hiː ɪz kənsˈɪdɚd wˈʌn ʌv sˈaʊθ kɚɹˈiːəz bˈɛst ɡˈoʊlkiːpɚz ˈiːvən tə ðə pˈɔɪnt wˌɛɹ hiː hɐdbɪn nˈɪkneɪmd baɪ fˈænz æz "jˈɑːŋ dˈɛɹ sˈɑːɹ" ɪn ɹˈɛfɹəns tə fˈɔːɹmɚ dˈʌtʃ ɡˈoʊlkiːpɚɹ ˈɛdwɪn vˈændɜː sˈɑːɹ ʌv mˈæntʃɛstɚ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd ænd ðə nˈɛðɜːləndz.
He is considered one of South Korea's best goalkeepers even to the point where he had been nicknamed by fans as "Yong Der Sar" in reference to former Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar of Manchester United and the Netherlands.