Tag: Dr. chung mong-joon

  • Zheng Zhi won the AFC Player of the Year award

    Kuala Lumpur, Nov 26, 2013: China national team and Guangzhou Evergrande captain Zheng Zhi won the AFC Player of the Year award at a glittering ceremony on Tuesday. Zheng Zhi became the first Chinese player to win this accolade since Fan Zhiyi claimed Asian football’s highest individual accolade in 2001. Guanzhou Evergrande’s Brazilian striker Muriqui…

  • Football: Highest AFC accolade for Dr. Chung

    Manama, July 22, 2013: The AFC Executive Committee, in its first meeting under the chairmanship of AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, decided to confer the AFC Diamond of Asia award on former FIFA Vice-President Dr. Chung Mong-joon. Highlighting the Korean football administrator’s contribution to Asian football, Shaikh Salman said: “Dr. Chung played…