Yang Hyun-jung

{{short description|South Korean footballer and coach}}

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| name = Yang Hyun-Jung
양현정

| fullname = Yang Hyun-Jung

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|7|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = South Korea

| height = {{height|m=1.76}}

| currentclub = Timor-Leste U-16 (coach)

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| position = Midfielder

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| youthclubs1 = Dankook University

| years1 = 2000–2003 | clubs1 = Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | caps1 = 57 | goals1 = 7

| years2 = 2004 | clubs2 = Icheon Sangmu (army) | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2005 | clubs3 = Daegu FC | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2006 | clubs4 = Cảng Sài Gòn| caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = 2008 | clubs5 = Suwon City | caps5 = 10 | goals5 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 1997

| nationalteam1 = South Korea U-20

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| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = 1998

| nationalteam2 = South Korea

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2007–2008

| managerclubs1 = Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma U-18 (coach)

| manageryears2 = 2009–

| managerclubs2 = Timor-Leste U-16 (coach)

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| pcupdate = 18 June 2011

| ntupdate = 18 June 2011

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Yang Hyun-Jung ({{Korean|hangul=양현정}}; born 25 July 1977) is a former South Korean football player and football coach who currently coaches Timor-Leste U-16 team.

Football career

He started pro football career with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in 2000. Jeonbuk selected him as first order of 2000 draft and he awarded Rookie of the Year of 2000 season. In 2004, he joined Gwangju Sangmu for military duties. He mostly played for Icheon Sangmu that was reserve team of Gwangju Sangmu and played at the Korea National League. He was given hardship discharge because of cruciate ligament surgery. He played for Daegu FC for one year. He also played V-League side Cảng Sài Gòn and Korea National League side Suwon City. He quit his career because cruciate ligament injury.{{cite web|url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=107&oid=343&aid=0000011287 |script-title=ko:10년 전 신인왕 양현정, 동티모르 아이들과 꾸는 ‘맨발의 꿈’|publisher=Naver|work=BestEleven|date=23 June 2011|language=Korean}}

International career

His international career started as part of the South Korea national under-20 football team in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. After his U-20 tenure, Yang was given his national team debut in the 1998 King's Cup match against Egypt. His short national team career ended only one month. Yang's national team appearance is three caps.

Honours

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