Jong Tae-Se at the match of North Korea against Brazil at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Ellis Park Stadium. |
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jong Tae-se (North Korea) Jeong Dae-se (South Korea) Chong Tese (Japan) |
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Date of birth | 2 March 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | VfL Bochum | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–1999 | Toshun Korean Middle School | ||
1999–2002 | Aichi Korean High School | ||
2002–2005 | Korea University (Japan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2006–2010 | Kawasaki Frontale | 112 | (47) |
2010– | VfL Bochum | 39 | (14) |
Total | 150 | (60) | |
National team‡ | |||
2006– | North Korea | 28 | (15) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
Korean name | |
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Hangul | 정대세 |
Hanja | 鄭大世 |
Revised Romanization | Jeong Dae-se |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Tae-se |
Jong Tae-Se (romanization used by the FIFA; hangul: 정대세, hanja: 鄭大世, Chŏng Tae-se in North Korea, Jeong Dae-se in South Korea, and Chong Tese (鄭大世 チョン・テセ Chon Tese ) in Japan and Germany) born March 2, 1984 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan) is a North Korean football player currently playing for Bochum.[1][2] He is a member of the North Korea national team. He is nicknamed "the People's Rooney".[3]
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Jong is a third generation South Korean who was born in Nagoya, Japan to second generation South Korean parents with South Korean citizenship. His mother identified herself as a North Korean and sent him to attend a private school in Japan run by Chongryon, a group closely tied to the North Korean government[4] – where he started football at its elementary school club. He later attended Korea University, a private university in Tokyo also funded by Chongryon.[4]
Jong later tried to trade his South Korean citizenship for a North Korean citizenship, despite the fact that he has never lived in North Korea. The South Korean government officially does not recognize North Korea as a country and also does not allow dual citizenship in the case of adult citizens and hence Jong was unable to give up his citizenship. Chongryon, North Korea's de facto embassy in Japan, issued a North Korean passport to him. This made him eligible, per FIFA rules, to play for the North Korean team. As noted from Jong's documentary from South Korean television SBS, Jong officially only holds South Korean citizenship, but has a North Korean passport.
Jong publicly emphasized of the separation between sportsmanship and politics after the disputes before and during the match between North Korea and Japan on 15 November 2011.[5]
After joining Kawasaki Frontale in 2006, the striker quickly rose to become one of Kawasaki's best players and one of the best strikers in the J-League.[6] Jong went for a trial with English club Blackburn Rovers in early 2010.[6][7] After the 2010 World Cup Jong joined German club VfL Bochum.[8]
Jong's first international appearance was on 19 June 2007, during a 2008 East Asian Football Championship qualifier match against Mongolia and he scored his first international goal in that game. He went on to score a total of four goals which North Korea won the match 7–0. Jong also played at the 2008 East Asian Football Championship and scored two goals in three matches for the North Korea, receiving top scorer honors along with Park Chu-Young, Yeom Ki-Hun and Koji Yamase. Jong is known for crying when the North Korean national anthem is played before a match, most notably when North Korea played their first game of the 2010 World Cup against Brazil.[9]
Jong also played at 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification in Asia and contributed to secure a World Cup berth, the first in 44 years, for the Korea DPR national team. Jong played in Korea DPR's first game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, against Brazil, and set up for Ji Yun-Nam to score the Koreans' goal in a 2–1 defeat.[3][10]
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
2006 | Kawasaki Frontale | J. League Division 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | |
2007 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 18 | ||
2008 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 39 | 15 | |||
2009 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 47 | 22 | ||
2010 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | ||||
Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Premiere Ligapokal | Europe | Total | |||||||
2010–11 | VfL Bochum | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 10 | ||
2011–12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 5 | ||||
Total | Japan | 112 | 47 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 161 | 64 | |
Germany | 39 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 15 | ||
Career total | 150 | 60 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 202 | 79 |
Korea DPR national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2007 | 3 | 8 |
2008 | 10 | 3 |
2009 | 7 | 1 |
2010 | 5 | 3 |
2011 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 28 | 15 |
Last update: 26 June 2010
# | Date | Venue | Opponents | Result | Goals | Competition |
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1 | 19 June 2007 | Macau Stadium, Macau | Mongolia | 7–0 | 4 | 2008 East Asian Football Championship qualification |
2 | 21 June 2007 | Macau Stadium, Macau | Macau | 7–1 | 4 | 2008 East Asian Football Championship qualification |
3 | 17 February 2008 | Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing | Japan | 1–1 | 1 | 2008 East Asian Football Championship |
4 | 20 February 2008 | Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing | South Korea | 1–1 | 1 | 2008 East Asian Football Championship |
5 | 15 October 2008 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran | Iran | 1–2 | 1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6 | 27 August 2009 | World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung | Chinese Taipei | 2–1 | 1 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship qualification |
7 | 25 May 2010 | Cashpoint-Arena, Altach | Greece | 2–2 | 2 | Friendly |
8 | 6 June 2010 | Makhulong Stadium, Tembisa | Nigeria | 1–3 | 1 | Friendly |
Preceded by Kim Kwang-Hyok |
East Asian Football Championship Preliminary Top Scorer 2008 |
Succeeded by Chan Kin Seng |
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