Overseas players of North Korean football

Born in Japan, he retained his Korean nationality and devoted himself to serving the country.

The system of local teams in North Korea also belongs to the nature of professional teams, which is similar to the original "provincial teams" in China. North Korea's domestic leagues are divided into three levels, and the highest level is the "first team league". Restricted by economy and traffic, leagues at all levels also implement the tournament system, and there is no foreign exchange in the form of commercial sponsorship, foreign teachers and foreign aid. But it is wrong to think that Korean football is autistic. Besides playing in China, North Korean players also play in South Korea, Japan and even Europe.

This Korean national team has many players playing overseas, especially in Japan's J League. For example, striker Zheng Dashi played for Kawasaki striker, ranking third in the J League scorer list last season and temporarily ranked fourth; Korea and Japan played for Sanjian in Hiroshima, Liang Yongji played for Vegata in Sendai, Jim Yong Kim played for Belma in southern Hunan, Hyun-Su Kang played for Katalai in Fushan, Ernst & Young Huck played for Niigata Swan, and South Korea's K-League champion Shui Yuan Samsung played. In addition, Ying Chao, the main midfielder, went to Bezania in Serbian first division in 2007 and moved to Rostov last summer. Substitute Jin Yongjun is familiar to China fans. He played for Chengdu Sheffield United last season. It is these overseas players who "borrow chickens to lay eggs" that have improved the overall strength of the North Korean team and written the miracle of North Korean football.

These overseas players all have strong patriotism. Zheng Dashi and Ernst & Young Huck are two or three generations of Korean immigrants born in Japan. Although they were born in Japan, they all retained Korean nationality, received orthodox Korean education in Japan since childhood, and actively chose to represent North Korea in international competitions.

In addition to these overseas players, the football atmosphere in North Korea is also very strong. Although the hardware is poor, for example, the venue is not necessarily paved with turf, and the training equipment is not a world famous brand; Under the consumption of a large amount of exercise, athletes just eat and wear warm clothes, not to mention a higher level of nutrition and rehabilitation. However, the "football fever" in North Korea is very high-almost every school in primary school, middle school and university has a football team, which plays frequently with each other, including many enterprises, and also regards playing football as an important means to enrich their spare time, expand and communicate with other enterprises.