Ji Sung Park
Ji Sung Park J i Sung Park was born in Seoul and raised in Suwon outside South Korea ’s capital. Ji began his career as football player at age 11 and earned quite a few awards. These awards were remarkable for a student at elementary school and since then he continued playing football throughout high school in Suwon. His potential to make the leap from Asia to Europe was spotted by Guus Hiddink, who coached the South Korea during their successful run to the World Cup semi finals in 2002. Later that year, Park followed Hiddink to PSV. Ji earned widespread recognition in 2005 after scoring against Milan in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, but he had gradually been building his reputation in Holland. Park played only a fleeting part in PSV’s title success in his first season in Holland. Two years later he had fully adapted to European football and was an integral component of the side that clinched Holland's League and Cup Double. Alerted to his blossoming ...