Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Mainz: Korea Republic international Park Joo-ho has became the third Asian international to sign for German club FSV Mainz 05 following his transfer from FC Basel where he won back-to-back Swiss Super League titles and a Swiss Cup.
The 26-year-old left winger, who was part of the Korean squad that successfully qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, has signed a two-year contract and joins Japan striker Shinji Okazaki and Australia winger Nikita Rukavytsya on the books of the Rhineland-Palatinate-based Bundesliga club.
Korea Republic, Japan and Australia have all qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and will also be amongst the title favourites at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
Australia will host the forthcoming continental showcase while Japan, who defeated the Socceroos in the final of Qatar 2011 to win the Asian Cup for a record fourth time, and Korea Republic qualify directly as defending champions and third-place finishers respectively.
Photo: AFP