Jong Tae-se

Jong Tae-se
정대세

Jong Tae-se at the match of North Korea against Brazil at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Ellis Park Stadium.
Personal information
Full name	Jong Tae-se (South Korea) Jong Tae Se (North Korea) Chong Tese (Japan)
Date of birth	(1984-03-02) 2 March 1984 (age 32)
Place of birth	Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Shimizu S-Pulse
Number	9
Youth career
1997–1999	Toshun Korean Middle School
1999–2002	Aichi Korean High School
2002–2005	Korea University (Japan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	Kawasaki Frontale	112	(47)
2010–2012	VfL Bochum	39	(14)
2012–2013	1. FC Köln	10	(0)
2013–2015	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	72	(23)
2015–	Shimizu S-Pulse	49	(30)
National team‡
2007–2011	North Korea	33	(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2011

Jong Tae-se (romanization used by FIFA, otherwise spelled as Chong Tese (鄭大世; チョン・テセ^?) in Japan and Germany; hangul: 정대세, hanja: 鄭大世; (1984-03-02)March 2, 1984) is a Japanese-born North Korean footballer, being one of a few Koreans mainly played in the Japanese J-League or the German 2. Bundesliga. He is most remembered for his key performance at 2010 FIFA World Cup representing the North Korea national team. He is currently playing for Shimizu S-Pulse.

Jong was born in Nagoya, Japan to Korean parents residing in Japan. Although some reports indicate that Jong's parents and Jong himself have South Korean citizenship, Jong has said that he is not South Korean, but North Korean as his family identify themselves as North Koreans. His mother sent him to attend a private school in Japan run by Chongryon, a group closely tied to the North Korean government – where he started football at its elementary school club. He later attended Korea University, a private university in Tokyo also funded by Chongryon.