Yang Hyun-Jung (born 25 July 1977) is a former
South Korea
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football
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player and football coach who currently coaches
Timor-Leste U-16 team.
Football career
He started pro football career with
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 ...
in 2000. Jeonbuk selected him as first order of 2000 draft and he awarded
Rookie of the Year of
2000 season. In 2004, he joined
Gwangju Sangmu
Gimcheon Sangmu FC (Hangul: 김천 상무 프로축구단; Hanja: 金泉 尚武 프로蹴球團) is a South Korean professional association football club based in Gimcheon that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. ...
for military duties. He mostly played for
Icheon Sangmu that was reserve team of
Gwangju Sangmu
Gimcheon Sangmu FC (Hangul: 김천 상무 프로축구단; Hanja: 金泉 尚武 프로蹴球團) is a South Korean professional association football club based in Gimcheon that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. ...
and played at the
Korea National League
The Korea National League was a South Korean semi-professional football league held annually from 2003 to 2019. It was considered the second-highest division of the South Korean football league system before the K League 2 was launched in 2013, ...
. He was given hardship discharge because of
cruciate ligament
Cruciate ligaments (also cruciform ligaments) are pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X. They occur in several joints of the body, such as the knee joint and the atlanto-axial joint. In a fashion similar to the cords in a toy Jacob's la ...
surgery. He played for
Daegu FC
Daegu FC (Korean: 대구 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Daegu. The club was founded as a community club at the end of 2002, and made their K League 1 debut in 2003. Daegu has played mostly in the K League 1 but was re ...
for one year. He also played
V-League side
Cảng Sài Gòn and
Korea National League
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side
Suwon City. He quit his career because
cruciate ligament
Cruciate ligaments (also cruciform ligaments) are pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X. They occur in several joints of the body, such as the knee joint and the atlanto-axial joint. In a fashion similar to the cords in a toy Jacob's la ...
injury.
International career
His international career started as part of the
South Korea national under-20 football team
The South Korea national under-20 football team (; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in international youth football competitions and also can be managed as under-18 or under-19 team if necessary. South Korean under-20 t ...
in the
1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, known as the 1997 FIFA/Coca-Cola World Youth Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the 11th staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It was held from 16 June to 5 July 1997 in Malaysia. It was th ...
. After his U-20 tenure, Yang was given his national team debut in the 1998
King's Cup
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Sports Football
* Copa del Rey, Spanish for "King's Cup," the main national knockout tournament in men's football
* King Cup (sometimes named King's Cup), Saudi Arabian men's football nati ...
match against
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...
. His short national team career ended only one month. Yang's national team appearance is three caps.
Honours
;Individual
*
K-League Rookie of the Year Award The K League Young Player of the Year Award means the best player among under-23 K League players. This award has been awarded since the 1985 season, the third season in the K League.
K League 1 winners (1985–present) Rookie of the Year (198 ...
:
2000
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References
External links
FIFA Player Statistics*
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1977 births
Living people
South Korean footballers
South Korea men's international footballers
South Korean expatriate footballers
South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam
Expatriate footballers in Vietnam
K League 1 players
Korea National League players
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players
Gimcheon Sangmu FC players
Daegu FC players
Suwon FC players
Dankook University alumni
Men's association football midfielders