11 Facts About Jong Tae-se

Jong Tae-se, known as Chong Tese is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Jong Tae-se is one of few North Koreans who have played in the Japanese J-League and the German 2.

Jong Tae-se later attended Korea University, a private university in Tokyo funded by Chongryon.

Consequently, Jong Tae-se has said that he and his family identify themselves as North Koreans.

Jong Tae-se knows how to speak Portuguese which he learned from his Brazilian teammates at Japan's Kawasaki Frontale, and German from playing in Germany.

Jong Tae-se publicly emphasized the separation between sportsmanship and politics after the disputes before and during the match between North Korea and Japan on 15 November 2011.

Jong Tae-se went for a trial with English club Blackburn Rovers in early 2010.

On 3 January 2013, Jong Tae-se announced that after he would start playing for the first-division South Korean K-League club, Suwon Samsung Bluewings.

Jong Tae-se had expressed interest in the move for several months before the announcement, and the Bluewings and Ulsan Hyundai FC had both been negotiating with him.

Jong Tae-se played at the 2008 East Asian Football Championship and scored two goals in three matches for Korea DPR, receiving top scorer honors along with Park Chu-young, Yeom Ki-hun and Koji Yamase.

Jong Tae-se had made himself famous for sobbing uncontrollably when the North Korean national anthem was played before the kickoff of Korea DPR's first group stage match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, against Brazil.