Jeon Kyung-Jun (born 10 September 1973) is a former
footballer
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from
South Korea
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. He played as
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
and was the head coach of the
Super Reds FC
Super Reds Football Club was a South Korean professional football club which played as a foreign team in Singapore's S.League between 2007 and 2009.
History
The creation of the club in 2007 was driven by the Korean community in Singapore. Part ...
in the Singapore
S.League
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.
Jeon has represented
South Korea
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both at the youth (U-20) and Olympic (U-23) levels.
At club level, he initially enjoyed more international successes (winning the
Asian Champions Cup in 1997 and 1998 with
Pohang Steelers
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) than domestic ones. However,
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ( ko, 전북 현대 모터스) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Playing at the Jeonju World Cup S ...
did manage to win two FA Cups (2003, 2005) despite average form in the league.
In 2006, Jeon left Jeonbuk to play for
Home United
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in Singapore. It was not seen as a wise choice as Jeonbuk won the
AFC Champions League
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that year, while the Protectors only managed a fourth-placed finish in the
S.League
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, but Jeon scored 13 goals.
He joined the Bruneian club
DPMM FC
Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club (His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Brunei Football Club in English, commonly known as DPMM FC) is a professional football club based in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. The club played in the Brunei Pr ...
for the 2007
Malaysian Super League
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season, but only stayed a year before returning to Singapore as a player-coach for the
Super Reds. He successfully led the team to an impressive runners-up finish in the
2008
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season, two points below champions
SAFFC
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, and barely missed out on the MIKASA Coach of the Year award at the S.League Awards Night.
Under Jeon, the Super Reds have been known to play a brand of quick-paced football with effective short passes.
In 2019, he replaced
Fabiano as manager of
Jeonnam Dragons
The Jeonnam Dragons (Korean: 전남 드래곤즈) are a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. The Dragons play thei ...
in
K League 2
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Hi ...
. He has resigned from the position on 5 June 2022.
Club career
*1993–1999
Pohang Steelers
The Pohang Steelers (Hangul: 포항 스틸러스) are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province that compete in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. The Steelers were founded on 1 A ...
*1999–2001
Bucheon SK
Jeju United Football Club (Hangul: 제주 유나이티드) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeju Province that competes in the K League 1, the top division in South Korea. In the past, the club has been known as the ''Yukon ...
*2002–2005
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ( ko, 전북 현대 모터스) is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Playing at the Jeonju World Cup S ...
*2006
Home United
Lion City Sailors Football Club, commonly referred to as The Sailors or LCS, is a Singaporean professional football club competing in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of the Singapore football league system. Since the 2021 season, the ...
*2007
DPMM FC
Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club (His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Brunei Football Club in English, commonly known as DPMM FC) is a professional football club based in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. The club played in the Brunei Pr ...
References
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FIFA Player Statistics
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1973 births
Living people
Association football midfielders
South Korean footballers
South Korean expatriate footballers
South Korea international footballers
South Korean football managers
Pohang Steelers players
Jeju United FC players
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players
Home United FC players
K League 1 players
Singapore Premier League players
South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Singapore
Expatriate footballers in Singapore
South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Brunei
Expatriate footballers in Brunei
DPMM FC players
Footballers from Seoul