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Park Ji-Sung is a Korean winger and free-kick specialist who has proved one of the most successful Asians in European football.
Park first played club football in Japan for Kyoto Purple Sanga after joining from high school at the age of 18. He made his debut in the 2000 season before becoming a fixture the following term, by which time he was a regular for the Korean Republic.
In 2002, having starred at the FIFA World Cup on home soil, scoring a superb winner against Portugal as the co-hosts finished fourth, it was announced that Park would be following Guus Hiddink to PSV Eindhoven.
Park made his PSV debut in February 2003 and went on to enjoy cult status at the Philips Stadion, not least for his outstanding displays as the Eindhoven club reached the semi-finals of the 2004/05 UEFA Champions League.
He left for Manchester United FC for a reported 4 million dollars after winning the Dutch double - scoring in the cup final win against Willem II - and picked up another honour as the Red Devils lifted the carling Cup in February 2006. Moreover, Park scored the equalising goal in the 2nd Group G Match against eventual finalists France in the 2006 FIFA World Cup and was voted Man of The Match.
Between these two World Cup Finals, his shirt number shifted from 21 to 7, and he played in every match for South Korea.
I respected that he overcomed language trouble, racial discrimination and various wound. He was proud of the Korean.