There
are seven nations in this zone but only four nations have ever participated in
World Cup final and only players from four nations comprises Korea Republic, Japan, China and North Korea are qualified in selection of squad. Due to the fact that all nations
in this zone are the developing football nations and increase to have some
players playing in Europe in recent era, This squad would be updated
so many points in the near future.
The first true legend is from China in the 1930s, Lee Wei Tong was regarded among the greatest footballers of all-time by German Magazine. Doo-Ok-Pak represents a the most remarkable player for the reputable North Korean team in the 1966 World Cup. The 1970s saw Kamamoto as the most prolific scorer in history of East Asian football and Okudera who is the first East Asian player to play in Europe. However, The East Asian football did not turn professional until South Korea first made it in 1983 with it first professional prominent star Cha Bum Kun who has been believed as the first Asian footballer to have reached World-Class performance as the kicker magazine ranked him in World-Class a half of season and 4.5 seasons of international-class. In the late 1980s, Kim Joo Sung who have won Asian footballer of the year award most times to date. Nakata became the most iconic player in the late 1990s to the first half 2000s. Nakamura and Park-Ji Song succeed as one of the best Eat Asian midfielders ever in the 2000s. Kagawa became the second East Asian player to reach World-Class performance by Kicker in 2012.
The first true legend is from China in the 1930s, Lee Wei Tong was regarded among the greatest footballers of all-time by German Magazine. Doo-Ok-Pak represents a the most remarkable player for the reputable North Korean team in the 1966 World Cup. The 1970s saw Kamamoto as the most prolific scorer in history of East Asian football and Okudera who is the first East Asian player to play in Europe. However, The East Asian football did not turn professional until South Korea first made it in 1983 with it first professional prominent star Cha Bum Kun who has been believed as the first Asian footballer to have reached World-Class performance as the kicker magazine ranked him in World-Class a half of season and 4.5 seasons of international-class. In the late 1980s, Kim Joo Sung who have won Asian footballer of the year award most times to date. Nakata became the most iconic player in the late 1990s to the first half 2000s. Nakamura and Park-Ji Song succeed as one of the best Eat Asian midfielders ever in the 2000s. Kagawa became the second East Asian player to reach World-Class performance by Kicker in 2012.
East Asia
Location : East Asia
World Cup
Participation : 12 Times (1954, 1966, 1986, 1990, 1994,
1998, 2002, 2006. 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)
Best Achievement
In World Cup :
Semi Final In 2002 (Korea Republic)
Asian Cup
Champions : 6 Times (1956, 1960, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
Most Caps : Yashuhito Endo (152 Games)
Top Scorer
: Kunishige Kamamoto (75 Goals)
The Greatest
Player Ever : Son-Heung-Min
All-Time East Asian Squad
Date Of Birth : 26
April 1973
Nation : Korea Republic
Caps : 125 Games
Caps : 125 Games
Height : 182 cm, Position : Goalkeeper
Major Club : Suwon Bluewings
World Cup
Participation : 1990, 1994 (6 Games)
Club Honours : None
International
Honours : 4 Times K-League
2 Times Korean FA
Cup, 3 Times K-League
Cup
2002 AFC Champion
League
Individual
Achievement : 3 Times K-League Best Keeper
2008 K-League Most Valuable Player
2008 K-League Most Valuable Player
Class : Prince Bronze
Date Of Birth : 12 September 1986
Nation : Japan
Caps : 122 Games
