccer talents in Korea.

In particular, as a youth soccer coach, he passed on the soccer training methods he studied and researched to Son Heung-min, and is credited with raising Son Heung-min as a representative soccer player of Korea.

At the talk concert held on the 6th, Coach Son Woong-jung gave a lecture to the Gwangyang Steelworks employees and their families attending the event under the theme of , sharing motivational know-how for self-growth.

At this event, Coach Son Woong-jung guided the methods for self-training and the process of finding motivation necessary for individual growth, focusing on the case of Son Heung-min. He also gave a lecture on know-how for parents to communicate and empathize with their children based on his experience coaching Son Heung-min.

Employees and families attending the talk concert said, “I was a fan of Coach Son Woong-jung, and it was an honor to meet him in person through this event,” and added, “We hope Gwangyang Steelworks continues to offer various lectures that help employees and their families enrich their knowledge.”

Lee Dong-ryeol, Director of Gwangyang Steelworks, said, “This talk concert was planned so that steelworks employees and their families can use it as an opportunity for self-development and cultural enjoyment,” and added, “We will continue to provide time for employees to find happiness and fulfillment in their daily lives.”

Meanwhile, since last year, Gwangyang Steelworks has been holding talk concerts inviting celebrities for employees and their families, providing opportunities for steelworks employees to learn know-how useful in their daily lives.

In December last year, they held two talk concerts inviting Lee Ji-young, a star instructor from Etoos, and Fitbly, a health-specialized YouTuber, delivering lectures on know-how for communication and empathy between parents and children, and customized exercise guides for office workers, respectively.

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