Park Ji-Sung

Personal information
Full name	Park Ji-Sung[1]
Date of birth	(1981-02-25) 25 February 1981 (age 31)
Place of birth	Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Manchester United
Number	13
Youth career
1999–2000	Myongji University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2002	Kyoto Purple Sanga	76	(11)
2002–2005	PSV Eindhoven	64	(13)
2005–	Manchester United	134	(19)
National team‡
1999–2004	South Korea U23	23	(3)
2000–2011	South Korea	100	(13)
Honours Competitor for South Korea Men's football Asian Bronze 2002 Busan Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 January 2011

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Park Ji-Sung (Hangul: 박지성; Hanja: 朴智星; Korean pronunciation: [pak̚t͈ɕisʌŋ]; sometimes romanised as Park Ji-Suong; born 25 February 1981) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Manchester United. He was also the captain of the South Korean national team until his retirement from international football. He is the most decorated Asian footballer in history, as the first Asian player to have won the Champions League trophy and the first Asian to have played in a final of the UEFA Champions League.^[3]

Park began his football career in his native South Korea and played for the Myongji University team before moving to Japan to play for Kyoto Purple Sanga. After Park's national team manager Guus Hiddink moved back to the Netherlands to manage PSV Eindhoven, Park followed him to the Dutch side a year later. After PSV reached the semi-finals of the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, Park's talents were recognised by Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and he signed Park for a fee of around £4 million in July 2005. Since then, Park has won the Premier League four times and has also won the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup. Park is able to play anywhere across the midfield and is noted for his exceptional fitness level, discipline, work ethic and off-the-ball movement.^[4]

As a member of the South Korean national team, Park won 100 caps and scored 13 goals,^[5] and was a member of the team that finished fourth at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He also represented his nation at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and was captain at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Park scored in all three consecutive tournaments (the first South Korean and only second Asian player to do so) and is currently Asia's joint all-time leading goalscorer at the FIFA World Cup finals with three goals, alongside compatriot Ahn Jung-Hwan, and Saudi Arabia's Sami Al-Jaber. After the 2011 Asian Cup, on 31 January 2011, Park announced that he was retiring from international football at a press conference held by the Korea Football Association in Seoul.^[6]

Career[link]

Early career[link]

Although he was born in South Korean capital, Seoul, Park Ji-Sung grew up in Suwon,^[7] a satellite city 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Seoul. He began playing football during his fourth year of elementary school. During this time, Park was known as one of the greatest young talents in South Korea and was being looked at by a number of different clubs. He was well known for his excellent work rate, mesmerizing dribbling and pinpoint passes. While in high school (March 1996 – February 1999), he helped his high school team win the national championship in 1998, though he was at that point rejected by a number of professional clubs and universities, due to his small stature, however, his fitness coach, Sam Y. Kim suggested Park should continue to pursue a career in soccer. He ended up playing for Myongji University after his high school coach strongly recommended him to the university coach.

From the winter vacation of his third high school year, he began to train with his university team as a soon to be member. A few weeks later, in January 1999, his university team was given the chance to train with the South Korean Olympics Team. After a splendid performance, he attracted the attention of Huh Jung-Moo, the coach of the Olympic Team and South Korean national team (October 1998 – November 2000). Thereafter he became a preliminary member of the Olympics Team, and finally a formal member of its squad. At 18 years old, if Park was selected, it was believed that he would have been selected for under-20 team instead of Huh's Olympics team, the under-23 team. This selection was so unexpected for Park and others that it was rumoured that Huh selected Park in response for Huh's defeat at a game of Go between Huh and the university coach.^[8]

On 5 April 2000, in a 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Laos, Park made his debut as a member of the national team, along with Lee Chun-Soo. In June 2000, while he was a national team member and a second year student at Myongji University, Kyoto Purple Sanga of Japan offered Park a contract and he took the offer though he was still a relative unknown. Park was the first instance of a relatively unknown Korean player being offered a contract by a Japanese club.

In September 2000, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, his Olympics team failed to advance to the knockout stage, and the Korea national football team replaced head coach Huh Jung-Moo with Guus Hiddink.

