Ji Yun-nam
| Ji Yun-nam | ||
 Ji Yun-nam at the 2010 World Cup
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | November 20, 1976 | |
| place of birth | Pyongyang , North Korea | |
| position | midfield | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| Sports group April 25th | ||
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) 2 |
| 2004– | North Korea | at least 32 (3) |
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1 Only league games are given.
2 As of October 3, 2010 |
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| Korean spelling | |
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 지윤 남 |
| Hancha | 志 尹 南 |
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Revised Romanization |
Ji Yun-nam |
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McCune- Reischauer |
Chi Yunnam |
Ji Yun-nam (born November 20, 1976 in Pyongyang ) is a North Korean football player .
Career
Ji appears internationally as a player in the April 25 Sports Group , the club of the Korean People's Army .
The defensive player was first used in three qualifying games for the 2006 World Cup in the North Korean national team. In 2008 he belonged to the East Asian Championship , both in qualifying and in the final round of North Korean squad in the East Asian Football Championship in 2010 , he failed with the team in the qualifying round.
In the successful qualification for the 2010 World Cup, Ji moved up to the last qualifying round and was on the starting line-up in five games. He wore the captain's armband in the decisive 0-0 win against Saudi Arabia on the last match day. At the World Cup finals in South Africa he was part of the North Korean squad and scored the goal in the 89th minute to make it 1: 2 in the opening game against record world champions Brazil; it was North Korea's only tournament goal.
Web links
- Ji Yun-nam in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
- Ji Yun-nam in the database of FIFA (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ji, Yun-nam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 지윤 남 (Hangeul); 志 尹 南 (Hanja); Ji, Yun-nam (Revised Romanization); Chi, Yunnam (McCune-Reischauer) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | North Korean soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pyongyang |