Sun Jihai is a Chinese former professional footballer who played in the English Premier League. Sun is one of the most well-known footballers in East Asia, as he is the first East Asian footballer to score in the Premier League when he scored a goal for Manchester City in 2002, and also the first Chinese footballer to score in the UEFA Cup. Sun was a member of the China national team that qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the country's only appearance at the World Cup finals.
FC Seoul is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul that competes in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. The club is owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group. Since 2004, FC Seoul have played its home games at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul's Mapo District.
Ulsan HD FC, formerly Ulsan Hyundai FC, is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League in 1984. Their home ground is Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium. The club is owned by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries.
Dalian Shide was a professional Chinese football club based in Dalian, Liaoning province, China who played in China's football league system between 1955 and 2012. Their home stadiums were the 55,843 capacity Dalian People's Stadium and then later in 1997 they moved to the 30,776 capacity Jinzhou Stadium.
Choi Yong-soo is a South Korean professional football manager and former player. He competed for South Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Vladimir Petrović is a Serbian football manager and former player.
Kim Jin-kyu is a retired South Korean football player. He has gained reputation as a defender who is also capable of scoring.
Kim Yong-dae is a South Korean former football goalkeeper who last played for Ulsan Hyundai. He is considered one of South Korea's best goalkeepers even to the point where he had been nicknamed by fans as "Yong Der Sar" in reference to former Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar of Manchester United and the Netherlands.
Dejan Damjanović, also known mononymously as Dejan, is a former Montenegrin professional footballer who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the greatest K League players of all time.
Ji Mingyi is a Chinese footballer. He spent the majority of his career with Dalian Shide where he won four league titles and two Chinese FA Cups.
Yan Song is a Chinese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Mauricio Alejandro Molina Uribe is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Kim Eun-jung is a South Korean retired footballer who played as a striker. He is currently manager of K League 1 club Suwon FC. He previously headed Tubize after joining in 2015 as a youth scout.
Ha Dae-sung is a former South Korean football player.
Park Dong-Hyuk is a South Korean former football defender who last played for K League Classic club Ulsan Hyundai. His previous clubs were Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Gamba Osaka, Kashiwa Reysol and Dalian Shide. He was a part of South Korea, who appeared at the Summer Olympic Games in 2000.
This article documents the history of FC Seoul, a Korean association football club based in Seoul. For a general overview of the club, see FC Seoul.
Carlos Adriano de Sousa Cruz, or simply Adriano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Jacuipense.
Osmar Ibáñez Barba, known simply as Osmar, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a central defender. He is currently playing for Seoul E-Land FC.
Leonardo "Leo" Carrilho Baptistão is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Segunda División club Almería. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a right winger.