Kyoto Purple Sanga[link]

In June 2000, Park signed with Japanese club named Kyoto Purple Sanga. In the spring of 2000, hearing that there was a rising star in Korea, Bunji Kimura, Sanga's coach at the time, visited Korea along with other scouts. In a practice game, the rising star did not attract their attention, whereas Park did. In an interview, Kimura said:

In a practice match, a player arrested our eyes. Despite his injuries, Park performance was outstanding. Park played only about 20 minutes, however we could see his sense, physical strength, and his potential, so we accepted Park instead of the player we thought. This scout aroused a lot of criticism in Sanga because Park was unknown, to the point that I should resign.^[9]

In 2001, the club won the Division 2 championships and were promoted to the first division. In 2002, Park led the team to the final of the Emperor's Cup, and in the final on January 1, 2003, he scored the equaliser with a header and assisted on Teruaki Kurobe's winning goal.^[10] The team went on to win the match 2–1 to become the Emperor's Cup champions for the first time in Sanga's history. This was Park's last game for Sanga. In January 2003, he left Sanga as Guus Hiddink invited him to play for PSV Eindhoven.

PSV Eindhoven[link]

After the World Cup, Hiddink was appointed as manager of Dutch club PSV Eindhoven. In 2003, Park and South Korean teammate Lee Young-Pyo moved to PSV Eindhoven in order to play under their mentor and former national team coach. While Lee quickly became a fixture in PSV Eindhoven's starting lineup, Park struggled due to injuries.^[11]

However, by the end of 2003–04 season, Park had begun to adapt to the Netherlands, both on and off the field. In the 2004–05 season, the departure of Arjen Robben to Chelsea afforded Park more starting opportunities and he quickly proved his worth to the team. Along with Johann Vogel, DaMarcus Beasley and Dutchmen Mark van Bommel and Philip Cocu, Park formed the backbone of PSV Eindhoven's midfield play with his pace and passing.^[12] Having been a top contributor of goals and assists that season, the highlight of Park's PSV career came when he scored the first goal against Italian team Milan in the Champions League semi-finals. PSV went on to win the home leg 3–1, but their 2–0 loss during the away leg meant Milan advanced to the final.^[13]

Nevertheless, thanks to these strong performances, Park was chosen, along with Andriy Shevchenko, Adriano, Samuel Eto'o, and Ronaldinho as one of the nominees for the 2005 UEFA Best Forward award.^[14] PSV fans were so enamoured with Park that they wrote a song about him entitled "Song for Park", which was included on the official PSV album PSV Kampioen.^[15]

Manchester United[link]

Park during the Manchester derby on 10 February 2008

In the closing months of the 2004–05 season, Park chose to join Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United. Park signed for the Premier League side for £4 million,^[16] subject to a medical and work permit.^[17][18]

Park became the first Asian to ever captain Manchester United when he took the armband from Ryan Giggs as he replaced him during a Champions League home group match against Lille on 18 October 2005.^[19][20] His first goal for Manchester United came on 20 December 2005, during a 3–1 win over Birmingham City in the League Cup fifth round.^[21] On 5 February 2006, Park appeared to have scored his first Premier League goal, coming against Fulham in United's 4–2 victory at Old Trafford.^[22] However, the Premier League's Dubious Goals Panel later ruled that this was an own goal due to a deflection off the Fulham defender Carlos Bocanegra. On 9 April 2006, Park scored his first official league goal, netting the second of a 2–0 home win over Arsenal.^[23]

In April 2007, Park was sent to America for surgery on a recurring knee injury, putting an end to his season.^[24] Although sidelined by injury for most of the season, he still played in enough matches to become the first South Korean player to win the Premier League.

