Aged 21 at the time of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he played in all 7 matches and was abig part of them making it to the semi-finals. After that he stepped up to play for a European club and has become a Korea Rep. star. He scored the opening goal in the 2008-09 UEFA Champions Leagues semi-final 2nd leg to assure his team progressed to the final. He was a starting member of that final team and became the first Asian player to ever play at that level.
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