Byun Sung-hwan

Byun Sung-hwan (Hangul: 변성환; Korean pronunciation: [pjʌn.sʌŋ.ɦwan]; born 22 December 1979) is a South Korean retired footballer.

Byun Sung-hwan
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-12-22) 22 December 1979
Place of birth Daegu, South Korea
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right / Left Back
Youth career
1995–1997 Gyeongnam Commercial High School
1998–2001 University of Ulsan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 56 (0)
2007 Busan I'Park 16 (0)
2008 Jeju United 16 (0)
2009–2011 Sydney FC 57 (0)
2011–2012 Newcastle Jets 26 (2)
2012 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 5 (0)
2013–2014 FC Anyang 22 (0)
National team
2002 South Korea U-23 1 (0)
Teams managed
2016 Seongnam FC (Caretaker)

Korean name
Hangul
변성환
Hanja
卞盛煥
Revised RomanizationByeon Seong-hwan
McCune–ReischauerPyŏn Sŏng-hwan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 November 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:30, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Club career

Ulsan Hyundai

During 2002 to 2006 Byun made 56 appearances for Ulsan Hyundai.

Busan I'Park

Byun made 16 appearances for Busan I'Park during 2007.

Jeju United

During 2008 Byun made 16 appearances for Jeju United.

Sydney FC

After impressing in pre-season trials with Sydney FC, including a goal against Manly United, he was announced as a new signing on 25 June 2009 for the upcoming 2009–10 season, on a two-year contract. His good form made him a crowd favourite amongst the Sydney fans.[1] He is a quality left back who likes to get forward in attack. His two-footed crossing ability is a key to his game. It is noted that he is a fast player – prior to 2005, he could run the 100m in 12.2 seconds. He is known for his attacking abilities and speed.

Byun scored the winning goal and his first professional goal, for Sydney FC in the penalty shoot out of the 2009/10 Grand final against Melbourne Victory.[2] Sydney FC released Byun at the end of the 2010–11 A-League season, deciding not to extend his contract for the Asian Champions League.[3]

Newcastle Jets

After being released by Sydney, Byun entered into negotiations with fellow A-League club Newcastle Jets.[4] And on 11 April 2011 it was announced that Byun had signed a one-year contract with the Jets.[5]

Byun scored on his A-League debut for the Jets, sealing a 3–2 victory over Melbourne Heart in Newcastle.[6] This was Byun's first goal in open play, after 146 games in professional competition.[7] In the Round 14 game against Melbourne Victory Byun scored two own goals to give the Victory a 2–1 win at AAMI Park.[8] On 8 December 2011 the future of Byun was uncertain after routine medical tests revealed a potentially serious heart condition. The test revealed that he had a left ventricular hypertrophy (enlarged left ventricle).

International career

Sung-Hwan has appeared for the South Korean U-23 team at the East Asian Games.[9]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
Ulsan Hyundai 2002 15020100270
2003 14030170
2004 600090150
2005 00005050
2006 210106081361
Total 56060300811001
Busan I'Park 2007 1602070250
Jeju United 2008 1600091251
Sydney FC 2009–10 310310
2010–11 210210
Total 520000000520
Newcastle Jets 2011–12 262262
Seongnam Ilhwa 2012 50000050
Career total 171280461812334

Honours

Sydney FC

References

  1. Korean boost to Sydney defence
  2. "Sydney FC claim A-League title". ESPN. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  3. "Sydney chief leaves as squad takes shape". ABC Online. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  4. "Culina applauds as Wheelhouse re-signs". Newcastle Herald. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Byun joins the Jets
  6. Hassett, Sebastian (8 October 2011). "Jets rise above turmoil in Heart-stopping victory". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  7. "Jets snatch late win". FFA. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  8. "GVE: Jets Must Be More Ruthless". FourFourTwo. 8 January 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  9. Sydney FC sign Korean defender
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