The Korea Professional Football Federation issued a 15-game suspension and a fine of 4 million won for Suwon FC special striker Lars Beltbeek 먹튀검증 (32, born in the Netherlands), who was recently caught drunk driving.

On the 10th, the Korea Professional Football Federation (KFA) officially announced that it “opened the 10th Reward and Punishment Committee and decided to suspend Suwon FC for 15 games and sanction 4 million won.”

The federation added, “Ras was caught by the police while driving while intoxicated on the morning of the 7th. At that time, Lars’ blood alcohol level was confirmed as the license revocation level.”

It can’t be bad news for Suwon FC. Suwon FC has recorded 6 wins, 5 draws and 14 losses (23 points) this season, and is in 10th place, in the relegation zone, among 12 K-League 1 teams. The gap with Jeju United (8 wins, 7 draws, 10 losses, 31 points), which is 9th in the league, is quite wide at 8 points. Of course, we still have 13 games left. However, it is clear that it is not an easy situation considering the ranking competition that will become more intense in the future.

However, Las is the core power that can be said to be the most important in Suwon FC. Lars, who was born in the Netherlands and made the South African national team, played for Sparta Rotterdam in the Dutch League until 2020. He subsequently joined Jeonbuk Hyundai in January 2020, and then transferred to Suwon FC, which belonged to K-League 2 at the time, in July of that year. Suwon FC eventually succeeded in promotion to the 1st division thanks to Lars’ big success, scoring 5 goals in the second half alone.

In 2021, Lars flew even more. He led the team’s offense with 18 goals and 6 assists, including the K League and FA Cup. With Lars’ performance, Suwon FC created a sensation with 14 wins, 9 draws and 15 losses, ending the season in 5th place. Lars was selected in the K League 1 Best 11 that year and smiled brightly. Then last season, he participated in 34 games and scored 8 goals and 7 assists, helping the team to remain in the first division. This season, Lars also ranked second in the K-League 1 offensive points with 9 goals and 5 assists. Lars is recording the most goals and assists within the team.

◆ Downfall in an instant due to drunk driving… Both Kunimoto and Jonathan left the team in the past due to drunk drivingOn the 7th, Lars caused a stir when he was caught driving under the influence. At the time, the Suwon FC club announced through its official channel, “We inform fans that Lars, a member of the team, was caught drunk driving early this morning and is being investigated by the police. “The club notified the Korea Professional Football Federation of the fact that Lars was caught drunk driving, and plans to take follow-up measures such as appropriate disciplinary action in accordance with the club’s regulations.”

According to the Seoul Gangnam Police Station, Lars was caught driving drunk on the road near Sinsa Station in Gangnam-gu, Seoul around 4 am on the 7th. At the time, the police were dispatched after receiving a report of ‘suspected drunk driving’, and Lars was caught at the scene. He had no passengers and is said to have had no other accidents. The police charged Lars with violating the Road Traffic Act (drunk driving). As a result of a breathalyzer test, Lars’ blood alcohol level was over 0.08%. It was the equivalent of revocation of license. According to the current Pro Football Federation regulations, if the blood alcohol level meets the criteria for license cancellation, a suspension of 15 to 25 games and a penalty of 8 million won or more will be imposed.

For now, it seems highly likely that Lars will leave Suwon FC and be completely kicked out of the Korean stage. Recently, there were Kunimoto of Jeonbuk Hyundai and Jonathan Moya of FC Anyang as foreign players who were expelled after being caught drunk driving. Kunimoto caused controversy by causing a drunk driving accident in July of last year, and Jeonbuk Hyundai eventually took out the card of release. At that time, the federation issued a 60-day suspension of activities to Kunimoto, who caused social controversy. At the time, Jeonbuk explained, “Because the matter is clear and serious, the contract was terminated early under mutual agreement with the player.”

Then, in April, Jonathan, who was leading the K-League 2 at the time, received a notice of expulsion from his club, FC Anyang. On April 2, Jonathan bowed his head when the police caught drinking. Joe Nathan also had a blood-alcohol level at the time of his arrest. The Anyang FC club said, “Since the matter is serious, the club has decided to terminate the contract with Jonathan early.” At that time, the federation also imposed a 60-day suspension on Jonathan.

◆ Suwon FC “There is no contract termination without any conditions.” What is the future action?Suwon FC immediately excluded Lars from training as soon as his drinking was discovered. On the 8th, the Suwon FC club said through the Federation Reward and Punishment Committee, “An unfortunate incident has occurred that has been socially criticized despite the club’s steady training for players who have not been eradicated in the K-League for drunk driving. Recognizing the seriousness of this situation, we had a long discussion.At the point where the atmosphere of the team in the recent relegation zone prepared an opportunity to rebound, immediate player training for this situation in which a foreign player who plays a pivotal role committed an unforgivable crime. and excluded from participating in the game.”

“According to the opinion that contract termination without any conditions, such as the recent case of other clubs, is not helpful to prevent a recurrence in the future, we will open the club’s team management committee once again after the results of the federation’s reward and punishment committee on the 10th and make a decision. All professional football in the K-League The player made the decision under the judgment that drunk driving is an unacceptable criminal act for any reason with a great sense of responsibility as a public figure. Once again, this incident has caused concern to fans who love Suwon FC and all football officials. I apologize,” he stressed.