Byun Sung-hwan

Byun Sung-Hwan
Personal information
Full nameByun Sung-Hwan
Date of birth22 December 1979
Place of birthDaegu, South Korea
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionRight / Left Back
Youth career
University of Ulsan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2006Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i56(0)
2007Busan I'Park16(0)
2008Jeju United16(0)
2009–2011Sydney FC57(0)
2011–2012Newcastle Jets26(2)
2012Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma5(0)
2013–2014FC Anyang22(0)
National team
2002South Korea U-231(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 November 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
Byun Sung-hwan
Hangul 변성환
Hanja 卞盛煥
Revised Romanization Byeon Seong-hwan
McCune–Reischauer Pyŏn Sŏng-hwan
This is a Korean name; the family name is Byun.

Byun Sung-Hwan (Hangul: 변성환; born 22 December 1979) is a South Korean retired footballer player.

Club career

Ulsan Hyundai

During 2002 to 2006 Byun made 56 appearances for Ulsan Hyundai.

Busan I'Park

Byun made 16 appearances for Busan I'Park during 2007.

Jeju United

During 2008 Byun made 16 appearances for Jeju United.

Sydney FC

After impressing in pre-season trials with Sydney FC, including a goal against Manly United, he was announced as a new signing on 25 June 2009 for the upcoming 2009–10 season, on a two-year contract. His good form made him a crowd favourite amongst the Sydney fans.[1] He is a quality left back who likes to get forward in attack. His two-footed crossing ability is a key to his game. It is noted that he is a fast player – prior to 2005, he could run the 100m in 12.2 seconds. He is known for his attacking abilities and speed.

Byun scored the winning goal and his first professional goal, for Sydney FC in the penalty shoot out of the 2009/10 Grand final against Melbourne Victory.[2] Sydney FC released Byun at the end of the 2010–11 A-League season, deciding not to extend his contract for the Asian Champions League.[3]

Newcastle Jets

After being released by Sydney, Byun entered into negotiations with fellow A-League club Newcastle Jets.[4] And on 11 April 2011 it was announced that Byun had signed a one-year contract with the Jets.[5]

Byun scored on his A-League debut for the Jets, sealing a 3–2 victory over Melbourne Heart in Newcastle.[6] This was Byun's first goal in open play, after 146 games in professional competition.[7] In the Round 14 game against Melbourne Victory Byun scored two own goals to give the Victory a 2–1 win at AAMI Park.[8] On 8 December 2011 the future of Byun was uncertain after routine medical tests revealed a potentially serious heart condition. The test revealed that he had a left ventricular hypertrophy (enlarged left ventricle).

International career

Sung-Hwan has appeared for the South Korean U-23 team at the East Asian Games.[9]

Club career statistics

All-Time Club Performance
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
App Gls App Gls App Gls App Gls App  Gls1
Ulsan Hyundai 2002 15 0 2 0 10 0 - - 27 0
2003 14 0 3 0 - - - - 17 0
2004 6 0 0 0 9 0 - - 15 0
2005 0 0 0 0 5 0 - - 5 0
2006 21 0 1 0 6 0 8 1 35 1
Busan I'Park 2007 16 0 2 0 7 0 - - 25 0
Jeju United 2008 16 0 0 0 9 1 - - 25 1
Total 88080461911501
Sydney FC 2009–10 31 0 - - - - - - 31 0
2010–11 21 0 - - - - - - 21 0
Newcastle Jets 2011–12 26 2 - - - - - - 26 2
Total 782------782
Seongnam Ilhwa 2012 5 0 0 0 - - 0 0 5 0
Total 5000--0050
Career Totals 171 2 8 0 46 1 8 1 233 4

Honours

Sydney FC

References

  1. Korean boost to Sydney defence
  2. "Sydney FC claim A-League title". ESPN. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  3. "Sydney chief leaves as squad takes shape". ABC Online. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  4. "Culina applauds as Wheelhouse re-signs". Newcastle Herald. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
  5. http://a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=39505 Byun joins the Jets
  6. Hassett, Sebastian (8 October 2011). "Jets rise above turmoil in Heart-stopping victory". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  7. "Jets snatch late win". FFA. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  8. "GVE: Jets Must Be More Ruthless". FourFourTwo. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  9. Sydney FC sign Korean defender

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