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South Korean footballer

Son Woong-jung
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-06-10) 10 June 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Seosan, South Korea
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Chunchon High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984 Myongji University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Sangmu FC (draft) 7 (0)
1987–1988 Hyundai Horang-i 20 (5)
1989–1990 Ilhwa Chunma 10 (2)
Total 37 (7)
International career
1986–1987 South Korea B
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Son Woong-jung (Korean: 손웅정; born 10 June 1962) is a South Korean former footballer who played as a forward. He is the father of current South Korea national team captain Son Heung-min.

Playing career

Son joined Myongji University in 1984 after graduating from high school. He scored the winning goal four minutes before the end of the Korean President's Cup final, contributing to Myongji's first national title.

Son spent his senior career in Sangmu FC, Hyundai Horang-i, and Ilhwa Chunma. He was also selected for the South Korea national football B team in 1987.

Honours

Myongji University

References

  1. Jonathan Northcroft (13 September 2015). "Father spurs on rising Son". The Times. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. Peter Smith (3 November 2016). "The rise of Heung-Min Son: Tottenham star's journey from South Korea to Premier League via Germany". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 亞洲 J 축구선수단 확정. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 14 January 1984. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  4. ^ 전국축구 明知大 첫覇權. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 24 March 1984. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  5. '88축구팀 크게 개편 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 16 January 1986.
  6. 동계훈련 앞둔 프로蹴球(축구) 選手(선수)보강·放出(방출)로 어수선 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 1 December 1986.
  7. '89 프로축구 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 10 May 1989.
  8. 축구대표 B팀 中南美(중남미)순방 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 19 November 1987.

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