Caps : 122 Games
Position :
Left and Right-Back
Height : 170 cm
Major Club : FC
Tokyo
World Cup
Participation : 2010 (4 Games)
Club Honours : 2
Times K league
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : 2013 Asian Footballer of The Year
Class : Prince Bronze
3. Yashukiko Okudera
Date Of Birth : 12 March 1952
Nation : Japan,
Height : 177 cm
Position : Left-Back/Side Midfielder
Position : Left-Back/Side Midfielder
Major Club : Werder Bremen, FC Koln
World Cup Participation : None
Club Honours : 1 Time J League
1 Time Bundeliga , 1 Time DFB-Pokal
1987 Asian Club Champion Cup
International Honours : None
4. Makoto Hasebe
1987 Asian Club Champion Cup
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement : 2021 IFFHS ASIA All-Time Dream Team
Class : Prince Bronze
Date Of Birth : 18 January 1984
Nation : Japan
Caps : 114 Games
Caps : 114 Games
Height : 180 cm, Position : Center-Back/Destroyer
Major Club : Wolfburg, Frankfurt
World Cup Participation :
Club Honours : 1 Time Bundesliga, 1 Time J League
2007 AFC Champion League, 2 Times Emperor Cup
1 Time DFB Pokal
2007 AFC Champion League, 2 Times Emperor Cup
1 Time DFB Pokal
International Honours : 2011 Asian Cup
Individual Achievement : 2018 Asian International Player of the Year
Class : Prince Bronze
Date Of Birth : 12 February 1969
Nation :
Korea Republic,
Height : 182 cm, Position : Sweeper
Major Club : Pohang
Steelers, Kashiwa Reysol
World Cup
Participation : 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 (16 Games)
Club Honours : 2 Time K League
1 Time J League, 2
Times K-League Cup
International
Honours : 1997 AFC Asian Cup Winner
Individual
Achievement : 1992 K-League Most Valuable Player
2002 FIFA World
Cup Bronze Ball - All-Stars Team
2021 IFFHS ASIA All-Time Dream Team
Class : Prince Silver
Date Of Birth : 9 February 1993
Nation : Japan, Caps : 64 Games
Height : 177 cm, Position :
Defensive Midfielder
Major Club : VFB Stuttgart
World Cup
Participation : 2018, 2022
Club Honours : 1 Time English League Cup
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : 2023 AFC Asian Cup Best XI
Class : Prince Bronze
Date Of Birth : 25 February 1981
Nation : Korea Republic,
Position : Left and Right-Winger/Attacking Midfielder
Height : 175 cm, Major Club : Manchester United
World Cup
Participation : 2002, 2006, 2010
Club Honours : 2
Time Dutch League
3 Times English
Premier League,
1 Time Emperor Cup,
1 Time Dutch Cup
2008 UEFA Champion
League Winner, 2009 Runner-Up
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : 2010 KFA Footballer of The Year
2021 IFFHS ASIA All-Time Dream Team
Class : Prince Bronze
8. Son Heung-Min
Date Of Birth : 8 July 1992
Nation : Japan,
Position : Left-Winger, Free-Role attacker, Height : 183 cm
Major Club : Tottenham
World Cup Participation : 2014, 2018
Club Honours : 2019 UEFA Champion League Runner-Up
International Honours : 2015 AFC Asian Cup Runner-up
Individual Achievement : 3 Times Korean Footballer of the Year
8 Times Asian Footballer of the Year (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023)
IFFHS Asian Player of The Decade 8 Times Asian Footballer of the Year (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023)
2021 IFFHS ASIA All-Time Dream Team
Class : Prince Silver
Date Of Birth : 18
September 1905
Nation : China
Position : Forward
Height : 182 cm
Major Club :
South China
Caps : Unknown
World Cup
Participation : None
Club Honours : 9 Times Hong Kong League
8 Times Hong Kong
Cup
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : None
Class : Prince Silver
10. Shinji Kagawa
2021 IFFHS ASIA All-Time Dream Team
Date Of Birth : 17 March 1989
Nation : Japan,
Height : 172 cm, Position : Playmaking-Attacking Midfielder
