Football: Dejan Damjanovic prefers to remember the good times despite Kitchee row rumbling on
“I came just for six months, to compete in the ACL, to see if we can do something after that,” he told the Post. “I broke the record, I was the league’s MVP, it was unbelievable.
“Even the last few months, when we had some misunderstandings, even this I will forget very quickly. It’s something time will cure and everybody will move on and everything will be OK in a few years.”
However, a dispute over the non-payment of bonuses soured the relationship between Damjanovic and Kitchee, with the striker not selected during the final three months of his contract despite not being injured.
That disagreement remains unresolved and has seen Damjanovic take a case to the game’s governing body Fifa, but he still views his time in Hong Kong positively.
“What’s most important is what we did in these two seasons and how many historic results we did,” Damjanovic said.
“My individual performance is unbelievable, to score 60 goals in 60 games and the last few months I didn’t play. I’m so happy that I managed to make something important for Hong Kong football.”
“Historic results in the ACL, the Hong Kong team qualifying for the Asian Cup and a couple of players moving to China and doing unbelievably well in the league there.
“I’m very happy. Everything is important, everything is connected. The last few years we did incredible things for Hong Kong football, not just Kitchee.
“Kitchee is representing the best of Hong Kong football but generally the atmosphere around the national team, around the clubs is unbelievable and I’m really happy I was part of this progress happening in Hong Kong.
“I’m really happy to see the teams are getting more serious, more professional and more competitive. It means we did well and Hong Kong football is in a good way.”
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