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Top 3 Famous Korean Players Are Sought By European Clubs

Referring to Asian football, world fans often think of Korea. This is a country not only famous for stars but also a place to cultivate football talents.

There have been many successful Korean players in Europe, bringing Asian football to the world. Fans often express their feelings for these players through betting in matches. This is easily seen at online sports betting sites like Online Sports Betting NJ. So which are the players?

Let’s take a look at the famous Korean players mentioned most in the following article.

Cha Bum-Kun

If you mention famous Korean players, you can not ignore former Korean football player Cha Bum-Kun. He was dubbed the legend of football kimchi. At the same time, Cha Bum-Kun is also the first player to play soccer abroad in Korea.

The former player who was born in 1953 had a golden age in the German Bundesliga. With sorrowful shots, he received the attention of clubs in Germany, such as SV Darmstadt 98, Bayer Leverkusen or Eintracht Frankfurt. In this arena, he and his teammates have achieved a lot of success.

After 135 appearances for the national team, Cha Bum-Kun brought home 58 goals. He is one of the players who scored the most goals in Korea.

Ahn Jung-Hwan

Ahn Jung-Hwan is forever a football monument in the hearts of Korean fans. Perhaps the Korean people cannot forget the 2002 World Cup held in their home country. Ahn Jung-Hwan was the one who scored the important goal against Italy in the round of 16. Thereby helping Korea reached the semi-finals that year. He suddenly became a hero of Korea who was widely praised by the media.

After the success of that World Cup, Ahn continued to play with South Korea in the 2006 and 2010 World Cups. In addition, he also played for the Korean national team, Ahn also played for many clubs in Italy, France, Germany, Japan, and China.

Park Ji-Sung

Park Ji-Sung is one of the best players in Korean football. He was the one who was regularly sought after by the European clubs in his prime. After helping PSV advance to the semi-finals of the C1 Cup, Park Ji-Sung received the attention of coach Alex Ferguson. He brought the Korean player to join Manchester United in castration in Europe.

In 7 seasons playing for MU, Park Ji-Sung has scored a total of 27 goals. He and his club won 4 Premier League titles, 3 League Cups, 1 Champions League and 1 Club World Cup. In Korea, Park Ji-Sung scored 13 goals in 100 appearances for the national team.

S-Davies Wande

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