Major Club : Dortmund, Man Utd
World Cup Participation : None
Club Honours : 2 Times Bundesliga
1 Time English Premier League, 1 Time DFB-Pokal
International Honours : 2011 AFC Asian Cup Champion
Individual Achievement : 2012 Asian Footballer of The Year
Class : Prince Silver
Date Of Birth : 22
May 1953
Nation : Korea Republic
Height : 179 cm, Position : Left-Winger/Forward
Major Club : Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen
Caps : 121 Games (55 Goals)
World Cup
Participation : 1986 (3 Games)
Club Honours : 1 Time DFB Pokal
2 Times UEFA Cup (1980, 1988)
2 Times UEFA Cup (1980, 1988)
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : Korea Republic All-Time Top Scorer
IFFHS Korea
Republic Player of The Century
IFFHS Asian Player
of The Century
2021 IFFHS ASIA All-Time Dream Team
Class : Prince Silver
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Substitution
Date Of Birth : 15 April 1976
Nation : Japan
Position : Goalkeeper
Height : 187 cm
Major Club : Nagoya Grampus
Caps : 77 Games
World Cup
Participation : 2002 (6 Games)
Club Honours : 1 Time J-League
2 Times Emperor Cup
2 Times Emperor Cup
International
Honours : 2004 AFC Asian Cup
Individual
Achievement : 6 Times J League Best XI
2010 J League Best Player
2010 J League Best Player
Class : Princess Gold
13. Sun Jihai
Date Of Birth : 30
December 1977
Nation :
China,
Height : 175 cm, Position :
Right-Back
Major Club :
Manchester City
World Cup
Participation : 2002 (1 Game)
Club Honours : 6
Times Chinese League
1 Time Chinese Cup
1998 Asian Club Championship
Runner-Up
International
Honours : 2004 AFC Asian Cup Runner-Up
Individual
Achievement : None
Class : Princess Gold
Date Of Birth : 23 April 1977
Nation : Korea Republic
Caps : 110 Games
Caps : 110 Games
Height : 177 cm, Position : Left-Back
Major Club : PSV Eindhoven, Tottenham Hot Spurs
World Cup Participation : 2002 (1 Game)
Club Honours : 1 Time K League
2 Times Dutch League, 1 Time Dutch Cup
1 Time English League Cup
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement : None
Class : Princess Gold
15. Masami Ihara
Date Of Birth : 18
September 1967
Nation : Japan,
Height : 182 cm, Position : Center-Back
Major Club :
Yokohama Marinos
World Cup
Participation : 1998 (3 Games)
Club Honours : 3
Times J League
1 Time J League
Cup
2 Times Asian Cup
Winners’ Cup (1992, 1993)
International
Honours : 1992 AFC Asian Cup Winner
Individual
Achievement :
1995 East Asian Championship Most Valuable Player
1995 East Asian Championship Most Valuable Player
1995 Asian
Footballer of The Year
Class : Princess Gold
Date Of Birth : 9 November 1963
Nation : China,
Height : 182 cm, Position : Sweeper, Defensive Midfielder
Major Club : Bayi
World Cup Participation : None
Club Honours : 1 Time Yugoslav Cup
International Honours : 1984 AFC Asian Cup Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 3 Times Chinese League Best Player
1984 AFC Asian Cup Best Player
Class : Princess Gold
Date Of Birth : 22 January 1977
Nation : Japan,
Height : 175 cm, Position : Playmaker
Major Club : Bellmare Hiratsuka, Parma
World Cup Participation : 1998, 2002, 2006 (10 Games)
Club Honours : 1 Time Italian Series A
1996 Asian Cup Winners’ Cup
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement : 1997 Japanese Footballer of The Year
1997 Japan Professional Grand Prize
1997 Japan Professional Grand Prize
1998 East Asian Championship Most Valuable Player
2 Times Asian Footballer of The Year (1997, 1998)
Class : Prince Bronze
18. Shunsuke Nakamura
Date Of Birth : 24 June 1978
Nation : Japan,
Height : 178 cm, Position : Playmaker
Major Club : Yokohama Marinos, Reggina, Celtics
World Cup Participation : 2006, 2010
