Yang Hyun-Jung
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yang Hyun-Jung | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Coach / former Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Timor-Leste U-16 (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dankook University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2003 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 57 | (7) |
| 2004 | Icheon Sangmu (army) | 2 | (0) |
| 2005 | Daegu FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | Cang Sai Gon | ||
| 2008 | Suwon City | 10 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997 | South Korea U-20 | ||
| 1998 | South Korea | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007-2008 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma U-18 (coach) | ||
| 2009- | Timor-Leste U-16 (coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
| Yang Hyun-Jung | |
| Hangul | 양현정 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 梁鉉正 |
| Revised Romanization | Yang Hyeonjeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yang Hyǒnjǒng |
Yang Hyun-Jung (born 25 July 1977) is a former South Korean football player and football coach who currently coaches Timor-Leste U-16 team.
Football career
He started pro football career with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 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 for military duties. He mostly played for Icheon Sangmu that was reserve team of Gwangju Sangmu and played at the Korea National League. He was given hardship discharge because of cruciate ligament surgery. He played for Daegu FC for one year. He also played V-League side Cang Sai Gon and Korea National League side Suwon City. He quit his career because cruciate ligament injury.[1]
International career
His international career started as part of the South Korea national under-20 football team in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. After his U-20 tenure, Yang was given his national team debut in the 1998 King's Cup match against Egypt. 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 : 2000
References
- ↑ "10년 전 신인왕 양현정, 동티모르 아이들과 꾸는 ‘맨발의 꿈’". BestEleven (in Korean). Naver. 23 June 2011.
External links
- FIFA Player Statistics
- Yang Hyun-Jung at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yang Hyun-Jung at kleague.com
| Awards | ||
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Preceded by Lee Sung-Jae |
K-League Rookie of the Year 2000 |
Succeeded by Song Chong-Gug |
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