Jong Tae-Se

Jong Tae-Se

Jong Tae-Se at the match of North Korea against Brazil at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Ellis Park Stadium.
Personal information
Full name Jong Tae-se (North Korea)
Jeong Dae-se (South Korea)
Chong Tese (Japan)
Date of birth 2 March 1984 (1984-03-02) (age 28)
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).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2011
Korean name
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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Biography

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]

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
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

International career statistics

[11]

Korea DPR national team
Year Apps Goals
2007 3 8
2008 10 3
2009 7 1
2010 5 3
2011 3 0
Total 28 15

International Goals

Last update: 26 June 2010

# Date Venue Opponents Result Goals Competition
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

References

  1. ^ "Tese Chong" (in German). fussballdaten.de. http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/jongtaese/. Retrieved 31 May 2011. 
  2. ^ "Chong Tese" (in German). Kicker. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/vereine/2-bundesliga/2010-11/vfl-bochum-8/64066/spieler_jong-tae-se.html. Retrieved 31 May 2011. 
  3. ^ a b Ingle, Sean (2010-06-015). "World Cup 2010: Brazil find finishing touch to edge out North Korea". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jun/15/brazil-north-korea-world-cup-match-report. Retrieved 2010-06-16. 
  4. ^ a b North Korea’s Wayne Rooney, New York Times, February 11, 2010
  5. ^ Lee (이), Ji-ho (지호) (2011-11-18). "정대세, "北, 정치와 스포츠 구분해야"" (in Korean). JPNews. http://www.jpnews.kr/sub_read.html?uid=12056&section=sc1. Retrieved 2011-11-19. 
  6. ^ a b Duerden, John (30 May 2010). "Jong Tae-se is North Korea's answer to Wayne Rooney". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/may/30/jong-tae-se-north-korea-wayne-rooney. 
  7. ^ Introducing the Crying North Korean, The 'People's Rooney, The Blackburn Nearly Man' Goal.com 16 June 2010
  8. ^ "http://www.vfl-bochum.de/site/_home/aktuelles/vflverpflichtetjongtae-sep.htm" (in German). VfL Bochum. 9 July 2010. http://www.vfl-bochum.de/site/_home/aktuelles/vflverpflichtetjongtae-sep.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-09. 
  9. ^ Steve Anglesey: Weird World Cup: 10 amazing facts about North Korea. The Mirror, May 26, 2010.
  10. ^ Bairner, Robin (2010-06-015). "World Cup 2010 Player Ratings: Brazil 2–1 North Korea". goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2890/world-cup-2010/2010/06/15/1978503/world-cup-2010-player-ratings-brazil-21-north-korea. Retrieved 2010-06-16. 
  11. ^ "Tae-Se Jong". National Football Teams. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=23836. Retrieved 31 May 2011. 

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Preceded by
Kim Kwang-Hyok
East Asian Football Championship Preliminary
Top Scorer

2008
Succeeded by
Chan Kin Seng