On 1 March 2008, Park scored his first league goal of the 2007–08 season after returning from his long-term injury against Fulham. His lack of appearances had caused much controversy in South Korea,^[25] but he proved his worth when he delivered an assist to Wayne Rooney in the Champions League quarter-final match against Roma. On 29 April 2008, Manchester United advanced to the Champions League Final after beating Barcelona. However, Park was excluded from the squad to face Chelsea in the final; manager Alex Ferguson later stated that leaving him out was one of the hardest decisions he had had to make throughout his managerial career.^[26]

Early in the 2008–09 Premier League season, in an away match versus Chelsea, Park scored the only goal for United in a 1–1 draw on 21 September 2008, in a game which he also won the Man of the Match award.^[27] On 13 December 2008, he made his 100th appearance for Manchester United, starting in the match against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, the game ended 0–0.^[28] Park was included in the 23-man squad for the FIFA Club World Cup held at the end of 2008. He missed the semi-final but played the full 90 minutes in the final which they won 1–0 becoming the first English side to win the competition. On 7 March 2009, Park scored his first FA Cup goal in the 4–0 quarter-final win over Fulham at Craven Cottage, he latched onto a miss placed pass by Zoltán Gera eventually slotting it into the far corner for the fourth and final goal.^[29] On 15 April 2009, Manchester United advanced to semi-finals of the Champions League by defeating Porto 3–2 on aggregate. This made Park the only Asian player to be part of UEFA Champions League semi-finals on four different occasions.

On 2 May 2009, Park verbally agreed to a new four-year £50,000-a-week deal at Manchester United, stating "I have no reason to move. I play at the best club in the world".^[30] Following this announcement, Park scored his second league goal of the season, and third overall, in a 2–0 away win against Middlesbrough.^[31] On 5 May 2009, Park scored his first Champions League goal for Manchester United in the second leg of the semi-final against Arsenal at the Emirates. He pounced on a slip by Kieran Gibbs and placed the ball over Manuel Almunia in the 8th minute, with the game ending 3–1 (4–1 on aggregate), advancing United to the Champions League Final for the second year running.^[32] Park became the first Asian player in history to play in a Champions League Final.^[33]

On 14 September 2009, Park signed a three-year contract extension with United, keeping him at the club until 2012. Ferguson said during the summer that he was always confident a deal would be done with Park, whose wages are estimated to be about £65,000 a week.^[34] On 31 January 2010, Park scored his first goal of the 2009–10 season, hitting United's third in a 3–1 win against Arsenal. His last goal also came against Arsenal at the Emirates in the same scoreline, coming in the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League, this was also the first time United had beaten Arsenal at the Emirates in the Premier League.^[35] On 10 March 2010, Park scored his first European goal of the season which was also his first for United in Europe at Old Trafford, hitting the third in a 4–0 win over Milan. This was also his second goal against Milan in the Champions League.^[36] On 21 March 2010, Park scored a crucial winner in the derby against Liverpool, turning in Darren Fletcher's right-wing cross with a diving header.^[37] On 4 May 2010, Park committed himself to United by openly claiming he would like to spend the rest of career with them, saying "There is no reason to move to any other team."^[38] On 9 May 2010, Park netted on the final day of the season, scoring a close-range diving header against Stoke City to wrap up a 4–0 win.

Park returned to the United team for the first time following the World Cup as he started against a League of Ireland XI in their final pre-season game on 4 August 2010. He marked this game with the first ever goal scored at the newly built Aviva Stadium, he then scored a second later on as United ended the game 7–1 winners.^[39] On 22 September 2010, Park netted his first goal of the 2010–11 season as he scored United's fourth of a 5–2 away win against Scunthorpe United in the 3rd round of the League Cup.^[40] He then netted in the next round of the League Cup, scoring United's second goal in a 3–2 home win over Wolves on 26 October 2010.^[41] Park scored his first two league goals of the season in a 2–1 home win over Wolves on 6 November, the second a late winner in the 93rd minute.^[42] On 27 November, Park scored United's second goal in a 7–1 home victory over Blackburn Rovers.^[43] Park's performance's during November 2010 helped him gain the Player of the Month award from the club's website.^[44] Park was then voted as United Player of the Month for December 2010, grabbing the award for the second month in a row.^[45] On 13 December, Park netted the only goal of the match against Arsenal,^[46] a looping header, his fourth goal in seven starts against them.^[47] Park jetted off to captain South Korea in the 2011 Asian Cup and missed seven games for United after the turn of the year.^[48] Upon his return the subsequent tournament, he was ruled out for one month due to an hamstring injury which occurred during training. He returned to action for the first time since Boxing Day on 2 April, playing 64 minutes of a 4–2 away win over West Ham United.^[49] Park scored his first goal since the turn of the year when he scored the winning goal in the Champions League quarter-final second leg tie against Chelsea, ending in a 2–1 win (3–1 on aggregate).^[50] He also scored a goal against Blackpool at the 20th minute and set up the second goal for Anderson at the last match of the season. Park played in another Champions League Final, against Barcelona in 2011, which United lost 3–1. During the USA tour Park scored on New England Revolutions winning 4-1. He also scored against Seattle Sounders in the tour winning 7-0. The last USA tour game Manchester united won 4-0. Park was named the man of the match after scoring a goal on the 45th minute right before half-time.

