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About me: I am a senior at Georgetown MSB studying Finance and International Business. I originally grew up in Korea and came to the States since high school. At Georgetown, I am part of Club Squash Team and Korean Student Association. I like travelling and I am a great fan of Manchester United. Please feel free to add me on Facebook and Linkedin. Hoya Saxa!

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Introduction

Who is JiSung Park?

Background Information

Goals by Season

JiSung Park's Play in Legendary Matches

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Introduction

This is the page to learn more about the legendary Korean soccer player, JiSung Park. He has started his career in Kyoto FC and moved all the way up to Manchester United. In this page, I will talk about his background briefly and show why he is one of the best soccer players in the world.

Who is JiSung Park?

By Sir Alex Ferguson:
The great thing about Ji-sung Park is that he is one of the best professionals we have had here. He was truly fantastic, and particularly in big games. I loved playing him in the big games. His record against Arsenal, for instance, was fantastic. The Milan games over there and at Old Trafford, when I asked Park to play directly against [Andrea] Pirlo, are memorable. He never gave Pirlo a kick and he kept running off him which was brilliant too. Park had roles that only a disciplined and selfless player could have. That is exactly what Ji-sung was, selfless. He played for the team and whatever role you gave him, he would stick to that role. So he was a really wonderful, disciplined professional for us.

Background Information

Park Ji-sung is a South Korean footballer who played as a midfielder in many Asian and European teams. Until he retired from football, Park was the captain of the South Korea national team. According to New York Times, he is the most successful Asian footballer in history and won 19 trophies in his career and is the first Asian footballer to have won the UEFA Champions League trophy. Park plays anywhere across the midfield and is noted for his outstanding fitness level, discipline, work ethic and off-the-ball movement. His remarkable fitness levels and pace earned him the nickname "Three-Lungs" Park. Park started his career at Kyoto FC and played for two years. After Park's national team manager Guus Hiddink moved back to the Netherlands to manage PSV Eindhoven, Park followed him to PSV a year later. After PSV reached the semi-finals of the 2004 UEFA Champions League, Park's talents were recognized by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and he signed Park for a fee of around 4 million Euros in July 2005. In his time at Manchester United, Park won the Premier League four times and also won the 2007 UEFA Champions League and the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. He moved to Queens Park Rangers after a reduction in his number of appearances for Manchester United the previous season. As a member of the South Korea national team, Park won 100 caps and scored 13 goals, 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 and is the first South Korean and only second Asian player to do so. He is currently South Korea's joint all-time leading goal scorer at the FIFA World Cup finals with three goals. After the 2011 Asian Cup, on 31 January 2011, Park announced his retirement from international football at a press conference held by the Korea Football Association. On 14 May 2014, Park officially announced his retirement from football, citing his knee injury as the reason for his departure.