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.jpg) Park at the G-20 Seoul Summit in 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Park Ji-sung[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1981[note 1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea[6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (technical director) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Anyong Middle School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Suwon Technical High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Myongji University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 76 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | PSV Eindhoven | 65 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2012 | Manchester United | 134 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | → PSV Eindhoven (loan) | 23 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 318 | (45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | South Korea U20 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2004 | South Korea U23 | 24[α] | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2011 | South Korea | 100 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Park Ji-sung (Korean: 박지성; Korean pronunciation: [pak̚.t͈ɕi.sʌŋ]; born 25 February 1981)[note 1] is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in the South Korean capital Seoul,[10] Park is one of the most successful Asian players in football history, having won 19 trophies in his career.[11] He is the first Asian footballer to have won the UEFA Champions League, to play in a UEFA Champions League final, as well as the first Asian to have won the FIFA Club World Cup.[12] Park was able to play anywhere across the midfield and was noted for his exceptional fitness level, discipline, work ethic and off-the-ball movement.[13] His remarkable endurance levels earned him the nickname "Three-Lung" Park.[14]
Park began his football career in his native South Korea and played for the Myongji University team before moving to Japan to play for Kyoto Purple Sanga. After Park's national team manager Guus Hiddink moved back to the Netherlands to manage PSV Eindhoven, Park followed him to the Dutch side a year later. After PSV reached the semi-finals of the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, Park's talents were recognised by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and he signed Park for a fee of around £4 million in July 2005. In his time at United, his honours included four Premier League titles, the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League, and the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. He moved to Queens Park Rangers in July 2012 after suffering a reduction in his number of appearances for Manchester United the previous season. However, an injury-interrupted season with QPR, combined with the club's relegation, led to Park rejoining PSV on loan for the 2013–14 season.
As a member of the South Korea national team, Park won 100 caps and scored 13 goals.[15] He was a member of the team that finished fourth at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and also represented his nation at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. At the World Cup, he was named man of the match four times, the most of any Asian player,[16][17][18][19] and is currently South Korea's joint all-time leading World Cup goalscorer with three goals alongside Ahn Jung-hwan and Son Heung-min, having scored in three consecutive tournaments.
- ^ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists with 3 lungs" (PDF). PremierLeague.com. Premier League. 2 February 2012. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Ji-Sung Park". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ 박지성 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ 맨유, 박지성 생일 축하 “우리도 사랑한다” (in Korean). Seoul Broadcasting System. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Lee, Jongeun. "Korean Lunar Calendar Converter". Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ 박지성 (朴智星) KAC201205869 (in Korean). National Library of Korea. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Park Ji-Sung". PremierLeague.com. Premier League. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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- ^ 멈추지 않는 도전, 박지성 (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 3 March 2006. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Ji-Sung Park named PyeongChang 2018 Ambassador". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "United's Park first Asian to play Champions League final". Reuters. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ "Ji-Sung Park – Quote, Unquote". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "Manchester United's Park Has the Endurance to Persevere". The New York Times. 25 May 2009.
- ^ "PARK Ji Sung". KFA.or.kr. Korea Football Association. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
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