Park Ji-sung is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in the South Korean capital Seoul, Park is one of the most successful Asian players in football history, having won 19 trophies in his career. He is the first Asian footballer to have won the UEFA Champions League, to play in a UEFA Champions League final, as well as the first Asian to have won the FIFA Club World Cup. Park was able to play anywhere across the midfield and was noted for his exceptional fitness level, discipline, work ethic and off-the-ball movement. His remarkable endurance levels earned him the nickname "Three-Lung" Park.
The South Korea national football team represents South Korea in men's international football and is governed by the Korea Football Association. South Korea has emerged as a major football power in Asia since the 1980s, having participated in ten consecutive and eleven overall FIFA World Cup tournaments, the most for any Asian country. Despite initially going through five World Cup tournaments without winning a match, South Korea became the first Asian team to reach the semi-finals when they co-hosted the 2002 tournament with Japan. South Korea also won two AFC Asian Cup titles, and finished as runners-up on four occasions. Furthermore, the team won three gold medals and three silver medals at the senior Asian Games.
Kim Jin-kyu is a retired South Korean football player. He has gained reputation as a defender who is also capable of scoring.
Nicole Elaine Hudson is an Australian former women's field hockey player. She was the captain of the Hockeyroos, Australia's national women's team, until her retirement from international hockey in 2009. She made her debut for Australia in 1993 and won gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Her AHL team is the Queensland Scorchers.
Huh Jung-moo is a former South Korean football player and manager.
Choi Im-jeong is a South Korean handball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Kim Cha-Youn is a South Korean handball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Woo Sun-Hee is a former South Korean handball player.
Kim Hyun-Ok is a South Korean handball player who competed in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.
Huh Soon-Young is a South Korean handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Lee Sang-Eun is a former South Korean handball player who competed in the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics.
Lim O-Kyeong, also spelled as Im Oh-Gyeong, is a South Korean politician who previously competed in three Olympics as a South Korean handball player.
Oh Seong-Ok is a former South Korean handball player. She is the first South Korean woman to compete at five Olympics.
Delma Gonçalves, commonly known as Pretinha, is a Brazilian professional soccer coach and former forward. A longtime member of the Brazil national team, for whom she debuted in 1991, she played for clubs in Brazil, the United States and Japan before moving to Icheon Daekyo of South Korea's WK-League in 2009.
Hong Jeong-Ho is a retired South Korean team handball player, Olympic and World champion. She is now based in Seoul and is involved in youth handball and also an expert commentator on TV.
Lee Seung-yeoul is a former South Korean football winger. He started playing football in Shingal High School. He is often known as one of the brightest prospects displaying attacking style in the national team. He was considered to be the newer generation of Korean footballers that will make up the national team in the future until his form started to fall.
Shinobu Ohno is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara. She formerly played for the Japan national team.
The South Korea national under-23 football team represents South Korea at football in the Olympic Games and Asian Games. It was founded when the Olympic football was changed to an under-23 competition. It also can be managed as under-21 or under-22 team if necessary.
Huh Yoon-jung was a South Korean footballer who played as a forward.
Randi Heesoo Griffin is an ice hockey player who competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics as part of the Unified Korea women's national team, scoring its first goal on February 14. In 2018, she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women.
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