Jeong Shung-hoon (; born 4 July 1979) is a South Korean

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who most recently played for

Bucheon FC Bucheon FC 1995 (Hangul: 부천 FC 1995) is a South Korean professional football club based in Bucheon that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. The club was founded in 2007 by a group of former Bucheon SK suppo ...

as striker. He has also represented

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Career

He started his career at

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i Ulsan Hyundai FC ( ko, 울산 현대 축구단) is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League ...

in 2002. He was a promising striker and was selected for the South Korean national team for the 2001 Universiade game, but didn't play very well. He said in an interview that "I was under stress that I had to play well to make something impressive, so I think it is the main reason I couldn't make many goals or contributions to team." Then, finally, he transferred to

Daejeon Citizen Daejeon Hana Citizen Football Club (Korean 대전 하나 시티즌 축구단) is a South Korean professional football team based in Daejeon that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. At the time of its foundation in 19 ...

, making a turning point in his career. However, he did not fulfil his role in

, and could not impress fans of the club. He seemed to have disappeared in

's sight. Despite this, he seemed revived at Purple Arena (Nickname of

Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon World Cup Stadium is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Daejeon. It was used to host some matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup hosted by South Korea and Japan. The stadium displayed a sophisticated structural dynamism, eliminati ...

) after the mid-2006 season. He created a fantastic goal in the first league game after the

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against

, and continuously played a pivotal role in the attacking line and managed to score 8 goals in the remainder of the season. Then he moved to

Busan I'Park Busan IPark ( ko, 부산 아이파크) is a South Korean professional football club based in Busan that competes in K League 2, the second tier of the South Korean football pyramid. Its current home ground is Busan Gudeok Stadium. The club was o ...

, in an exchange with Park Sung-Ho, in 2008. Since then, he has impressed the fans with great ability as a target man, and has made his debut for the

on 15 October 2008. At the match against

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, he clapped at a referee's decision to give a red card at

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, FC Seoul player. His bad performance whilst playing for

disappointed Korean soccer fans and

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, and resulted in the return of

Lee Dong-Gook Lee Dong-gook (, ; born 29 April 1979) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a record scorer in the K League 1, and had brief spells in Europe with Werder Bremen and Middlesbrough. He also played for ...

in the national team. On 11 January 2011, he was transferred from

to the

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 ...

with Lee Seung-Hyun for

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and Lim Sang-Hyub. He made his Jeonbuk debut on 2 March in a 1–0 Champions League group stage win over

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. On 31 July 2012, during the 2012 summer transfer windows, Jeong was transferred to

Chunnam 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 ...

for forward

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Club statistics

References

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National Team Player Record
* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeong, Shung-hoon 1979 births Living people Association football forwards South Korean footballers South Korean expatriate footballers South Korea international footballers Ulsan Hyundai FC players Daejeon Hana Citizen FC players Busan IPark players Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players Jeonnam Dragons players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players Bucheon FC 1995 players K League 1 players K League 2 players J2 League players Korea National League players Expatriate footballers in Japan South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan Sportspeople from South Gyeongsang Province