Ji-Sung Park is a midfielder who plays for English side Manchester United and is the captain of South Korea. Park started his professional career with Japanese club Kyoto Purple Sanga. He was instrumental when the club won their first ever Emperor’s Cup in 2002. Park played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup under South Korea’s then Dutch coach Guus Hiddink. South Korea reached the semi-finals and Park displayed his talent to the world. After the World Cup Hiddink was appointed new coach of his old Dutch club PSV Eindhoven. Just a few months later Ji-Sung Park and Lee Young-Pyo followed Hiddink to PSV. Park played two seasons for PSV and they won two consecutive Dutch Eredivisie titles. Park had also further displayed his talent for Europe in Champions League matches for PSV, being named in the Champions League Best XI of 2005.
Just ahead of the 2005-06 season Park signed with Manchester United. They finished that season winning the League Cup. Park then went on to have another excellent World Cup in the summer of 2006. Park also played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and has achieved the remarkable feat of scoring in three different World Cups. With Manchester United he has won 3 Premier League titles, 3 League Cups and the 2008 UEFA Champions League.