Busan ICons
Song Chong-gug played for which team between Apr 2001 and Jul 2001?
Song Chong-gug Song Chong-gug ( ; born 20 February 1979 ) is a retired South Korean football player . who played in 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup . Playing career . Early career in South Korea . Song made his international debut against Macedonia under Huh Jung-moo in June 2000 while he was a university student . In 2001 , Song started his professional career in a K League club Busan ICons after graduating Yonsei University . In his first season , he was recognised for his talent , and was selected for the K League Rookie of the Year and the K League Best XI . Guus Hiddink , the new manager of the South Korea national team , also quickly decided on him as a member of the World Cup team in that year . He was tested in various midfield positions and defensive positions by Hiddink , and finally received the right back position . While South Korea finished the 2002 FIFA World Cup in fourth place , Song was the only outfield player of South Korean team to play all of 687 minutes in seven matches . He also had a memorable match against Portugal , where he nullified Luís Figo perfectly by blocking all 12 dribbles without a concession . He sometimes talks about his experience in marking Figo when appearing on South Korean TV programs . Feyenoord . After the 2002 World Cup , Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal approached Busan ICons to get Song , but Busan intentionally delayed the contracts in order to keep him . He strongly expressed his intention to move to an European club by moving his belongings out of the club after his deals with Premier League clubs were scuttled . He eventually joined an Eredivisie club Feyenoord . He made 56 appearances for Feyenoord in two seasons under Bert van Marwijk , and also participated in the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League . However , his form regressed due to his ankle injuries , and besides he lost his seat after van Marwijk was replaced by Ruud Gullit . Return to South Korea . After leaving Feyenoord in January 2005 , Song returned to South Korea to play in the K League with Suwon Samsung Bluewings . Song has had a left ankle injury , which prevented him from making a comeback in 2005 . Although Song was not able to recover as fast as he hoped , and only was able to play in late March 2006 , prospect of his recovery was enough to guarantee his place in the South Korean squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup . He signed for Saudi Arabian side Al-Shabab Riyadh in the summer of 2010 and decided to start a new experience in the Saudi Professional League . He joined to Ulsan Hyundai on 8 February 2011 , signing a one-year contract . Having made 13 league appearances for Ulsan , he had his contract canceled by mutual consent on 5 July 2011 . He joined Chinese outfit Tianjin Teda the next day , signing a one-and-half-year contract . However , Song was released by Tianjin in the end of the 2011 league season . Personal life . In 2003 , Song married Kim Jung-Ah to the surprise of many of his fans after dating Kim since April 2001 . Before the marriage , he had been linked with multiple celebrities including Lee Jin , a member of a Korean girl band Fin.K.L. . He presented a bigger surprise three years later by getting divorced . On 17 December 2006 , he married actress and model Park Yun-Soo after an 18-month relationship . The wedding was held privately in front of 100 family and friends . Song became a father six months after the wedding . In October 2015 , Song divorced his wife . Filmography . Variety shows . - 2015 : Running Man - guest , ep . 257 Honours . Suwon Samsung Bluewings - K League 1 : 2008 Tianjin Teda - Chinese FA Cup : 2011 Individual - AFC Opta Best XI at the FIFA World Cup : 2020 External links . - Song Chong-gug – National Team Stats at KFA - Song Chong-Gug in Ronald Zwiers