Ahn Jung-Hwan (born January 27, 1976 in Paju, Gyeonggi) is a South Korean football player; he made world headlines by scoring the winning golden goal for Korea against Italy in the 2002 World Cup second round and sending Korea into the quarter finals. Hangul also refers to a word processing application widely used in Korea. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... Paju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Gyeonggi is the most populous province in South Korea. ... Motto: 널리 인간 세계를 이롭게 하라 (Broadly bring benefit to humanity, 弘益人間) Anthem: Aegukga Capital Seoul Largest city Seoul Official language(s) Korean Government Presidential democracy President Prime Minister Roh Moo-hyun Han Myung-sook Establishment - Gojoseon - Declaration of Republic - Liberation - First Republic 2333 BC March 1, 1919 August 15, 1945 August 15, 1948 Area    - Total... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... The golden goal was a method used in football (soccer) to decide the result of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of ordinary time (90 minutes). ... First international South Korea 5 - 3 Mexico (London, England; August 2, 1948) Largest win South Korea 16 - 0 Nepal (Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003) Worst defeat Sweden 12 - 0 South Korea (London, England; August 5, 1948) World Cup Appearances 6 (First in 1954) Best result Fourth place, 2002 AFC... The 2002 Football World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ...

At the time, Ahn was on loan at Italian league side Perugia. His extra-time header dumped the three-time champions from the World Cup. The next day, Perugia owner Luciano Gaucci was quoted by the Italian daily La Gazzetta dello Sport as saying, "I am not going to pay the salary of a guy who has been the ruin of Italian soccer." Perugia later took back what they said, and offered to outright buy Ahn's contract, but Ahn rejected it saying "I will no longer discuss my transfer to Perugia, which attacked my character instead of congratulating me for a goal in the World Cup." Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | Italian football clubs ...

Ahn then attempted to secure a permanent move to a European club but failed, and returned to Asia, joining the J. League with Shimizu S-Pulse. After one season there, he moved to another J. League team, Yokohama F Marinos. After this successful spell in Japan, he returned to Europe to play for French team FC Metz in July 2005. The Japan Professional Football League ), or J. League ), is the top professional football league in Japan. ... Shimizu S-Pulse(清水エスパルス) is a J. League team. ... Yokohama F.Marinos is a Japanese football team which participates in the professional J. League. ... Football Club de Metz is a French football team, playing in the town of Metz, in the Lorraine region. ...

Prior to moving to Europe, Ahn played in the K-League with Daewoo Royals, now known as Busan I'Park. The Korea Professional Soccer League, more commonly known today as the K-League was founded in 1983 with five member clubs. ... The Busan IPark football team was founded in 1983 in the city of Busan by the Daewoo corporation. ...

On the 16th of January 2006 Ahn was invited to train with Blackburn Rovers but twice failed to show up. Blackburn Rovers is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ...

In February 2006 he secured a 17-month deal with MSV Duisburg in Germany. However, Ahn is currently linked with a move to Hearts of SPL and several other European teams.[1] [2] MSV Duisburg is a German football team based in Duisburg. ... Heart of Midlothian F.C. is a football club from Edinburgh, Scotland which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ... Scottish Premier League logo The Scottish Premier League (also known as the Bank of Scotland Premierleague and as HBOS Premiership as of season 2006-07 for sponsorship reasons or the SPL for short) is the top division within the current structure of Scottish football. ...

Ahn is married to former Ms. Korea, Lee Hye-Won.

Facts

Ahn Jung-Hwan is sometimes called "the Lord of the Ring" by Korean fans. He got this nickname by kissing his marriage ring after every goal he scores.

During the 2002 World Cup Ahn scored the tying goal late in Korea's match with the USA. After scoring the goal he performed a goal celebration with his teammates, mimicking the movements of a speed skater. Six months earlier, during the 2002 Winter Olympics a Korean speedskater, Kim Dong-Sung was questionably disqualified for "cross tracking" American skater Apolo Anton Ohno in their 1500 m short track event. Because of the disqualification, Ohno won the gold medal even though Kim passed the finish line first. Ahn's celebration was a form of protest against the ISU's decision, which many Koreans felt was favoritism towards the USA. Qualifying countries The 2002 FIFA World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. ... The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... Apolo Anton Ohno (born May 22, 1982) is an American short track speed skating competitor, and a two-time gold medalist in the Winter Olympics. ... The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. ...

He was selected for Korea's World Cup 2006 squad in Germany, and came off the bench to score the winner in Korea's 2-1 opening match win over Togo, after coming from a goal down at halftime. With this goal, he is the top goalscorer in Asia in World Cup Finals(3 goals).

Clubs

• 1998-2000 Busan Daewoo Royals
• 2000-2002 AC Perugia
• 2002-2003 Shimizu S-Pulse
• 2004-2005 Yokohama F Marinos
• 2005-2006 FC Metz
• 2006-current MSV Duisburg