On 28 August 2011, Park scored the sixth goal in an 8–2 home win against Arsenal, shortly after coming on as a second half substitute. Park made his first start of the season in the Premier League in a 2-0 home win against Norwich City. Late on in the game he was involved in a neat one-two with Danny Welbeck in the creation of United's second goal of the day, which Welbeck finished. On 26 December 2011 Park scored an early goal in United's 5-0 home win against Wigan with a neat side foot finish from Patrice Evra's cutback. He also won the penalty that wrapped up the win which Dimitar Berbatov scored to complete his hat-trick. In a 4th round FA Cup clash against Liverpool, Park scored an equalising goal with a low finish from a Rafael Da Silva cross to make it 1-1, United did eventually go on to lose the tie late on.

On 5 February 2012, Park made his 200th appearance for Manchester United by coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute against Chelsea. He became the 92nd player in the history of the club to reach the milestone.

On 23 February 2012 Park captained Manchester United for the first time from the beginning of a match in a 2-1 home defeat to Ajax in the Europa League. Although the match ended in a defeat, United still advanced to the Round of 16 with a 3-2 aggregate score.

On 30 April 2012, Park played in the Manchester derby, in a game that was widely perceived as crucial to Manchester United's title defence. Manchester United lost the game 0-1 and Manchester City went on to win the Premier League title.

International career[link]

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Park began his international career for South Korea as a 19-year-old defensive midfielder and made his first appearance selection during 2000 Sydney Olympics U-23 regional qualifier. Selected by then manager, Huh Jung-Moo, for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Park was unable to improve or show potential. However, when Guus Hiddink became the head coach of South Korea, Park's position was shifted to that of a winger; since then, he has become a versatile player able to play in a variety of positions: central, right and left midfield, as well as wing-forward.

2002 FIFA World Cup[link]

Park scored a memorable goal during the 2002 World Cup. During the group stages South Korea had won their first game against Poland^[51] and drew against USA. In order to advance, they had to manage a draw at the least against favoured Portugal side. The game was 0–0 until the 70th minute following two red cards against Portugal, when Park scored the match winner, controlling the ball with his chest and beating Sérgio Conceição before volleying it through the legs of Portugal goalkeeper Vitor Baia and into the net with his left foot. His goal eliminated Portugal and advanced South Korea into the knockout stages of the tournament for the first time.^[52]

2006 FIFA World Cup[link]

Park's success in the World Cup continued into the 2006 tournament. He scored the equalising goal in the second Group G match against eventual finalists France^[53] and was voted Man of the match.^[53] Between these two World Cup Finals, his shirt number shifted from 21 to 7, and he played in every fixture.

2010 FIFA World Cup[link]

On 11 October 2008, he captained South Korea for the first time in a friendly against Uzbekistan. Korea won 3–0. He was the skipper for the remainder of the qualification campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was top scorer, with 5 goals. One of his goals was against Iran in Seoul, beating 2 defenders then scored with his left foot. South Korea advanced to the finals without a single defeat. On 12 June 2010, Park netted in his third consecutive World Cup, scoring the second goal in South Korea's 2–0 win over Greece in their first group match.^[54] He became the first Asian to score in three consecutive World Cup finals and became Asia's joint all-time leading scorer in the FIFA World Cup with three goals, alongside compatriot Ahn Jung-Hwan and Sami Al-Jaber of Saudi Arabia.^[55]

