Ji Sung Park, the Player Who Is the Man of Steel And the Legend
Have you ever heard the man of steel who is the legend in Korea, and the one of the best soccer players? Started soccer since elementary age and become the most popular soccer player. The accomplish in hard and competitive European Premier League made this player stronger so that he can overcome through harsh times. Ji Sung Park, he made the best soccer career accomplishment from Manchester United, and also the eternal captain of South Korea.
Park is the first Asian footballer in Europe who had the biggest success. Since he was young, he was a player who already acknowledged by many Korean soccer coach or manager. He rewarded the best player award by the first Asian soccer player in German’s league (Bunedesliga), Bum Kun Cha. He started his professional soccer career in Korean University before he transferred to the Kyto Purple Sanga in Japanese League. After the miracle of Korea that the national soccer team qualified to the 4th round, the manager Guss Hiddink moved to the PSV Eindhoven. The adaption to the Netherland was getting better a year later. While he was building his soccer career, the game with Ac Millan was the way of his succeed now. The manager of Manchester United Sir Alex Ferguson was watching the game that Ji Sung Park scored on the world best team. After the game, he moved to the Manchester United FC with approximate transferred fee of $6,743,399.65. In Mancheter United career, Ji Sung Park grabbed two huge title, from EPL (English Premier League) and UEFA.At the end of his soccer career, he went moved back to PSV where he accepted the suggestion of Manchester United offer. Finally, he retired in PSV field with his last game in Europe and people’s applause. “One of his cons is that he doesn’t recognized that he is one of the best players in the world” (Sir Alexis Ferguson)
Ji Sung Park is the legend in Korea, specially, most of people in Korea will recognize him as a best Korean athlete. He made unbreakable career in Europe where all soccer players hope to play on. However, not only in Europe League, he was eternal captain of team of South Korea who led the teammates with his amazing leadership. During his 14 years of soccer career, he has been called from National Korean soccer team for 2002, 2006 and 2010 world cup. In 2002, team Korea qualified up to the highest round in history, and Ji Sung Park was one who made this miracle. Manager Guss Hiddink at 2002 world cup mentioned after the last game “No more expression, Ji Sung Park is the most intelligent and smartest player I have ever discovered in my coach career”. 2006 and 2010 world cups were not the same as 2002 world cup, nonetheless, Ji Sung Park scored in a row during all these three world cup. This accomplishment that authorized and loved by many soccer fans made Ji Sung Park to the legend of Korean soccer history.
