Park Jong-jin (footballer, born 1980) explained

Park Jong-Jin
Fullname:Park Jong-Jin
Birth Date:4 May 1980
Birth Place:Gokseong, Jeonnam, South Korea
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1999–2002
Youthclubs1:Honam University
Years1:2003–2014
Years2:2008–2009
Clubs1:Daegu FC
Clubs2:Gwangju Sangmu (army)
Caps1:201
Goals1:1
Caps2:23
Goals2:0
Pcupdate:29 January 2014
Hangul:박종진
Hanja:朴鐘珍
Rr:Bak Jong-Jin
Mr:Pak Chong-Chin

Park Jong-Jin (; born 4 May 1980) is a South Korean retired football defender who played for Daegu FC.

Club career

Park was born in Gokseong, Jeonnam. His professional career began with Daegu FC. He is one of Daegu FC's foundation players, and featured in every season for the club from 2003 to 2007. In 2008, he shifted to Gwangju Sangmu, the sports division of the military, due to his joining the army for his compulsory two-year military service. He played in the majority of the league matches for Sangmu during the 2008 season, but did not play a single game for the club during 2009 season.

On 22 October 2009, he was discharged from the army, having fulfilled his military commitments, and returned to Daegu FC.[1] He quickly resumed playing duties, participating in the final match of the 2009 season. On 25 July 2010, Park celebrated 200 professional appearances with his match against Gyeongnam FC.[2]

Club career statistics

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupTotal
Season Club LeagueApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps Goals
South KoreaLeagueKFA CupLeague CupTotal
2003Daegu FCK League 139020colspan="2"-410
20041901080280
200520030100330
200626030100390
200718120100301
2008Sangmu2301050290
200900000000
Daegu FC10000010
20101901020220
20111700010180
201224000colspan="2"-240
201311000colspan="2"-110
TotalDaegu FC19411204102471
Gwangju Sangmu2301050290
Career total21711304602761

Notes and References

  1. News: 대구의 Legend 박종진 팀 복귀하다!!! . Daegu F.C. . 2009-10-23 . Korean .
  2. News: 대구FC 박종진 선수, 200경기 출전 초읽기 . Daegu F.C. . 2010-07-21 . Korean .