Ahn Jung-Hwan

Ahn Jung-hwan

Ahn with Dalian Shide in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth	(1976-01-27) 27 January 1976 (age 41)
Place of birth	Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Second striker / Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1995–1997	Ajou University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2002	Busan Daewoo / Busan I'Cons	54	(27)
2000–2002	→ Perugia (loan)	30	(5)
2002–2003	Shimizu S-Pulse	38	(14)
2004–2005	Yokohama F. Marinos	34	(16)
2005–2006	Metz	16	(2)
2006	MSV Duisburg	12	(2)
2007	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	15	(0)
2008	Busan IPark	19	(4)
2009–2011	Dalian Shide	65	(18)
Total		283	(88)
National team
1997–2010	South Korea	71	(17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Ahn Jung-hwan (Hangul: 안정환; Hanja: ; Korean pronunciation: [an.dʑʌŋ.ɦwan] or [an] [tɕʌŋ.ɦwan]; born 27 January 1976 in Paju, Gyeonggi) is a South Korean former football player and television personality. He made world headlines by scoring the winning golden goal for South Korea against Italy in the 2002 FIFA World Cup second round, and earning him dismissal from the Italian club Perugia.

Ahn also played for clubs in Japan, France, Germany and China, as well as being selected for South Korea in two more World Cups, in 2006 and 2010. After his retirement as a football player, he restarted his career as a television show host (JTBC's Please Take Care of My Refrigerator and many others) and also as a football commentator.

Ahn is sometimes called "the Lord of the Ring" by Korean fans. He married former Miss Korea Lee Hye-won (Hangul: 이혜원) in 2001 and got this nickname by kissing his wedding ring after every goal he scores. Ahn has a daughter and a son named, Ahn Lee Won and Ahn Li Hwan.