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Three Interesting Facts from K League 1’s First Round

2. Four Ex-Bundesliga players in One Match

Four ex-Bundesliga players clashed in one match of K League 1 when Jeonbuk Hyundai and Ulsan Hyundai faced each other. These include Lee Dong-gook, Hong Jeong-ho, and Kim Jin-su from Jeonbuk and Park Joo-ho from Ulsan Hyundai.

Hong has spent four seasons from 2013 to 2016 at FC Augsburg before he moved to Jiangsu Suning. Lee Dong-gook appeared in seven matches during the half a season he spent at SV Werder Bremen.

 

Both Kim Jin-su who was at 1899 Hoffenheim and Park Joo-ho who was at Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund had put in decent performances in Germany but were not included in their new head coaches’ plan and moved back to Korea.