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Park Ji-sung
Photo: Gordon Flood from Trim, Ireland · CC BY 2.0 · source
South Korea · 2008–10

Park Ji-sung

Legend CM Right-footed
Rating
89
Caps
100
Goals
13
Life
1981
Clubs
Kyoto Sanga, PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United
#3
Editorial rank of 33 for South Korea
The people's rank, live from duel votes

United supporters called him Three-Lung Park, and the 2010 tie with Milan showed why: Ferguson gave him Andrea Pirlo, and he shadowed the Italian for 180 minutes, scoring himself in the 4-0 second leg at Old Trafford. Four Premier League titles, the 2008 Champions League and three League Cups came at Manchester United, where he was the first Asian player to start a Champions League final, in Rome in 2009. Career record: 100 caps and 13 goals for South Korea; club career at Kyoto Sanga, PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United.

Career record

2000–2003Kyoto Sanga
2003–2005PSV Eindhoven
2005–2012Manchester United
2012–2014Queens Park Rangers
2013–2014PSV Eindhoven
South Korea100 caps, 13 goals

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Around Ji-sung in the almanac

One rank above: Cha Bum-kun at #2.

One rank below: Hong Myung-bo at #4.

South Korea's editorial top five: Son Heung-min · Cha Bum-kun · Park Ji-sung · Hong Myung-bo · Kim Min-jae.