2011 AFC Asian Cup[link]

Park's father, Park Sung-jong, said his son has planned to end his national team career after the 2011 Asian Cup tournament in Qatar.^[56] Park traveled to the tournament on 26 December 2010 as squad captain.^[48] Park made his 100th international appearance in the semi-final match against Japan on 25 January 2011.^[57] However, it wouldn't end in victory as they lost 3–0 during the penalty shootout following 2–2 after extra time.^[58] South Korea coach Cho Kwang-Rae confirmed on 28 January that Park had retired from international duty as he was left out of their 3–2 third place play-off victory over Uzbekistan.^[59] Park was nominated as the tournament's MVP alongside Mark Schwarzer, Keisuke Honda and Server Djeparov.^[60] The award was eventually won by Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda.^[61] On 31 January, Park confirmed his retirement from international football to make way for younger players with "enormous potential".^[62]

International goals[link]

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Updated to games played 12 June 2010.^[63]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 June 2000	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Macedonia	2–0	2–1	Friendly
2	21 May 2002	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, South Korea	England	1–1	1–1	Friendly
3	26 May 2002	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea	France	1–1	2–3	Friendly
4	14 June 2002	Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon, South Korea	Portugal	1–0	1–0	2002 FIFA World Cup
5	8 June 2005	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	Kuwait	4–0	4–0	2006 FIFA World Cup Qual.
6	18 June 2006	Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany	France	1–1	1–1	2006 FIFA World Cup
7	6 February 2008	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Turkmenistan	3–0	4–0	2010 FIFA World Cup Qual.
8	31 May 2008	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Jordan	1–0	2–2	2010 FIFA World Cup Qual.
9	15 October 2008	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	United Arab Emirates	2–0	4–1	2010 FIFA World Cup Qual.
10	11 February 2009	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Iran	1–1	1–1	2010 FIFA World Cup Qual.
11	17 June 2009	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Iran	1–1	1–1	2010 FIFA World Cup Qual.
12	24 May 2010	Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan	Japan	1–0	2–0	Friendly
13	12 June 2010	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Greece	2–0	2–0	2010 FIFA World Cup

Style of play[link]

Park has received much acclaim at Manchester United for his work rate and energy which have seen him deployed all over the midfield, including in the middle of the pitch and on both wings, where he operates as a "defensive winger".^[64] He is also known as something of a "big game player", often used by Alex Ferguson in big league games or European games where there is an extra emphasis on defensive work.^[65]

Career statistics[link]

Club[link]

Statistics accurate as of match played 30 April 2012^[66]

International[link]

Statistics correct as of matches played 25 January 2011^[63][67]

