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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Son_Woong-jungSon Woong-jung - Wikipedia

    Son Woong-jung (Korean: 손웅정; born 10 June 1962) is a South Korean former footballer who played as a forward. He is the father of current South Korea national team captain Son Heung-min.

    • 10 June 1962 (age 61)
    • Forward
    • Seosan, South Korea

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  3. www.koreaexpose.com › korea-tottenham-forwardBehind South Korean Football Star Son Heung-min, There Is His ...

    Son Woong-jung, the father of Tottenham star Son Heung-min, is a former footballer who trained his sons with a unique method based on fundamentals and discipline. He now runs a popular academy in Chuncheon, where he applies the same approach to other young players.

  4. mainstand.co.th › en › featuresMeet Son Woong-Jung, the defeated man who used his battle ...

    • It’S Hard to Argue That Son Heung-Min Isn’T Currently Asia’s Best footballer.
    • Golden Legs, Bright Future
    • The Unbearable Failure
    • Nurturing Future Generations

    During the 2021-22 season, the forward became the first Asian player to win the Golden Boot award for being the top scorer in the English Premier League. Since his latest achievement, Son has been the talk of the town across world football, and a source of pride for his entire home continent. However, it is impossible to fully appreciate his rise w...

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    Son Heung-Min’s meteoric rise is no surprise to his father, Son Woong-Jung. Even though Woong-Jung did not live in a golden era for football, his only dream was to become a professional. A young boy from Seosan, a town in South Korea’s Chungnam province, Woong-Jung left his home at age 15 to pursue his dreams in a larger city. He journeyed to Chunc...

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    Despite being crushed, Woong-Jung eventually realized that bad luck with injuries wasn’t the leading cause of his downfall. Instead, relying on his physical prowess over technical ability, he was setting himself up for such a failure when these injuries eventually crept in. The striker was released from Hyundai Tigers and moved to Seongnam FC where...

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    Son Woong-Jung always watched world-class football in his spare time, especially the Bundesliga. The German top division was his favorite for admiring the technique on display. He watched with academic focus, hoping to amass the knowledge he could pass on to the next generation of aspiring players, and of course, to his own son. Woong-Jung's studie...

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  6. www.transfermarkt.com › woong-jung-son › profilWoong-jung Son - Player profile | Transfermarkt

    Woong-jung Son is a former winger who played for Ilhwa Chunma FC and Sangmu FC in South Korea. He is the father of Tottenham Hotspur star Heung-min Son and retired player Heung-yun Son.

    • Korea, South
    • Seosan, Chungnam

  7. www.standard.co.uk › sport › footballHeung-min Son interview: Tottenham star still heeding his dad ...

    That man is not Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino, but Son’s father, Woong-jung Son. Woong-jung was a professional himself - an attacker like his boy - before injury halted his career in...

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  9. www.chosun.com › english › people-en“Good character over soccer skills,” emphasizes Sonny’s dad

    Apr 18, 2024 · In his book, Son Woong-jung writes, “Being uncomfortable is challenging. It means that good habits are forming. These habits may start as fragile as a spider’s web, but with time, they strengthen into steel cords.”. As a true seeker of wisdom, Son often contemplates deeper life meanings.

  10. www.spurs-web.com › spurs-news › report-tottenhamReport: Tottenham star’s father releases book - SpursWeb

    Oct 11, 2021 · Son Woong-Jung, the father of Tottenham star, Son Heung-min, is set to publish a book about his life and philosophy, Korean outlet Yunhap News have revealed. Son’s father is known as a difficult task-master, with the Spurs star crediting his emergence as a World Class footballer to his dad’s work with him as a youngster.