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North Korean Striker Joins South Korean Team Suwon

Description:North Korean striker Jong Tae-se arrived in Seoul on Tuesday (January 8) to join the K-League's Suwon Samsung, becoming the fourth player from the North to play for South Korea's top team. Jong, who was born in Japan but has always been proud of his North Korean heritage, had quit German second division side FC Cologne to move to the K-League club. South Korea's largest news agency, Yonhap, said Suwon paid Cologne 395,850 U.S. dollars (300,000 euros) as a transfer fee. (0:23)

Source: Reuters - Sports

Tags: reuters , An Yong-hak , Jong Tae-se , k-league