
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.
| 2000–2003 | Kyoto Sanga |
| 2003–2005 | PSV Eindhoven |
| 2005–2012 | Manchester United |
| 2012–2014 | Queens Park Rangers |
| 2013–2014 | PSV Eindhoven |
| South Korea | 100 caps, 13 goals |
South Korea legends whose careers overlapped Ji-sung's
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.