Club Honours : 1 Time J League, 1 Time J League Cup
3 Times Scottish League, 1 Time Scottish Cup, 2 Times League Cup
International Honours : 2 Times AFC Asian Cup(2000, 2004)
Individual Achievement : 2000 J League Most Valuable Player
2004 AFC Asian Cup Most Valuable Player
2007 SPFA Players’ Player of The Year, SWA Footballer of The Year
AFC Asian Cup Greatest Player Ever
Class : Prince Bronze
19. Shinji Ono
Date Of Birth : 27
September 1979
Nation : Japan,
Position : Central Holding Midfielder, Left-Side Midfielder
Height : 175 cm, Major Club : Urawa Red Diamond, Feyenoord
World Cup
Participation :1998,
2002, 2006 (6 Games)
Club Honours : 1 Time J League, 1 Time J League Cup
2002 UEFA Cup, 2007
AFC Champion League
International
Honours : 2000 AFC Asian Cup Winner
Individual
Achievement : 2002 Asian Footballer of The Year
Class : Prince Bronze
Date Of Birth : 17 March 1942
Nation : Japan, Caps 47 Games (17 Goals)
Position : Left and Right Winger
Height : 172 cm
Major Club : Red Bull Salzburg
World Cup Participation : 2022
Club Honours : 6 Times Austrian Bundesliga
4 Times Austrian Cup
International Honours : 2019 AFC Asian Cup Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 2020 IFFHS AFC Man of the Year
Class : Prince Bronze
Date Of Birth : 17 January 1966
Nation : Korea Republic, Caps : 77 Games
Height : 177 cm, Position : Winger, Attacking Midfilder
Major Club : Daewoo Royals, Bochum
World Cup Participation : 1986, 1990, 1994 (9 Games)
Club Honours : 2 Times K-League
2 Times K-League Cup
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement : 1997 K-League Most Valuable Player
1990 East Asian Championship Most Valuable Player
1990 East Asian Championship Most Valuable Player
3 Times Asian Footballer of The Year (1989, 1990, 1991)
IFFHS Silver Asian Player of The Century
IFFHS Silver Asian Player of The Century
Class : Prince Bronze
Date Of Birth : 15
April 1944
Nation : Japan,
Height : 179 cm, Position : Fast Striker
Major Club : Cerezo Osaka
World Cup
Participation : None
Professional
Scores Record : 202 Goals/ 251 Games)
Club Honours : 4 Times J-League, 3 Times J-League
Cup
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : 6 Times J League Top Scorer
7 Times Japanese
Footballer of The Year
Japan All-Time Top
Scorer
Class : Prince Bronze
Manager
Takechi Okada
Year Of Birth
: 25 August 1956
Nation : Japan
Major Team : Yokohama Marinos, Japan
Major Achievement
: 2 Times J League
Individual
Achievement : 2 Times J league Manager
of The Year (2003, 2004)
2010 AFC Coach of
The Year
Class :
Prince Silver
Conclusion
of Squad
GK : Lee Woon-Jae,
Kim Byung-Ji
DF : Sun Juhai, Lee
Young-Pyo, Jia Xiuquan, Hong Myung-Bo, Yuto Nagamoto, Yashuhiko Okudera, Masami Ihara, Makoto Hasebe
MF : Wataru Endo, Kim Joo-Sung, Shinji Ono, Takumi Minamino, Hidetoshi
Nakata, Shunsuke Nakamura, Park Ji-Sung, Shinji Kagawa, Son Heung-Min
FW : Cha Bum Kun (Captain), Lee Wei Tong , Kanishige Kanamoto
Manager : Takeshi
Okada
Formation XI (4-3-1-2)
Explanation of
Formation
The team strategy is counter-attack with spirit fighting. Lee
Woon Jae kept his 55 clean sheets in his national games, is selected as a first choice. Okudera and Yuto Nagamoto both have proved himself in the top league in
England and Series A, would reliably perform as side-back. Hong Myung-Bo is a director of the team from the back-line as a sweeper.. Fan Zhiyi will
be alongside him as a stopper. Wataru Endo stands as defensive midfielder. Park Ji-Song, Heung-Min, Kagawa will be co-ordinate in the attacking midfield line. Park and Heung-Min is on the wings when Kagawa is based on central midfield area. Cha Bum Kun is a key player a a forward alongside Lee Wei Tong is a final finisher.