International appearances and goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Goal	Competition
1999
	May 27	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul	Chinese Taipei	7–0	0	2000 Summer Olympics qualification
	August 6	Sportpark Berg & Bos, Apeldoorn	Qatar	0–0	0	Friendly
	August 14	Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn	Estonia	5–1	0	Friendly
	August 18	Stadion 1. SK Prostějov, Prostějov	Czech Republic	4–1	1	Friendly
	September 7	Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo	Japan	1–4	0	Friendly
	October 3	Olympic Stadium, Seoul	China PR	1–0	0	2000 Summer Olympics qualification
	October 13	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	3–1	0	2000 Summer Olympics qualification
	November 13	Olympic Stadium, Seoul	Bahrain	2–1	0	2000 Summer Olympics qualification
2000
	January 9	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide	Egypt	2–0	0	2000 Four Nations Tournament
	January 12	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide	Nigeria	3–0	0	2000 Four Nations Tournament
	January 15	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide	Australia	3–0	0	2000 Four Nations Tournament
	January 21	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland	New Zealand	2–1	0	Friendly
	January 23	Showgrounds, Palmerston North	New Zealand	5–2	0	Friendly
1	April 5	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul	Laos	9–0	0	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2	April 7	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul	Mongolia	6–0	0	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3	April 9	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul	Myanmar	4–0	0	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4	May 28	Olympic Stadium, Seoul	Yugoslavia	0–0	0	Friendly
5	May 30	Seongnam Sports Complex, Seongnam	Yugoslavia	0–0	0	Friendly
6	June 7	Azadi Stadium, Tehran	Macedonia	2–1	1	2000 LG Cup
7	June 9	Azadi Stadium, Tehran	Egypt	1–0	0	2000 LG Cup
	August 29	Seongnam Sports Complex, Seongnam	Nigeria	5–1	0	Friendly
	September 1	Olympic Stadium, Seoul	Nigeria	5–1	2	Friendly
	September 14	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide	Spain	0–3	0	2000 Summer Olympics
	September 17	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide	Morocco	1–0	0	2000 Summer Olympics
	September 20	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide	Chile	1–0	0	2000 Summer Olympics
8	October 4	Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai	United Arab Emirates	1–1 (2–3p)	0	2000 Emirates Cup
9	October 7	Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai	Australia	4–2	0	2000 Emirates Cup
10	October 13	International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli	China PR	2–2	0	2000 AFC Asian Cup
11	October 19	Sports City Stadium, Beirut	Indonesia	3–0	0	2000 AFC Asian Cup
12	October 23	International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli	Iran	2–1	0	2000 AFC Asian Cup
13	October 26	Sports City Stadium, Beirut	Saudi Arabia	1–2	0	2000 AFC Asian Cup
14	October 29	Sports City Stadium, Beirut	China PR	1–0	0	2000 AFC Asian Cup
15	December 20	Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo	Japan	1–1	0	Friendly
2001
16	January 24	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Norway	2–3	0	2001 Carlsberg Cup
17	January 24	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Paraguay	1–1 (6–5p)	0	2001 Carlsberg Cup
	February 8	Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai	Morocco XI	1–1	0	2001 Emirates Cup
18	February 11	Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai	United Arab Emirates	4–1	0	2001 Emirates Cup
	February 14	Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai	Denmark XI	0–2	0	2001 Emirates Cup
19	April 24	International Stadium, Cairo	Iran	1–0	0	2001 LG Cup
20	April 26	International Stadium, Cairo	Egypt	2–1	0	2001 LG Cup
21	May 25	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon	Cameroon	0–0	0	Friendly
22	May 30	Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu	France	0–5	0	2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
23	June 1	Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan	Mexico	2–1	0	2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
24	June 3	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon	Australia	1–0	0	2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
25	December 9	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo	United States	1–0	0	Friendly
2002
26	January 19	Rose Bowl, Pasadena	United States	1–2	0	2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
27	January 23	Rose Bowl, Pasadena	Cuba	0–0	0	2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
28	January 27	Rose Bowl, Pasadena	Mexico	0–0 (4–2p)	0	2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
29	March 26	Ruhrstadion, Bochum	Turkey	0–0	0	Friendly
30	April 27	Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon	China PR	0–0	0	Friendly
31	May 16	Busan Asiad Stadium, Busan	Scotland	4–1	0	Friendly
32	May 21	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo	England	1–1	1	Friendly
33	May 26	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon	France	2–3	1	Friendly
34	June 4	Busan Asiad Stadium, Busan	Poland	2–0	0	2002 FIFA World Cup
35	June 10	Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu	United States	1–1	0	2002 FIFA World Cup
36	June 14	Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon	Portugal	1–0	1	2002 FIFA World Cup
37	June 18	Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon	Italy	2–1	0	2002 FIFA World Cup
38	June 22	Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju	Spain	0–0 (5–3p)	0	2002 FIFA World Cup
39	June 25	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	Germany	0–1	0	2002 FIFA World Cup
40	June 29	Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu	Turkey	2–3	0	2002 FIFA World Cup
	October 8	Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan	Bahrain	1–0	0	2002 Asian Games
	October 10	Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan	Iran	0–0 (3–5p)	0	2002 Asian Games
	October 13	Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan	Thailand	3–0	0	2002 Asian Games
2003
41	November 18	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	Bulgaria	0–1	0	Friendly
2004
42	February 14	Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan	Oman	5–0	0	Friendly
