Jung Jung-suk (, or ; August 25, 1982 – June 26, 2011) was a South Korean women's

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player who played

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side

Daekyo Kangaroos Icheon Daekyo Women's Football Club ( ko, 이천 대교 여자축구단) was a South Korean women's football team based in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do. It was founded under the name Daekyo Kangaroos in November 2002 and was part of Daekyo Sports. Until 20 ...

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. She scored six goals against

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match, and she was awarded top soccer with seven goals. She died of

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on June 26, 2011.

International goals

Honours

Korea Republic

* Women's East Asian Cup winner: 2005

References

External links

National Team Player Record
1982 births 2011 deaths South Korean women's footballers South Korea women's international footballers WK League players Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards Sportspeople from South Gyeongsang Province Deaths from stomach cancer Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for South Korea {{SouthKorea-footy-forward-stub