Jang Jung ( ko, 장정) is a South Korean former footballer. He mostly played as a defender.
Club career
He formerly played with
FC Seoul
FC Seoul ( ko, FC 서울) is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul that competes in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. The club is owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group. They play their home games ...
(as then known
Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso) in South Korea,
Perak FA
Perak Football Club or Perak F.C. is a professional association football, football club based in Ipoh. Founded in 1921, the club's home ground since then has been Perak Stadium in Ipoh, Perak. The club represents the state of Perak in Malaysian ...
and
Singapore FA
Singapore FA was a representative team of footballers representing the Football Association of Singapore in domestic competitions run by the Football Association of Malaysia. This is separate from the Singapore national football team, Singapo ...
in Malaysia and
Geylang United
Geylang International Football Club is a professional football club based in Bedok, Singapore, which plays in the Singapore Premier League, the top division of football in Singapore. The club was founded in 1973 with the purpose of building a s ...
in Singapore.
Coaching career
He was recently working in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
as a head coach for
Sri Lanka national football team
The Sri Lanka national football team ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා පාපන්දු කණ්ඩායම, ta, இலங்கை தேசிய கால்பந்து அணி) represents Sri Lanka in Association football an ...
until April 2012.
On 19 July 2012, it was announced that Jang Jung will take over his former team Perak FA's head coach position from
Norizan Bakar
Norizan bin Bakar (born 27 January 1961 in Kampung Datuk Kaya Man, Perlis) is a former Malaysian football player. He currently the Director of Football for Felcra F.C.
Club career
Norizan played for his home state Perlis in semi-pro league f ...
on an interim basis until the end of the
2012 Malaysia Cup campaign.
His spell with Perak was a disappointing one, recording only one win, while suffering three draws and two defeats in six Malaysia Cup group stage matches, failing to qualify to the quarter-finals. His contract was not renewed after the Malaysia Cup exit.
International goals
:''Results list South Korea's goal tally first.''
Honours
Player
Perak
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Malaysia FA Cup
The Malaysia FA Cup ( ms, Piala FA) is an annual national knock-out football tournament in Malaysia. The cup was first held in 1990. The competition was previously managed by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), before being transferred to Fo ...
: 1990
Singapore Lions
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M-League
The Malaysian League or also known as the M-League ( Malay: ''Liga Malaysia'' or ''Liga-M'') is a terminology used to describe the professional association football league in Malaysia. The terminology was mainly used to describe the league and ...
: 1994
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Malaysia Cup
The Malaysia Cup ( ms, Piala Malaysia), formerly known as ''Malaya Cup'', is an annual association football, football tournament in Malaysia, held at the end of the calendar year. The cup was first held in 1921. Despite its prestige and popular ...
: 1994
Manager
Geylang United
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S.League
The Singapore Premier League, commonly abbreviated as SPL, officially known as the AIA Singapore Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional football league sanctioned by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), which re ...
: 2001
Individual
*S.League Coach of the Year: 2001
External links
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jang, Jung
1964 births
Living people
Association football defenders
South Korean footballers
South Korean expatriate footballers
South Korea international footballers
South Korean football managers
Busan IPark players
FC Seoul players
Seongnam FC players
K League 1 players
Singapore Premier League players
Expatriate footballers in Malaysia
Expatriate footballers in Singapore
South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia
Singapore FA players
Perak F.C. players
Geylang International FC head coaches
South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Singapore
Expatriate football managers in Singapore
Geylang International FC players
South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Sri Lanka
Expatriate football managers in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka national football team managers
1984 AFC Asian Cup players
Singapore Premier League head coaches
Balestier Khalsa FC head coaches
Perak F.C. managers