Porsche Korea wraps youth football camp with 180 elementary students

Porsche Korea, in partnership with the International Sports Exchange Association, held its "Porsche Turbo for Dream-Football" youth football camp on Thursday, the company announced Monday.

Now in its third edition, the Porsche Turbo for Dream-Football is part of Porsche Korea's corporate social responsibility campaign "Porsche Do Dream." The program supports young football talent by providing structured training and global experience, including overseas camp programs, to help participants pursue their goals.

Since 2024, Porsche Korea has donated a total of 640 million won ($475,000) to the International Sports Exchange Association to fund a step-by-step development program spanning domestic professional training through on-site training in Germany.

The camp, held from Oct. 12 to Oct. 15 at Nakseongdae Football Stadium, drew 180 fifth- and sixth-grade elementary school students. Coached by staff from VfB Stuttgart, participants trained in fundamentals — passing, trapping, one-on-one dribbling and shooting — as well as position-specific tactics, build-up play and practice mini-matches.

VfB Stuttgart is the largest sports club in the state of Baden-Württemberg, with about 150,000 members. The club has established itself as one of Germany's most storied football institutions, having won the Bundesliga five times, reached the DFB-Pokal final four times, and earned a reputation as the country's most prolific youth champion.

On the camp's final day, an awards ceremony recognized 11 outstanding scholarship recipients selected through a comprehensive evaluation of their training performance and match play. Porsche Korea CEO Matthias Buse, German Ambassador to Korea Georg Schmidt and Gwanak-gu District Mayor Park Jun-hee attended to encourage the scholars in their next challenge.

The selected scholars are set to travel to Germany in November, where they will train alongside VfB Stuttgart's youth team, play a friendly match, and visit the Porsche Museum and Stuttgart City Hall.

"Over the past three years, Turbo for Dream-Football has supported the dreams of young footballers with real talent, and this year it is especially meaningful that we were able to extend the opportunity to about 30 girls and children from vulnerable backgrounds," Buse said. "We hope this camp serves as a foundation for the growth of Korea's young football talent, giving them the chance to showcase their skills on a bigger stage and lead the future of Korean football."

Porsche Korea is the 17th subsidiary of Porsche AG, which marks its 78th anniversary this year, and has handled official Porsche imports and retail in Korea since Jan. 1, 2014. The company offers a lineup that includes the 911 sports car, the all-electric Taycan, the Macan and Cayenne SUVs, the four-door Panamera, and the mid-engine 718 Boxster and Cayman.