Jeff Yoo
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Jeff Yoo, or Yoo Ji-Young, (born October 30, 1978) is a former soccer player.
Yoo is the only American soccer player to have played in the Korean
K-League
. He represented Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
in 2000 and Bucheon SK
in 2001.
Yoo had a brief spell with VfL Osnabrück
in the German 2. Fussball-Bundesliga.
Yoo is the only American soccer player to have played in the Korean
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
K-League
K-League
The Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's only fully professional association football league. At the top of the South Korean football league system, it is the country's highest and most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs.-Establishment:The...
. He represented Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
The Ulsan Hyundai Football Club is a South Korean professional football club, owned by Korean corporation Hyundai, that entered the K-League in 1984 as Hyundai Horangi.-History:...
in 2000 and Bucheon SK
Jeju United FC
Jeju United Football Club is a South Korean professional football club. The club is based in Seogwipo, Jeju of South Korea.-History:...
in 2001.
Yoo had a brief spell with VfL Osnabrück
VfL Osnabrück
VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis, but is by far best known for its football section.- Foundation to WW2 :...
in the German 2. Fussball-Bundesliga.