43	February 18	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon	Lebanon	2–0	0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
	March 3	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	China PR	1–0	0	2004 Summer Olympics qualification
	May 1	Helong Stadium, Changsha	China PR	2–0	0	2004 Summer Olympics qualification
44	June 9	Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon	Vietnam	2–0	0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
45	July 14	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	Trinidad and Tobago	1–1	0	Friendly
46	July 23	Shandong Sports Center, Jinan	United Arab Emirates	2–0	0	2004 AFC Asian Cup
47	July 27	Shandong Sports Center, Jinan	Kuwait	4–0	0	2004 AFC Asian Cup
48	July 31	Shandong Sports Center, Jinan	Iran	3–4	0	2004 AFC Asian Cup
49	November 17	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	Maldives	2–0	0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2005
50	February 9	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	Kuwait	2–0	0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
51	March 25	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Damman	Saudi Arabia	0–2	0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
52	March 30	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	Uzbekistan	2–1	0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
53	June 3	Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent	Uzbekistan	1–1	0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
54	June 8	Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City	Kuwait	4–0	1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
55	October 12	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	Iran	2–0	0	Friendly
56	November 12	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	Sweden	2–2	0	Friendly
57	November 16	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	Serbia and Montenegro	2–0	0	Friendly
2006
58	March 1	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	Angola	1–0	0	Friendly
59	May 26	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–0	0	Friendly
60	June 4	Easter Road, Edinburgh	Ghana	1–3	0	Friendly
61	June 13	FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt	Togo	2–1	0	2006 FIFA World Cup
62	June 18	Zentralstadion, Leipzig	France	1–1	1	2006 FIFA World Cup
63	June 23	FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover	Switzerland	0–2	0	2006 FIFA World Cup
64	September 2	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	Iran	1–1	0	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
65	September 6	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon	Chinese Taipei	8–0	0	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2007
66	February 6	Craven Cottage, London	Greece	1–0	0	Friendly
67	March 24	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	Uruguay	0–2	0	Friendly
2008
68	February 6	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	Turkmenistan	4–0	1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
69	March 26	Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai	North Korea	0–0	0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
70	May 31	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	Jordan	2–2	1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
71	June 7	King Abdullah Stadium, Amman	Jordan	1–0	0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
72	October 11	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon	Uzbekistan	3–0	0	Friendly
73	October 15	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	United Arab Emirates	4–1	1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
74	November 19	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	2–0	0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2009
75	February 11	Azadi Stadium, Tehran	Iran	1–1	1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
76	March 28	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon	Iraq	2–1	0	Friendly
77	April 1	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	North Korea	1–0	0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
	June 3	Al-Wasl Stadium, Dubai	Oman	0–0	0	Friendly
78	June 6	Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai	United Arab Emirates	2–0	0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
79	June 10	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	Saudi Arabia	0–0	0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
80	June 17	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	Iran	1–1	1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
81	September 5	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	Australia	3–1	0	Friendly
82	October 14	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	Senegal	2–0	0	Friendly
83	November 14	Blue Water Arena, Esbjerg	Denmark	0–0	0	Friendly
84	November 18	Craven Cottage, London	Serbia	0–1	0	Friendly
2010
85	March 3	Loftus Road, London	Côte d'Ivoire	2–0	0	Friendly
86	May 16	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	Ecuador	2–0	0	Friendly
87	May 24	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama	Japan	2–0	1	Friendly
88	May 30	Kufstein Stadion, Kufstein	Belarus	0–1	0	Friendly
89	June 12	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	Greece	2–0	1	2010 FIFA World Cup
90	June 17	Soccer City, Johannesburg	Argentina	1–4	0	2010 FIFA World Cup
91	June 22	Durban Stadium, Durban	Nigeria	2–2	0	2010 FIFA World Cup
92	June 22	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	Uruguay	1–2	0	2010 FIFA World Cup
93	August 11	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon	Nigeria	2–1	0	Friendly
94	September 7	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	Iran	0–1	0	Friendly
95	December 30	Baniyas Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Syria	1–0	0	Friendly
2011
96	January 10	Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha	Bahrain	2–1	0	2011 AFC Asian Cup
97	January 14	Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha	Australia	1–1	0	2011 AFC Asian Cup
98	January 18	Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha	India	4–1	0	2011 AFC Asian Cup
99	January 22	Qatar SC Stadium, Doha	Iran	1–0	0	2011 AFC Asian Cup
100	January 25	Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha	Japan	2–2 (0–3p)	0	2011 AFC Asian Cup