Jeong Shung-hoon (; born 4 July 1979) is a South Korean
footballer
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who most recently played for
Bucheon FC
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as striker. He has also represented
South Korea national football team
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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
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 ...
, and could not impress fans of the club. He seemed to have disappeared in
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 ...
's sight. Despite this, he seemed revived at Purple Arena (Nickname of
Daejeon World Cup Stadium
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) after the mid-2006 season. He created a fantastic goal in the first league game after the
2006 World Cup
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against
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
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, 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
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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
South Korea national football team
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on 15 October 2008. At the match against
FC Seoul
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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
South Korea national football team
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disappointed Korean soccer fans and
Huh Jung-Moo
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Playing career
Huh was one of the best South Korean college footballers before starting his semi-professional care ...
, and resulted in the return of
Lee Dong-Gook
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in the national team.
On 11 January 2011, he was transferred from
Busan I'Park
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The club was o ...
to the
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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with
Lee Seung-Hyun for
Lee Yo-Han
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He played at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in Netherlands, and played all match of South Korea that ended 3rd of Group F. He was also called ...
and
Lim Sang-Hyub. He made his Jeonbuk debut on 2 March in a 1–0 Champions League group stage win over
Shandong Luneng
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.
On 31 July 2012, during the 2012 summer transfer windows, Jeong was transferred to
Chunnam Dragons
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for forward
Kim Shin-young
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.
Club statistics
References
External links
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National Team Player Record
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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