Jong Tae-Se

This is a Korean name; the family name is Jong.

Jong Tae-Se

Jong Tae-Se at the match of North Korea against Brazil at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Ellis Park Stadium.
Personal information
Full name	Jong Tae-se (North Korea) Jeong Dae-se (South Korea) Chong Tese (Japan)
Date of birth	2 March 1984 (1984-03-02) (age 27)
Place of birth	Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	VfL Bochum
Number	9
Youth career
2002–2005	Korea University (Japan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2010	Kawasaki Frontale	112	(47)
2010–	VfL Bochum	34	(13)
Total		146	(60)
National team‡
2006–	North Korea	28	(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2011

Korean name
Hangul	정대세
Hanja	鄭大世
Revised Romanization	Jeong Dae-se
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Tae-se

Jong Tae-Se (romanization used by the FIFA; Korean: 정대세, Hanja: 鄭大世, Jong Tae-se in North Korea, Jeong Dae-se in South Korea, and Chong Tese (鄭大世 チョン・テセ, chon tese^?) in Japan and Germany) born March 2, 1984 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan) is a North Korean football player currently playing for Bochum.^[1][2] He is a member of the North Korea national team. He is nicknamed "the People's Rooney".^[3]

Biography

Jong is a third generation South Korean who was born in Nagoya, Japan to second generation South Korean parents with South Korean citizenship. His mother identified herself as a North Korean and sent him to attend a private school in Japan run by Chongryon, a group closely tied to the North Korean government^[4] – where he started football at its elementary school club. He later attended Korea University, a private university in Tokyo also funded by Chongryon.^[4]

Jong later tried to trade his South Korean citizenship for a North Korean citizenship, despite the fact that he has never lived in North Korea. The South Korean government officially does not recognize North Korea as a country and also does not allow dual citizenship in the case of adult citizens and hence Jong was unable to give up his citizenship. Chongryon, North Korea's de facto embassy in Japan, issued a North Korean passport to him. This made him eligible, per FIFA rules, to play for the North Korean team. As noted from Jong's documentary from South Korean television SBS, Jong officially only holds South Korean citizenship, but has a North Korean passport.

Club career

After joining Kawasaki Frontale in 2006, the striker quickly rose to become one of Kawasaki's best players and one of the best strikers in the J-League.^[5] Jong went for a trial with English club Blackburn Rovers in early 2010.^[5][6] After the 2010 World Cup Jong joined German club VfL Bochum.^[7]

International career

Jong's first international appearance was on 19 June 2007, during a 2008 East Asian Football Championship qualifier match against Mongolia and he scored his first international goal in that game. He went on to score a total of four goals which North Korea won the match 7–0. Jong also played at the 2008 East Asian Football Championship and scored two goals in three matches for the North Korea, receiving top scorer honors along with Park Chu-Young, Yeom Ki-Hun and Koji Yamase. Jong is known for crying when the North Korean national anthem is played before a match, most notably when North Korea played their first game of the 2010 World Cup against Brazil.^[8]

Jong also played at 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification in Asia and contributed to secure a World Cup berth, the first in 44 years, for the Korea DPR national team. Jong played in Korea DPR's first game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, against Brazil, and set up for Ji Yun-Nam to score the Koreans' goal in a 2–1 defeat.^[3][9]

Career statistics

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2006	Kawasaki Frontale	J. League Division 1	16	1	2	2	4	0	—		22	3
2007			24	12	4	2	5	2	7	2	40	18
2008			33	14	2	0	4	1	—		39	15
2009			29	15	4	3	5	2	9	2	47	22
2010			10	5	—		—		3	1	13	6
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Premiere Ligapokal		Europe		Total
2010–11	VfL Bochum	2. Bundesliga	25	10	1	0	—		—		26	10
2011–12			5	3	1	1	—		—		6	4
Total	Japan		112	47	12	7	18	5	19	5	161	64
	Germany		30	13	2	1	0	0	0	0	32	14
Career total			142	60	13	7	18	5	19	5	193	78

International career statistics

^[10]

Korea DPR national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2007	3	8
2008	10	3
2009	7	1
2010	5	3
2011	3	0
Total	28	15

International Goals

Last update: 26 June 2010

#	Date	Venue	Opponents	Result	Goals	Competition
1	19 June 2007	Macau Stadium, Macau	Mongolia	7–0	4	2008 East Asian Football Championship qualification
2	21 June 2007	Macau Stadium, Macau	Macau	7–1	4	2008 East Asian Football Championship qualification
3	17 February 2008	Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing	Japan	1–1	1	2008 East Asian Football Championship
4	20 February 2008	Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing	South Korea	1–1	1	2008 East Asian Football Championship
5	15 October 2008	Azadi Stadium, Tehran	Iran	1–2	1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	27 August 2009	World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung	Chinese Taipei	2–1	1	2010 East Asian Football Championship qualification
7	25 May 2010	Cashpoint-Arena, Altach	Greece	2–2	2	Friendly
8	6 June 2010	Makhulong Stadium, Tembisa	Nigeria	1–3	1	Friendly

References

1. ^ "Tese Chong" (in German). fussballdaten.de. http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/jongtaese/. Retrieved 31 May 2011. 
2. ^ "Chong Tese" (in German). Kicker. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/vereine/2-bundesliga/2010-11/vfl-bochum-8/64066/spieler_jong-tae-se.html. Retrieved 31 May 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Ingle, Sean (2010-06-015). "World Cup 2010: Brazil find finishing touch to edge out North Korea". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jun/15/brazil-north-korea-world-cup-match-report. Retrieved 2010-06-16. 
4. ^ ^{a b} North Korea’s Wayne Rooney, New York Times, February 11, 2010
5. ^ ^{a b} Duerden, John (30 May 2010). "Jong Tae-se is North Korea's answer to Wayne Rooney". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/may/30/jong-tae-se-north-korea-wayne-rooney. 
6. ^ Introducing the Crying North Korean, The 'People's Rooney, The Blackburn Nearly Man' Goal.com 16 June 2010
7. ^ "http://www.vfl-bochum.de/site/_home/aktuelles/vflverpflichtetjongtae-sep.htm" (in German). VfL Bochum. 9 July 2010. http://www.vfl-bochum.de/site/_home/aktuelles/vflverpflichtetjongtae-sep.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-09. ^{[dead link]}
8. ^ Steve Anglesey: Weird World Cup: 10 amazing facts about North Korea. The Mirror, May 26, 2010.
9. ^ Bairner, Robin (2010-06-015). "World Cup 2010 Player Ratings: Brazil 2–1 North Korea". goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2890/world-cup-2010/2010/06/15/1978503/world-cup-2010-player-ratings-brazil-21-north-korea. Retrieved 2010-06-16. 
10. ^ "Tae-Se Jong". National Football Teams. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=23836. Retrieved 31 May 2011. 

External links

• Kawasaki Frontale official
• FIFA.com - Jong straddles the 38th parallel
• (Japanese) Jong Tae-Se's blog
• "A World of opportunity awaits Jong", ESPN, July 3, 2010
• Bend it like Jong - Japan on YouTube, from Journeyman Pictures, July 19, 2010
• Tese Chong at fussballdaten.de (German)

Preceded by Kim Kwang-Hyok

East Asian Football Championship Preliminary Top Scorer 2008

Succeeded by Chan Kin Seng

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Name	Jong, Tae-Se
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Date of birth	2 March 1984
Place of birth	Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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