Jeon Kyung-Jun (born 10 September 1973) is a former

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from

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. He played as

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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

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. Jeon has represented

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 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 ...

) 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

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in Singapore. It was not seen as a wise choice as Jeonbuk won the

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that year, while the Protectors only managed a fourth-placed finish in the

, 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

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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

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season, two points below champions

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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 ...

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. He has resigned from the position on 5 June 2022.

Club career

*1993–1999

*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

*2006

*2007

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jeon, Kyung-Joon 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