Jeon Kyung-jun (; born 10 September 1973) is a former

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from

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. He played as

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and was the head coach of the Super Reds FC in the Singapore S.League. Jeon has represented

both at the youth (U-20) and Olympic (U-23) levels. At club level, he initially enjoyed more international successes (winning the Asian Champions Cup in 1997 and 1998 with

Pohang Steelers The Pohang Steelers (Hangul: 포항 스틸러스) are a South Korean professional Association football, football club based in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province that compete in the K League 1, the top flight of Football in South Korea, South Ko ...

) than domestic ones. However,

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Jeonbuk have won the K League a record nine times, including ...

did win two FA Cups (2003, 2005) despite average form in the league. In 2006, Jeon left Jeonbuk to play for Home United in Singapore. It was not seen as a wise choice as Jeonbuk won the

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that year, while the Protectors only managed a fourth-placed finish in the S.League, but Jeon scored 13 goals. He joined the Bruneian club DPMM FC for the 2007 Malaysian Super League season, but only stayed a year before returning to Singapore as a player-coach for the Super Reds. He successfully led the team to an impressive runners-up finish in the

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season, two points below champions SAFFC, and barely missed out on the MIKASA Coach of the Year award at the S.League Awards Night. Under Jeon, the Super Reds have been known to play a brand of quick-paced football with effective short passes. In 2019, he replaced Fabiano as manager of

Jeonnam Dragons The Jeonnam Dragons () are a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. The Dragons play their home matches at the G ...

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. He has resigned from the position on 5 June 2022.

Club career

*1993–1999

*1999–2001 Bucheon SK *2002–2005

*2006 Home United *2007 DPMM FC

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jeon, Kyung-Joon 1973 births Living people Men's association football midfielders South Korean men's footballers South Korean expatriate men's footballers South Korea men's international footballers South Korean football managers Pohang Steelers players Jeju SK FC players Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players Lion City Sailors FC players K League 1 players Singapore Premier League players South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Brunei Expatriate men's footballers in Brunei DPMM FC players Footballers from Seoul