Won’t Be Seeing Yoo

in Hits & Misses by
“Hey!
Anybody wanna see
my Robbie Rogers
impersonation?”

Yoo Sang-chul
FIFA player, manager, blindsider.
October 18, 1971 – June 7, 2021.
Aged 49 years.

Most recognized for: So… apparently, soccer is a thing in South Korea. Who knew. And if you did, you’d surely heard of Yoo. A star midfielder for the National team, he had standout World Cup performances in ’98 & ’02. But it was only after a bum knee forced his retirement that he revealed he’d been blind in one eye the whole time. But with a wink & a nod, it was an early lights out for the Seoul man.

Selected by: Deadpool Actuary