Beijing National Stadium
Opened : 12007
City : Beijing
Capacity : 91,000
Seats
Statistics
By Decade
|
By Class
|
By Nation
|
1920s
: -
1930s
: 1
1940s
: -
1950s
: -
1960s
: -
1970s
: 2
1980s
: 2
1990s
: 4
2000s
: 7
2010s
: 3.5 2020s : 1.5
|
King
: -
Queen
: -
Prince
: 17
Princess
: 5
|
Japan : 11
Korea Republic : 8
China : 3
|
Major Reserved
Group
Date Of Birth : 22 January 1970
Nation : China,
Height : 183 cm, Position : Center-Back
Major Club : Shanghai Shenhua, Crystal Palace
World Cup Participation : 2002 (1 Game)
Club Honours : 1 Time Chinese League
1 Time Chinese Cup
International Honours : 2004 AFC Asian Cup Runner-Up
Individual Achievement : 1995 Chinese Footballer of The Year
1995 Chinese Golden Boot Award
2 Times Chinese Golden Ball Award (1995, 1996)
IFFHS China Player of The Century
Class : Princess Gold
Doo Ik-Pak
Date Of Birth : 17 March 1942
Nation : Korea DPR
Caps : Unknown
Caps : Unknown
Position : Attacking Midfielder
Height : Unknown
Major Club : Unknown
World Cup Participation : 1966 (4 Games)
Club Honours : Unknown
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement : IFFHS North Korea Player of The Century
Class : Prince Bronze
Kim Min-Jae (Center-Back, Korea Republic)
Maya Yoshida (Center-Back, Japan)
Ki-Seong Young (Central Midfielder, South Korea)
Yoo Sang Chul (Central Midfielder, South Korea)
Yashuhito Endo (Central Midfielder, Japan)
Yoo Sang Chul (Central Midfielder, South Korea)
Yashuhito Endo (Central Midfielder, Japan)
Shunsuke
Honda (Attacking Midfielder, Japan)
The Greatest East
Asian National Footballers of All-Time
Korea
Republic :
Japan : Hidetoshi Nakata
China : Lee Wei Tong
Korea
DPR : Doo Ik-Pak
The Greatest East
Asian Footballers of All-Time
1. Son-Heung-Min
2. Cha Bum Kun
3. Hong Myung-Bo
4. Park Ji-Sung
5. Shinji Kagawa
6. Lee Wei Tong
7. Shunsuke Nakamura
8. Hidetoshi Nakata
9. Kim-Joo-Sung
10. Wataru Endo
cha-bum didn't win any bundesliga titles. and as a korean, I suggest Ha Seok-ju instead of Kim dong-jin. He was regarded as the best left-back from our country until Lee-young pyo came out. frankly speaking, Kim Dong-jin isn't important player in our football history.
ReplyDeleteThanks for suggestion. I see Ha Seok-Ju scored many goals as a defensive player. Now I wonder about his consistency when he was named in K-League best XI only once time despite spending football career in South Korea around 10 seasons. Kim-Dong Jin was also named in K-League Best XI once time and moreover was named as 2007 Russian premier league top player awards. Kim-Dong Jun seems to have a better club career and he is also inferior to Ha Seok-Ju in international career (much less capped). Note that I select player based on both club and national team competition.
DeleteAnd I suggest Kim Byung-ji instead of Choi in-young. In our country, most people don't care putting Kim Byeong-ji instead of Lee woon-jae when making South Korean greatest ever team. I know that Choi in-young rated 20c 3rd Best Goalie came from Asia by IFFHS, Kim-Byung ji's real best days are 2000s.
DeleteI'm 100 % agree when I see Kim Byung-Ji has a better career profile clearly. He was named in K-League best XI four times while Choi-In Young never made it. Kim-Byung Ji also won more caps. Please give me a time to create profile of Kim Byung-Ji to replace Choi-In Young.
DeleteThank you for accepting my suggestion!
DeleteI've saw the documentary "The Game of Their Lives" (2002), and the north koreans never rated Pak doo-Ik as their best player ever and they rated Pak Seung Zin instead. I've saw at youtube some North Korea matchs at the WC 1966 and Seung Zin was really great and Pak doo-Ik doesn't impress me. He look me too average to be a legend.
ReplyDeleteThat is interesting. I admit I don’t know anything about Pak-Doo-Ik aside from the documentary rating and his performance in WC. I’ll recheck in youtube again.
DeleteHow about Paulino Alcantara and Piyapong Pue-On? Who's the best Mongolian player ever? I know in the description at the top it says there is only 4 nations qualified, but you did it for the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI think it would be fine to include southeast Asian stars in East Asian squad but now no player is great enough to be qualified in selection. Alcantara is the similar case to Vieira. They're born is another continent but played footballl in Europe almost the entire career. However, Alcantara did play for Philippines although just two games. I still consider Alcantara is more Spanish that Philippino since the first nation he played for is Catalonia (one of Spanish zones).
DeletePiyapong is not good enough, being regretted for his reject of the opportunity to play in Belgian league.
