Known for explosive pace, powerful shooting and elite Bundesliga forward play; biggest achievements: two UEFA Cup titles with Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen, long-standing Bundesliga scoring record for an Asian player, South Korean national icon.
One rank above: Son Heung-min at #1.
One rank below: Park Ji-sung at #3.
South Korea's editorial top five: Son Heung-min · Cha Bum-kun · Park Ji-sung · Hong Myung-bo · Kim Min-jae.