Yeom Dong-gyun

South Korean footballer (born 1983)

Yeom Dong-gyun
Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-09-06) 6 September 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth	South Korea
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2010	Chunnam Dragons	97	(0)
2004–2005	→ Sangmu (military service)	7	(0)
2011	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	14	(0)
International career
2003	South Korea U-23	2	(0)
2008	South Korea	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yeom Dong-gyun
Hangul	염동균
Hanja	廉東均
Revised Romanization	Yeom Dong-gyun
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏm Tong-gyun

Yeom Dong-gyun (born 3 November 1983) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his career playing for Chunnam Dragons and was a part of the national team by 10 October 2008.

Match-fixing

On 24 January 2011, Yeom joined Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on a three-year contract,^[1] but was released for his involvement in an alleged match-fixing scandal five months later. He admitted that he had involved in match-fixing and accepted a bribe a year ago.^[2]

Honours

Chunnam Dragons

FA Cup: 2006, 2007

References

^ 전북, 염동균 영입하며 뒷문 보강 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
^ "전북 GK 염동균, 승부조작 자진신고" [Jeonbuk Goalkeeper Yeom hands himself in for involvement in a match-fixing]. Donga Ilbo (in Korean). daum. 27 June 2011.