Gyeongnam FC has terminated the contract of Yoon Joo-tae (34) after he was suspected of transmitting a sexually transmitted disease. However, the player refuted recent reports and apologized to fans.
Gyeongnam announced on its official social networking service (SNS) on the 11th, “Gyeongnam has decided to terminate the contract with Yoon Joo-tae. The player feels responsible for the recent unsavory events and has expressed his intention to terminate his contract in order to no longer burden the club and the squad,” the team announced.
According to the club, Yoon Ju-tae said, “Although there are no results yet, we will diligently work on the investigation process to correct the distorted articles. We apologize for causing great concern to our fans.” Gyeongnam has decided to terminate the player’s contract in accordance with his wishes. They also asked him to prevent similar cases from 카지노사이트 추천 happening again.
On May 9, Gyeongnam announced the news of Yoon’s suspension on social media. Yoon was reportedly sent to the police in May by the Siheung Police Station in Gyeonggi Province on suspicion of injury. He was accused of having sex with a woman even though he knew she had a sexually transmitted disease. “We would like to express our deepest apologies for the recent reports that have caused great concern,” the club said, adding, “Gyeongnam became aware of the contents on the 8th of this month and immediately suspended him from the game.”
Gyeongnam continued, “We have issued a suspension of activities at the club level. We plan to strictly follow up on the investigation and the results. We apologize to the fans once again.” Two days later, Gyeongnam accepted Yoon Joo-tae’s request to terminate his contract.
Yoon Joo-tae is a veteran striker who has played in the K League for 10 years. He previously played for FSV Frankfurt and SV Zandhausen in Germany before joining FC Seoul in 2014. After completing his military service with the South Korean Army, Yoon played for Gyeongnam from 2021 to 2022.
Last year with the Ansan Greeners, Yoon proved his competitiveness in the K-League 2 with nine goals and one assist in 25 games. He returned to Gyeongnam for the 2024 season and scored one goal in 18 official games.