I think that Paulino Alcantara could be here. In 2007, FIFA rated him as the best asian player of all time.
ReplyDeleteYou rated Alcantara as spanish, but in that case, why you have Di stéfano in Argentina NT since that his peak years was in Spain (also have more caps for Spain than Argentina, and won Ballon d'or as spanish player)? The same goes in the examples of Kubala (Hungary/Spain) and Andreolo (Uruguay/Italy)?
Sorry for late reply. I identify player based on the born-place, race, lived place and nation they played for. Alcantara born in Asia but he is a mixture between Spanish and Philippino parent. Different from Di Stefano and Kubala or any other similar cases, he moved to settle down in Spain just at his 3 years old. That means he spent his life in Philippine very short.
DeleteHe was born in Philippines by a mother from Philippines and he played for Philippines national team first, playing international tournament with them. So it seems relevant to include him here.
DeleteGreatest Korea Rep. best XI according to the oldest Korean football magazine, 'Best Eleven', 2010
ReplyDeleteGK: Lee Woon-Jae
DF: Kim Ho, Kim Jung-Nam, Hong Myung-Bo
MF: Park Ji-Sung, Huh Jung-Moo, Kim Joo-Sung, Cho Gwang-Rae, Lee Young pyo
FW: Lee Hoi-Taek, Cha Bum-kun
Greatest K-League Best XI by Fans(30%), Journalists(30%), Former/Current Footballers(40%), 2013
GK: Shin Eui-Son
DF: Park Kyung-Hun, Hong Myung-Bo, Kim Tae-Young, Choi Kang-Hee
MF: Seo Jung-Won, Kim Joo-Sung, Shin Tae-Yong, Yoo Sang-Chul
FW: Hwang Sun-Hong, Choi Soon-Ho
Greatest East Asia Best XI by 'SportusGuru', Korean Football Channel.
DeleteGK: Lee Woon-Jae
DF: Lee-young Pyo, Nagatomo Yuto, Hong Myung-Bo, Li Weifeng
MF: Ki Seung-Young, Nakata Hidetoshi, Nakamura Shunsuke
FW: Park Ji-Sung, Cha Bun-kun, Pak Doo-IK
Very great source, Only Li Weifeng and Ki-Seung-Young are not included here. I think it is strange that Li Wifeng is rated higher than Fan Zhiyi or Masami Ihara. Ki Seung-Young might be good enough at the end of his career.
DeleteI Think Li weifeng did well in K-league, so the Korean Football Channel tended to overrate him. Then, do you think it's okay to include Ki Seung-Young in this squad now?
DeleteHe will replace Doo Ik-Pak to have a space in the squad if he is considered to be greater but Doo-Ik-Pak is the great influenced player on Asian football history. I think Ki Seung-Young might be made a profile in substitution.
DeleteAfter posted the above sources, I reviewed your 'East Asian Best xi' and found something weird. why do you overrate Kim Dong-jin? He is considered average-level player in South Korea's(my Country) football history. He was Zenit's starting member only 1 season. and he was selected 'Russian Premier League Second 11', not best 11. They select best 11, second 11 and third 11. (https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BA_33_%D0%BB%D1%83%D1%87%D1%88%D0%B8%D1%85_%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8) Also, he was only starting member in one Major Tournament with South Korea(2006 WC). He was in bench at 2007 AFC Asian cup and 2010 FIFA World cup. Our Country's experts rate higher Song Chong-gug(RB, Best known for succesfully marked Luis figo in 2002 FIFA world cup that South Korea reached 4th place), Choi Kang-hee(LB, 4 times K-leauge Best xi and 1 time K-league MVP), Park-Kyung-hoon (RB, Some experts rate him as the greatest Right back in South Korea) and Ha Seok-ju(Attacking Left back, best known for performances in WC) in Full-back position than Kim Dong-jin.
DeleteThroughout all defender positions and East Asia, I Think Nakazawa Yuji also deserve to in this squad.
Choi Kang-Hee is questionable for his longevity at national team as the span only 5 years and made total 40 appearances only. As I checkj Park-Kying hoon played only 124 club games. It is strange that he made only 4 appearances in 1985 and 1 game in 1986 as if he was not a regular starter ?
