Oh Jang-Eun ( ko, 오장은; born 24 July 1985) is a

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player from

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. He was selected to play for

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, replacing Kim Nam-Il after his injury.

Club career

In 2002, Oh Jang-Eun debuted for Japanese

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side

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, and set the record for the youngest player to play in the J1 League. Unusually for a Korean, he spent time in the junior ranks of FC Tokyo, rather than having a youth career with a Korean University side. He moved to

n K-League side Daegu FC, where he would spend two seasons. He then moved to

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 2007, and contributed to the club's win in the 2007 K-League Cup. He made a professional career first

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in an away match against

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 ...

on 23 September 2006. On 1 February 2011, Oh Jang-Eun signed for

Suwon Samsung Bluewings ''(The Blue, White and Reds)''Tricolor'' , short name = SSB , image = , caption = , founded = , ground = Suwon World Cup Stadium , capacity = 44,031 , owner = Cheil Worldwide(Samsung's subsidiary) , chairma ...

International career

Oh has been a member of the national side, both at junior and senior level. He played in the U-20 side in the

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. A part-timer in the senior side since making his senior debut against Ghana in 2006, the most recent of his 14 caps was against Japan, during the

2010 East Asian Football Championship The 2010 EAFF East Asian Football Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament which was held between 6 and 14 February 2010. Two preliminary competitions were held during 2009. Participating teams Preliminary Round 1 * * * * Round ...

Club statistics

National team statistics

Honours

Club

* J.League Cup (1):

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

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(1):

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References

External links

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National Team Player Record
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oh, Jang-Eun 1985 births Living people Men's association football midfielders South Korean men's footballers South Korean expatriate men's footballers South Korea men's international footballers FC Tokyo players Daegu FC players Ulsan HD FC players Suwon Samsung Bluewings players Seongnam FC players Daejeon Hana Citizen players J1 League players K League 1 players K League 2 players Expatriate men's footballers in Japan 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for South Korea South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for South Korea Sportspeople from Jeju City