Byun Byung-joo

Byun Byung-joo (Korean: 변병주; Korean pronunciation: [pjʌn.bjʌŋ.dʑu] or [pjʌn] [pjʌŋ.dʑu]; born 26 April 1961) is a former South Korean football player.

Byun Byung-joo

Personal information
Full name	Byun Byung-joo
Date of birth	(1961-04-26) 26 April 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right winger
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1983	Yonsei University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1989	Daewoo Royals	97	(22)
1990–1991	Hyundai Horang-i	32	(6)
Total		129	(28)
International career
1981–1990	South Korea	76	(11)
Managerial career
1993–1996	Incheon Steel
1998–1999	Yong In University
2007–2009	Daegu FC
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's football Asian Games 1986 Seoul Team 1990 Beijing Team AFC Asian Cup 1988 Qatar Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Byun Byung-joo
Hangul	변병주
Hanja	邊炳柱
Revised Romanization	Byeon Byeong-ju
McCune–Reischauer	Pyŏn Pyŏng-chu

In this Korean name, the family name is Byun.

International career

Byun played for the South Korea national football team in 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cup, but South Korea failed to win a victory in the two World Cups. He said he was being inconvenienced by hitting Bulgaria's goalpost with his shot, which could have earned South Korea's first-ever World Cup victory if successful.^[1]

Byun scored South Korea's second goal, helping his team defeat Saudi Arabia 2–0 in the 1986 Asian Games final.

Byun scored with a Panenka against Antonín Panenka's country Czechoslovakia in a penalty shoot-out of the 1988 Korea Cup semi-finals.^[2]

Style of play

Nicknamed the "Bullet" in South Korea, Byun showed fast dribbles and accurate crosses.^[3] He was an important winger for South Korea at the time, although he was criticized for his monotonous pattern.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			League cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Daewoo Royals	1983	K League	4	1	—		—		4	1
	1984	K League	19	4	—		—		19	4
	1985	K League	4	1	—		?[a]	?	4	1
	1986	K League	10	2	2	0	?[a]	?	12	2
	1987	K League	30	5	—		—		30	5
	1988	K League	11	2	—		—		11	2
	1989	K League	19	7	—		—		19	7
	Total		97	22	2	0	?	?	99	22
Hyundai Horang-i	1990	K League	10	3	—		—		10	3
	1991	K League	22	3	—		—		22	3
	Total		32	6	—		—		32	6
Career total			129	28	2	0	?	?	131	28

1. Appearance(s) in Asian Club Championship

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[5]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	1981	8	2
	1982	6	0
	1983	8	1
	1984	13	1
	1985	12	2
	1986	7	1
	1987	1	0
	1988	10	3
	1989	3	0
	1990	8	1
Career total		76	11

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Byun Byung-joo

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 September 1981	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	6	Singapore	2–0	2–0	1981 Pestabola Merdeka
2	13 September 1981	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	7	Iraq	1–0	1–1	1981 Pestabola Merdeka
3	9 August 1983	San José, Costa Rica	22	Costa Rica	1–1	1–1	Friendly
4	4 October 1984	Seoul, South Korea	27	Cameroon	2–0	5–0	Friendly
5	21 July 1985	Seoul, South Korea	41	Indonesia	1–0	2–0	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	30 July 1985	Jakarta, Indonesia	42	Indonesia	1–0	4–1	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	5 October 1986	Seoul, South Korea	54	Saudi Arabia	2–0	2–0	1986 Asian Games
8	19 June 1988	Suwon, South Korea	57	Zambia	1–0	4–0	1988 Korea Cup
9	11 December 1988	Doha, Qatar	63	Iran	1–0	3–0	1988 AFC Asian Cup
10					3–0
11	5 September 1990	Seoul, South Korea	74	Australia	1–0	1–0	Friendly

Honours

Yonsei University

• Korean President's Cup: 1980

Daewoo Royals

• K League 1: 1984, 1987
• Korean National Championship: 1989
• Korean League Cup runner-up: 1986
• Asian Club Championship: 1985–86
• Afro-Asian Club Championship: 1986

South Korea

• Asian Games: 1986^[6]
• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1987^[7]
• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1988^[8]
• Dynasty Cup: 1990^[9]

Individual

• Korean FA Best XI: 1981^[10]
• AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 1988^[11]

References

1. [내 마음의 월드컵] ④변병주 청구고 감독 (in Korean). Maeil Newspaper. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
2. 파넨카 종주국 체코 상대로 파넨카 성공시킨 변병주 (in Korean). KBS Sports. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via YouTube.
3. 박주영을 키운 '쌕쌕이' 변병주는 누구 (in Korean). TV Report. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
4. 「총알」邊炳柱 국제대회200회 출장 꿈. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 13 April 1990. Retrieved 9 January 2022 – via Naver.
5. "Byun Byung-joo at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
6. Stokkermans, Karel (6 September 2018). "Asian Games". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
7. "Egypt v Korea Republic, 06 January 1988". 11v11. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
8. Stokkermans, Karel (7 February 2019). "Asian Nations Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
9. Bobrowsky, Josef; Stokkermans, Karel (20 June 2007). "Dynasty Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
10. 축구 최우수선수 趙廣來 뽑혀. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 8 January 1982. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
11. "Asian Nations Cup 1988". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 16 December 2010.

External links

• Byun Byung-joo – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Byun Byung-joo – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Byun Byung-joo at National-Football-Teams.com