DeleteYuji is outstanding but the space has been full.
At that time in South Korea, there is a tendency that national team is more important than Club. So National team forced club to release national team-level players to call-up. And then, they participated many international-Friendly even more than 20 games in a year. So it is normal that South Korean's great players in 70~80s had few club games. And I don't know what did you see, Park Kyung-hoon appeared all 86 WC matches with South Korea.
DeleteAnyway, Kim Dong-jin in this squad is so Weird, it is like a case that put Marcos Rojo in Argentina all time XI Squad.
I always like to have a better left-back than Kim-Dong Jin but players with uncompetitive longevity is difficult to be rated that high. I'll be certaining who is the second best East Asian left-back ever,
DeleteAs I Mentioned earlier, Kim Dong jin had only one regular-member season with Zenit, and Selected as 'second best 11' in Russian league, not Best xi. Also, he only Selected once 'K-league best xi'. And he wasn't very important player in our national team squad.
DeleteI totally think he is not deserve to this squad. Normally in South Korea, all time greatest left back ranking of the nation is '1. Lee Young-Pyo, 2. Choi Kang-hee, 3. Ha Seok-Ju'.
And Japanese player Yuto Nagatomo's best Postion is Left Back. If I were you, I would put Song Chong-gug or Park Gyeong-hun in Right back and put Nagatomo or Lee in Left back.
Probably I would name Yuji in substitution since Nagamoto could play in both flank so not need to have another left-back in substitution.
DeleteThanks. Please put '2 times AFC Asian cup Winners' in Nakajzawa's Profile.
DeleteThen, who do you think have better profile, Kim Byung-ji or Japanese all-time greatest keeper Kawaguchi Yoshikatsu?
Kawaguchi's career
- 2 Times J.League Winner
- 2 Times AFC Asian Cup Winner
- 1 Time FIFA Conferations Cup Runner-up
- Appeared in 116 Matches with 'Samurai Blues'
- J.League Rookie of the year (1995)
- J.League Best XI (2006)
- Japanese Footballer of the year (1996)
- AFC Asian Cup Best Goalkeeper and Best XI (2004)
- FIFA Confederations Cup Best Goalkeeper and Best XI (2001)
Kawaguchi was selected in J League Best XI in only year should not enough.
DeleteThen you rate higher Narazaki Seigo than Kawaguchi? How about Kim Byeong-ji VS Narazaki?
DeleteHow many times did Kim Byung ji make in korean league xi
DeleteKim Byung-ji is already in this squad. He awarded K-league Best XI 4 times.
DeleteNow I think it is very clear that Narazaki is far better with more times of league best XI when J-League is more competitive also. Narazaki won league best player once while Kim Byung Ji never. Moreover, Kim. Byung-Ji was not even a starter of Korea in 2002 World Cup at his 32 years old (the peak period for many goalkeeprs). Thanks for the suggestion.
ReplyDeleteNaratorn, how about Chung Yong-hwan, great defensive leader of Korea Republic national football team in 1980~1990s.
ReplyDelete* 3 times K-League Best XI
* 1991 K-League Most Valuable Player
* 1991 Asian footballer of the year Silver
* 3 times K-League winner
* 1 time K league cup winner
* 2 times Korean FA cup winner
* 1 time AFC Champions League winner
* 1986 Asian Games Gold Medal
* 1990 Dynasty Cup winner
* 1990 Asian Games Bronze Medal
* 1988 AFC Asian Cup runner-up
He was chosen as K-League Best XI just three. There are many players achieved 3 times as well. Anyway, I'm not sure when K-League Best XI was originated ?
ReplyDeleteIn 1983. Here's the link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_League_Best_XI
ReplyDeleteBut as I mentioned before, national team-level Korean players in 1980s couldn't participate league fully because of national pressure to K-league clubs(they participated camp training for national team and called-up for less important international friendly instead of playing league games for their club.)
So I think it can be justified that he won only 3 times. Also, K-league is asian-first professional football league and greatest asian league in 1980s to present alongside Saudi league. I wish you consider it.
In addition, I wonder your overrating of Fan Zhiyi. He spent his entire career in england in 2nd division. Also in his time Chinese league wasn't competitive. I Think Ihara, Chung Young-hwan and Nakazawa are better than him.
