Song Chong-gug

Song Chong-gug (Korean: 송종국; born 20 February 1979) is a retired South Korean football player. who played in 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Song Chong-gug
Song with Suwon Samsung Bluewings in 2008.
Personal information
Full name Song Chong-gug
Date of birth (1979-02-20) 20 February 1979
Place of birth Danyang, Chungbuk, South Korea
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Defensive midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Yonsei University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Busan I'Cons 34 (4)
2002–2005 Feyenoord 53 (2)
2005–2010 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 95 (2)
2010 Al-Shabab 7 (2)
2011 Ulsan Hyundai 13 (0)
2011 Tianjin Teda 14 (1)
Total 216 (11)
National team‡
1997–1999 South Korea U20 11 (0)
2000 South Korea U23 2 (0)
2000–2007 South Korea 60 (3)
Honours
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
AFC Asian Cup
2007 Indonesia/Malaysia
/Thailand/Vietnam		Team
AFC Youth Championship
1998 Thailand Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2011 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 June 2010 (UTC)
Song Chong-gug
Hangul
송종국
Hanja
宋鐘國
Revised RomanizationSong Jong-guk
McCune–ReischauerSong Chongguk
In this Korean name, the family name is Song.

Playing career

Early career

Song made his international debut against Macedonia under Huh Jung-moo in June 2000 while he was a university student.

In 2001, Song started his professional career in a K League club Busan I'Cons after graduating Yonsei University. In his first season, he was recognised for his talent, and was selected for the K League Rookie of the Year and the K League Best XI.[1] Guus Hiddink, the new manager of the South Korea national team, also quickly decided on him as a member of the World Cup team in that year. He was tested in various midfield positions and defensive positions by Hiddink,[2] and finally received the right back position.[3]

While South Korea finished the 2002 FIFA World Cup in fourth place, Song was the only outfield player of South Korean team to play all of 687 minutes in seven matches.[4] He also had a memorable match against Portugal, where he nullified Luís Figo perfectly by blocking all 12 dribbles without a concession.[5] He sometimes talks about his experience in marking Figo when appearing on South Korean TV programs.[6]

Feyenoord

After the 2002 World Cup, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal approached Busan I'Cons to get Song, but Busan intentionally delayed the contracts in order to keep him.[7] He strongly expressed his intention to move to a European club by moving his belongings out of the club after his deals with Premier League clubs were scuttled.[7] He eventually joined an Eredivisie club Feyenoord. He made 56 appearances for Feyenoord in two seasons under Bert van Marwijk, and also participated in the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League. However, his form regressed due to his ankle injuries, and besides he lost his seat after van Marwijk was replaced by Ruud Gullit.[8]

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

After leaving Feyenoord in January 2005, Song returned to South Korea to play in the K League with Suwon Samsung Bluewings.[8] In October 2005, he injured his ankle again, and eventually underwent an operation. He came back to the field after five months, but his ability was largely debased as compared with 2002.[9]

He was selected for the national team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup despite concern about his condition, and played the first group match against Togo. He successfully obstructed Emmanuel Adebayor, and assisted South Korea's winning goal.[9][10] He showed his worth better than expected, but he was excluded from the subsequent games by the manager Dick Advocaat.

Song became a key player of Suwon after the 2006 World Cup, and received the armband in 2008.[11] He scored the winning goal in the final of the 2008 K League Championship, leading his team to the league title.[12]

Retirement

Song signed for Saudi Arabian side Al-Shabab in the summer of 2010, and played ten games for them. He joined to Ulsan Hyundai on 8 February 2011, signing a one-year contract.[13] Having made 13 league appearances for Ulsan, he had his contract canceled by mutual consent on 5 July 2011. He joined Chinese outfit Tianjin Teda the next day, signing a one-and-half-year contract. However, he was released by Tianjin in the end of the 2011 league season, and announced his retirement in March 2012.[14]

In September 2021, Song signed with DH Entertainment.[15]

Personal life

In 2003, Song married Kim Jung-ah to the surprise of many of his fans after dating Kim since April 2001. Before the marriage, he had been linked with multiple celebrities including Lee Jin, a member of a Korean girl band Fin.K.L.[16] He presented a bigger surprise three years later by getting divorced. On 17 December 2006, he married an actress and model Park Yun-soo after an 18-month relationship.[17] The wedding was held privately in front of 100 family and friends. Song became a father six months after the wedding.[18] In October 2015, however, Song once again divorced his wife.[19]

Career statistics

Club
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total
2001Busan I'consK League 1252100-352
20029210-102
Netherlands League KNVB Cup League Cup Europe Total
2002–03FeyenoordEredivisie1813060271
2003–042511030291
2004–051000040140
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total
2005Suwon Samsung BluewingsK League 1900011120221
20062304040-310
20072402090-350
20082321060-302
200990102050170
201070103060170
Saudi Arabia League Crown Prince Cup League Cup Asia Total
2010–11Al-Shabab RiyadhSaudi Premier League7230102
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total
2011Ulsan HyundaiK League 11301050-190
China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
2011Tianjin TedaChinese Super League14120--161
Total South Korea 14261005111302167
Netherlands 53240--130702
Saudi Arabia 72----30102
China PR 14120----161
Career total 2161116051129031212

International

[20]

Korea Republic national team
YearAppsGoals
200020
2001141
2002222
200330
200480
200500
200680
200730
Total603

International goals
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
11 February 2001Dubai, UAE United Arab Emirates1 goal4–12001 Dubai Tournament
19 January 2002Pasadena, USA United States1 goal1–22002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
29 June 2002Daegu, South Korea Turkey1 goal2–32002 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Busan I'Cons

Feyenoord

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Tianjin Teda

South Korea U20

South Korea

Individual

References
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