Yang Hyun-jung

This is a Korean name; the family name is Yang.
Yang Hyun-Jung
양현정
Personal information
Full name Yang Hyun-Jung
Date of birth (1977-07-25) 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 team
 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 Cảng Sài Gòn
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.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2011
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 Cảng Sài Gòn 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

References

  1. ↑ 10년 전 신인왕 양현정, 동티모르 아이들과 꾸는 ‘맨발의 꿈’. BestEleven (in Korean). Naver. 23 June 2011.
Awards
Preceded by
South Korea Lee Sung-Jae		 K-League Rookie of the Year
2000 		Succeeded by
South Korea Song Chong-Gug
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