
In the 117th minute against Italy in Daejeon on 18 June 2002, he met Lee Young-pyo's cross with his head and sent the co-hosts into the quarter-finals, and Perugia terminated his contract the following day. Fourth place at that World Cup and selection in its All-Star team stand alongside the J1 League he won with Yokohama F. Marinos in 2004, the 1999 K League MVP award, and another World Cup goal against Togo in 2006. Career record: 71 caps and 17 goals for South Korea; club career at Busan IPark, Shimizu S-Pulse, Dalian Shide.
| 1998–2002 | Busan IPark |
| 2000–2002 | A.C. Perugia Calcio |
| 2002–2003 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| 2004–2005 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| 2005–2006 | FC Metz |
| 2006–2006 | MSV Duisburg |
| 2007–2007 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| 2008–2008 | Busan IPark |
| 2009–2011 | Dalian Shide |
| South Korea | 71 caps, 17 goals |
South Korea legends whose careers overlapped Jung-hwan's
One rank above: Yoo Sang-chul at #7.
One rank below: Choi Soon-ho at #9.
South Korea's editorial top five: Son Heung-min · Cha Bum-kun · Park Ji-sung · Hong Myung-bo · Kim Min-jae.