Ji+Sung+Park

 media type="youtube" key="kKHaSdygeHQ" height="344" width="425" = Ji Sung Park = ​ = = By Gyu Chan Hwang

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 = **__JI SUNG’S CHILDHOOD__** = Can you believe that ji sung ate frogs, deer, snake, dog, to be strong? However to be a soccer player, he did everything no matter eating disgusting foods!

=**__ HOW DID JI SUNG BECOME FAMOUS? __**=

Joining Manchester united in 25! **__Manchester united__** which is the best club in the world! Joining soccer in Manchester united, no way easy, but he never gives up. Fans love him staffs love him, now he is a world star!

=JI SUNG’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS=

In 2002 world cup, he led Korea until semi final, and he led Manchester United won the **__UEFA__** cup! First Asian team which went to world cup semifinal, and first Asian joining UEFA final! His accomplishments are endless! =__INTRODUCTION__= Ji Sung Park is a Korean soccer player, who is loved by Koreans; one of the first Asian soccer player who went to __**English Premier League**__. Despite that, he has physical problem, he’s one of the most well-known and he is familiar in TV either. Ji sung park, who has weak physique, let’s see his childhood first. = = = = = = =JI SUNG’S CHILDHOOD= Ji sung park was born at 1980, in Suwon. At old days, he was really active so that he used to like dance in front of children, swimming and running. When he was, 10 he displayed his soccer ability, and his father supported Ji sung, as a good condition to play soccer. When his old school disbanded the soccer club, ji sung park moved the school which has a soccer club. When Ji sung Park was in middle school, his father quit his job and he started the butcher. The reason was for ji sung park to get rid of his scrawny physique. As well, there is one more fact that everyone surprised is that he ate frogs, deer, snake, dog, to be strong. When he was in high school, he lead the school to victory and he was chosen by Myung ji university so that he directly went there. At th at time, **Myung Ji University** was well known as soccer and they won the cup a lot.

=HOW DID JI SUNG BECOME FAMOUS?= By his effort, finally he scouted by Olympic national team at 20, by Jung mu Huh who was use to be an Olympic coach at 1998. At that time he was young to participate in Olympic soccer team, so that all of reporters said Ji Sung is useless player, but surprisingly, he did a great job. He scored each goal in 2 games, which was playing against, England and France. At that time, England and France were teams in World Cup ranking 1, 2. However everyone didn’t expect that Korea could beat them, with Ji snug’s goals! Since these games, Korean truly thinks that Ji sung is the soccer player who can lead the Korean soccer. Than he went to Japan, Kyoto Purple, and Ji sung’s play was excellent in Japan either. Kyoto Purple won the J-League2 times by Ji sung, and Ji sung was chosen as the best mid-fielder, in Japan. Finally when 2002 Korea, Japan world cupopened, Ji sung lead the Korea until Semi final. Hidink Guus, who was the coach of Korea national team at 2002 and a coach of PSV Einthoven, he traded Ji sung park from **__PSV Einthoven__**, and when he was at 22 years old, he finally could reach to Europe. However at his first season, he got injured and fans hate him, because he was the only Asian in PSV Einthoven. It took a year to recover Ji sung’s injury. However we could see that his soccer skills had increased quickly. So that at UEFA cup, he lead the team, until semifinal as same as the world cup! At that time, Sir Alex Ferguson, who was the coach of Manchester United, he comes to Netherlands, to scout player every year. When every Manchester United’s staffs recommended Ji sung park, he watched the game, PSV vs. FC Peru, and he found Ji sung ability which was founding more space for pass with his accurate pass. Than finally, he went to England, Manchester United. In Manu, he could adapt the European soccer style, and he could be success in Manu either. He scored fewer goals when he was in PSV, but he was really important player at UEFA cup and he assists players a lot.

=**__ JI SUNG’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS __** =

Additionally He accomplished a lot since he was young. When he was young, all of teams that Ji sung joined were all won the cups by Ji sung. When he grows up, he joined the **__Olympic national team__**and he was the youngest player ever. Although, around people said, Ji sung is useless, he didn’t give up and he scored two goals in two matches with were Portugal. This isn’t end yet. He was excellent and respectable in teams either and finally he could go to Manchester United at 22 years old, which is the best club in the world. This is how his effort made this successful soccer life. His accomplishments are endless!

=CONCLUSION=

Despite that, he has physical problem, now he is our Korea’s soccer pride, and world soccer leader. European soccer was no way easy, but he never gives up, and finally, he could be a successful soccer player. According to the 'Sky Sports' on the 'who is the best soccer player in Asia' survey, Ji sung got the most votes. World fans love him, team staffs love him, Koreans love him, everyone loves him, now he is a soccer world star. Get ready everyone, now is Ji sung's world.



**__JI SUNG'S CAREER__**


 * ~ Club ||~ Season ||||~ League ||||~ Cup ||||~ League Cup ||||~ Continental ||||~ Other[|[24]] ||||~ Total ||
 * ^  ||^   ||~ Apps ||~ Goals ||~ Apps ||~ Goals ||~ Apps ||~ Goals ||~ Apps ||~ Goals ||~ Apps ||~ Goals ||~ Apps ||~ Goals ||
 * [|Kyoto Purple Sanga] || [|2000] || 13 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 |||| – |||| – || 16 || 1 ||
 * ^  || [|2001] || 38 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 |||| – |||| – || 40 || 3 ||
 * ^  || [|2002] || 25 || 7 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 |||| – |||| – || 29 || 8 ||
 * ^  ||~ Total ||~ 76 ||~ 11 ||~ 6 ||~ 1 ||~ 3 ||~ 0 ||||~ – ||||~ – ||~ 85 ||~ 12 ||
 * [|PSV Eindhoven] || [|2002–03] || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 |||| – || 0 || 0 ||  ||   || 8 || 0 ||
 * ^  || [|2003–04] || 28 || 6 || 1 || 0 |||| – || 10 || 0 ||   ||   || 39 || 6 ||
 * ^  || [|2004–05] || 28 || 7 || 3 || 2 |||| – || 13 || 2 ||   ||   || 44 || 11 ||
 * ^  ||~ Total ||~ 64 ||~ 13 ||~ 4 ||~ 2 ||||~ – ||~ 23 ||~ 2 ||~   ||~   ||~ 91 ||~ 17 ||
 * [|Manchester United] || [|2005–06] || 34 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 45 || 2 ||
 * ^  || [|2006–07] || 14 || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 20 || 5 ||
 * ^  || [|2007–08] || 12 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 18 || 1 ||
 * ^  || [|2008–09] || 25 || 2 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 9 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 40 || 4 ||
 * ^  || [|2009–10] || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 9 || 0 ||
 * ^  ||~ Total ||~ 89 ||~ 9 ||~ 12 ||~ 1 ||~ 5 ||~ 1 ||~ 23 ||~ 1 ||~ 3 ||~ 0 ||~ 132 ||~ 12 ||
 * ~ Career total ||~ 229 ||~ 33 ||~ 22 ||~ 4 ||~ 8 ||~ 1 ||~ 46 ||~ 3 ||~ 3 ||~ 0 ||~ 308 ||~ 41 ||