Baek Ji-hoon

This is a Korean name; the family name is Baek.
Baek Ji-hoon
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-02-28) February 28, 1985
Place of birth Sacheon, Gyeongnam, South Korea
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Number 20
Youth career
2000–2002 Andong High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Chunnam Dragons 11 (0)
2005–2006 FC Seoul 27 (1)
2006– Suwon Samsung Bluewings 78 (15)
2012–2013 → Sangju Sangmu (army) 25 (1)
2014 → Ulsan Hyundai (loan) 19 (2)
National team‡
2003–2005 South Korea U-20 31 (6)
2007–2008 South Korea U-23 19 (1)
2005–2010 South Korea 15 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 December 2014.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 August 2010
Baek Ji-hoon
Hangul 백지훈
Hanja 白智勳
Revised Romanization Baek Ji-hun
McCune–Reischauer Paek Chi-hun

Baek Ji-hoon (Hangul: 백지훈; born February 28, 1985) is a Korean football player was born in Sacheon, a city in the southeast of South Korea.

Career

Early life

Baek wore his first pair of football boots the winter of his ninth birthday and he proved a fast learner. Such was his promise that the following year, aged ten, he transferred to the Bongrae Elementary School in Jinju, a specialist football school some 20 kilometres from his home town. Baek was initially keen to play in goal but was forced to come outfield as the claimed that he was "too short", today he stands at 175 cm, approximately 5 feet 9 inches. He has been patrolling the middle of the park ever since.

Baek's development continued as he made his way through Jinju middle school and Andong High School and by 2002, his third year at high school, he had taken his place in the South Korea U-19 side. Strong going forward, he was unable to hold down a regular place with the U-19's because it was considered he still had work to do on the defensive side of his game.

Debut in the K-league

On leaving high school, Baek joined K League side Jeonnam Dragons. He made a good early impression with three substitute appearances in his first season however, he soon found himself a fixture in the reserves. In 2004, though, Baek played seven games in the first team and his progress was noted by South Korea U-20 coach Park Sung-hwa who installed him as his captain.

The following year Baek took another great step forward when he joined FC Seoul. The young Baek appeared 15 times in the K-League in the 2005 season, scoring one goal. Last year also brought his first senior appearance for his country, against Japan in their closing match of the East Asian Championship on August 7. In July 2006, FC Seoul secretly negotiated with Suwon Samsung Bluewings to transfer Baek to Suwon. Later in the same month, his transfer was confirmed.[1] Prior to the transfer, rumors had been circulating that the coach of FC Seoul disliked him. He has expressed concerns about this transfer, not only because FC Seoul did not ask for his stance, but also because high amount of cash could prevent him playing for another team, Europe in particular. In addition, he would have become a free agent in matter of months.[2] The amount of cash is predicted to be $1.5 million.[3][4]

Club career statistics

As of 19 November 2011
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total
2003Chunnam DragonsK-League4010--50
20047030111-211
2005FC Seoul1511071-232
20061200031-151
2006Suwon Samsung Bluewings1452100-166
20071632073-256
20081742050-244
2009221311050412
201092226060294
20110000000000
2012Sangju Sangmu Phoenix-
Total South Korea 1161616440611018226
Career total 1161616440611018226

References

  1. ↑ <프로축구> FC서울, 수원과 백지훈 이적 합의(종합)
  2. ↑ 백지훈 이적 파동…서울-수원 극비리 합의
  3. ↑ 백지훈,소속팀 이적결정에 반발
  4. ↑ Currency Converter

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