Maybe could be mentionned Mokhtar Dahari as the best malyan player. His satts are impressive despote malayan league is far to be high class.
ReplyDeleteSoh Chin Ann and Arumugam Rengasamy alos maybe
DeleteWhat about Makoto Hasebe? Successful in the Bundesliga with Wolfsburg and Frankfurt. Also captain of the Japan team in one of their most successful eras (2x Round of 16 in World Cup, 2011 Asian Cup).
ReplyDeleteOK, I already replace Yoo Sang Chul by him.
DeleteYoo Sang Chul won 2002 World Cup All Stars team in suspected transparency. He never won any K League Best Player as well. Hasebe is rated in international class only one season in Bundesliga and I think it is enough in Asian standard.
South Korea was not free to advance abroad until it succeeded in the 2002 World Cup. Players such as Yoo Sang-chul and Hong Myung-bo lost a lot.
DeleteThere is no doubt that Makoto Hasebe is a good player, but his overall skills as a soccer player are far below Yoo Sang-chul.
Yoo Sang-chul is a much higher-class player than Ki Sung-yueng and Yasuhito Endo.
Kazuyoshi Miura doesn't deserve a place in here?
ReplyDeleteHe is known for his greatness as a player who ignited popularity of Japanese football but he scored only 1 goal with Genoa in Series A. His pure quality is far from being accepted. He is anyway one of the greatest personalities in Asian football history.
Delete1. Korean all time Best XI (2002, before WC 2002)
ReplyDelete* selected by voting of 1,500 experts & football fans
* to celebrate hosting of 2002 FIFA World Cup
GK: Lee Se-yeon
DF: Kim Ho
DF: Kim Jeong-nam
MF: Lee Young-moo
MF: Park Chang-sun
MF: Cho Kwang-rae
FW: Lee Hoe-taik
FW: Cha Bum-kun
FW: Choi Soon-ho
FW: Huh Jung-moo
FW: Kim Joo-sung
2. Korean all time best XI (2010, Poll organized by "Best Eleven" the oldest football monthly football magazine in Korea)
* voted by 15 football Journalist & former footballer
* based on "3-5-2" Formation
GK: Lee Woon-jae
CB: Kim Ho
CB: Hong Myeong-bo
CB: Kim Jung-nam
MF: Park Ji-sung
MF: Lee Young-pyo
MF: Huh Jung-moo
MF: Kim Joo-sung
MF: Cho Kwang-rae
FW: Lee Hoe-taik
FW: Cha Bum-kun
And plus, Greatest asian xi of 20th century by journalists from Asia in 1998. It's officially released at 1998 FIFA world cup opening ceremony.
ReplyDeleteGK: Cho Chee Keong (Malaysia)
DF: Kim Ho-kon (Korea Republic)
DF: Ihara Masami (Japan)
DF: So Chin Aun (Malaysia)
MF: Karim Bagheri (Iran)
MF: Cheung Chi Doy (Taiwan)
MF: Kim Joo-sung (Korea Republic)
FW: Cha Bum-kun (Korea Republic)
FW: Majed Abdullah (Saudi Arabia)
FW: Kamamoto Kunishige (Japan)
FW: Khodadad Azizi (Iran)
What about Marcus Tulio Tanaka?
ReplyDeleteI'm making these days my own XI of confederations, in Asia I have choices clear except for the goalkeeper, if Al-Deayea or Lee Woon-jae as starting, who would you pick of both? they are both legends and charismatic players for their countries and were present in their best World Cup results. It's difficult for me to pick one over the other.
ReplyDeleteMinamino is nowhere near deserving of a place. Honda is much better as are many other Japanese players eg Endo, Kamada etc
ReplyDeleteSouth Korea was not free to advance abroad until it succeeded in the 2002 World Cup. Players such as Yoo Sang-chul and Hong Myung-bo lost a lot.
ReplyDeleteThere is no doubt that Makoto Hasebe is a good player, but his overall skills as a soccer player are far below Yoo Sang-chul.
Yoo Sang-chul is a much higher-class player than Ki Sung-yueng and Yasuhito Endo.
Kyogo Furuhashi. Forward of Celtic Glasgow.
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