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Jong Tae-se
정대세 鄭大世
チョン・テセ
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Jong in action with North Korea against Brazil at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Jong Tae-se (South Korea)
Jong Tae Se (North Korea)
Chong Tese (Japan)
Date of birth (1984-03-02) 2 March 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Height 1.81 m
Playing position Forward
Youth career
1997–1999 Toshun Korean Middle School
1999–2002 Aichi Korean High School
2002–2005 Korea University (Japan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Kawasaki Frontale 112 (46)
2010–2012 VfL Bochum 39 (14)
2012–2013 1. FC Köln 10 (0)
2013–2015 Suwon Bluewings 72 (23)
2015–2020 Shimizu S-Pulse 106 (45)
2020 Albirex Niigata (loan) 26 (9)
2021–2022 Machida Zelvia 67 (11)
Total 432 (148)
National team
2007–2011 North Korea 33 (15)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 January 2023, 14:54 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl 정대세
Hancha 鄭大世
McCune–Reischauer Chŏng Tae-se
Revised Romanization Jeong Dae-se

Jong Tae-se, also known as Chong Tese is a former Zainich Korean professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in Japan, he represented the North Korea national team internationally, notably appearing at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He is one of few North Koreans who have played in Europe.

Early life and nationality

Jong was born in Nagoya, Japan between a father who has South Korean citizenship and a mother who has Joseon citizenship, and became a South Korean national based on the father's family register at the time of birth.

Accordingly, his legal nationality is South Korean. But his mother's nationality is Chōsen-seki, so he could choose the North Korea national team.

His mother sent him to attend a private school in Japan run by Chongryon, a group closely tied to the North Korean government – where he started football at its elementary school club. He later attended Korea University, a private university in Tokyo also funded by Chongryon. Consequently, Jong has said that he and his family identify themselves as North Koreans. 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 North Korea and resulted in de facto dual nationality.

FIFA and AFC regarded him as de facto dual nationality.

Jong is fluent in Korean and Japanese. He also knows how to speak Portuguese which he learned from his Brazilian teammates at Japan's Kawasaki Frontale, and German from playing in Germany.

Jong publicly emphasized the separation between sportsmanship and politics after the disputes before and during the match between North Korea and Japan on 15 November 2011.

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. Jong went for a trial with English club Blackburn Rovers in early 2010. After the 2010 World Cup, Jong joined German club VfL Bochum. After one and half seasons in the 2. Bundesliga, Jong transferred to 1. FC Köln in the Bundesliga in January 2012, following an injury to German international Lukas Podolski. However, his time at 1. FC Köln was marred by a lack of playing time.

On 3 January 2013, Jong announced that after he would start playing for the first-division South Korean K-League club, Suwon Samsung Bluewings. He had expressed interest in the move for several months before the announcement, and the Bluewings and Ulsan Hyundai FC had both been negotiating with him. Jong joined the South Korean outfit on 10 January 2013 for a reported fee of €300,000 from 1. FC Köln. After deliberation by K League 1 and FIFA authorities, Jong was registered as a South Korean (domestic) player in the K-League and AFC Champions League competitions.

On 6 April, he scored his debut goal for Suwon in a 3–1 home win against Daegu FC. Two weeks later, 20 April, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 win at Daejeon Citizen.

On 8 July 2015, he was bought by Shimizu S-Pulse as an emergency signing as Shimizu were in the drop zone after total points calculation from both stages of the season. He was inserted into the starting lineup on 25 July, Matchday 4 of the 2nd stage, away to his former club Kawasaki Frontale which ended in a 3–2 defeat.

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 Korea DPR won the match 7–0. Jong also played at the 2008 East Asian Football Championship and scored two goals in three matches for Korea DPR, receiving top scorer honors along with Park Chu-young, Yeom Ki-hun and Koji Yamase.

Before FIFA 2010 World Cup Jong was also the key figure in Korea DPR's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, as they qualified for the World Cup South Africa for the first time in 44 years. Jong had made himself famous for sobbing uncontrollably when the North Korean national anthem was played before the kickoff of Korea DPR's first group stage match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, against Brazil. In that match he assisted Ji Yun-nam's goal in a 2–1 defeat.

Although nicknamed "the People's Rooney" by the English press, he likened his style of play to Didier Drogba.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kawasaki Frontale 2006 J1 League 16 1 2 2 4 0 22 3
2007 24 12 4 3 5 2 7 2 40 19
2008 33 14 2 0 4 1 39 15
2009 29 14 4 3 5 2 9 2 47 21
2010 10 5 3 1 13 6
Total 112 46 12 8 18 5 19 5 161 64
VfL Bochum 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 25 10 1 0 0 0 26 10
2011–12 14 4 2 1 0 0 16 5
Total 39 14 3 1 0 0 0 0 42 15
1. FC Köln 2011–12 Bundesliga 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2012–13 2. Bundesliga 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Total 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2013 K League 1 23 10 0 0 23 10
2014 28 7 0 0 28 7
2015 21 6 0 0 21 6
Total 72 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 23
Shimizu S-Pulse 2015 J1 League 13 4 0 0 13 4
2016 J2 League 37 26 1 1 38 27
2017 J1 League 23 10 1 0 2 0 26 10
2018 18 3 2 0 6 3 26 6
2019 13 2 1 0 5 0 19 2
2020 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Total 106 45 7 1 13 3 0 0 126 49
Albirex Niigata 2020 J2 League 26 9 0 0 26 9
Machida Zelvia 2021 J2 League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 365 137 23 10 31 8 19 5 438 160

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
North Korea 2007 3 8
2008 10 3
2009 7 1
2010 5 3
2011 8 0
Total 33 15
Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jong goal.
List of international goals scored by Jong Tae-se
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 June 2007 Macau Stadium, Macau  Mongolia 2–0 7–0 2008 East Asian Football Championship qualification
2 3–0
3 4–0
4 6–0
5 21 June 2007 Macau Stadium, Macau  Macau 2–0 7–1
6 3–0
7 5–0
8 6–1
9 17 February 2008 Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing  Japan 1–0 1–1 2008 East Asian Football Championship
10 20 February 2008 Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China  South Korea 1–1 1–1
11 15 October 2008 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Iran 1–2 1–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 27 August 2009 World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan  Chinese Taipei 1–0 2–1 2010 East Asian Football Championship qualification
13 25 May 2010 Cashpoint-Arena, Altach, Austria  Greece 1–1 2–2 Friendly
14 2–2
15 6 June 2010 Makhulong Stadium, Thembisa, South Africa  Nigeria 1–2 1–3

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