Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jeong Min-Hyeong | ||
Date of birth | 14 May 1987 | ||
Place of birth | South Korea | ||
Date of death | 4 July 2012 | (aged 25)||
Place of death | Yangju, South Korea | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2009 | International University of Korea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Busan IPark | 7 | (0) |
Total | 7 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2012 |
Jeong Min-Hyeong (Korean: 정민형; 14 May 1987 – 4 July 2012) was a South Korean footballer who played as a midfielder for Busan IPark in the K-League.[1]
He attended International University of Korea before embarking on a professional football career.
On July 4, 2012, Jeong was found dead in his car which was parked in the outskirts of Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, after disappearing for 4 days. In the car police discovered a burned Yeontan and a suicide note.[2]