Park Kyung-hoon

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Park Kyung-hoon (Korean: 박경훈; born 19 January 1961) is a South Korean football manager and former player. Park played for the South Korea national team in 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cup. He also won the 1986 Asian Games with the national team.

Park Kyung-hoon

Personal information
Full name	Park Kyung-hoon
Date of birth	(1961-01-19) 19 January 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
1977–1979	Cheonggu High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1983	Hanyang University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1992	POSCO Atoms	124	(4)
1993–1994	Yeading
International career
1981–1990	South Korea	93	(1)
Managerial career
2004–2007	South Korea U17
2010–2014	Jeju United
2016–2017	Seongnam 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

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Club career

Born in the slum of Seoul, (Suyu-dong) Park had liked art originally, but he changed his career path to be a footballer due to his financial problem when becoming a high school student.^[1] He spent his professional career in POSCO Atoms, and won three titles in the K League. In the 1988 season, he was named the Most Valuable Player, but he thought that his teammate Lee Kee-keun should deserve the award. He wanted to return it, but the K League Federation rejected his decision.

In 1993, Park announced his retirement and left for England to study abroad. He also played for an English semi-professional club Yeading for a time, and became the first South Korean player to appear in the English FA Cup.^[2][3]

In 2013, K League Federation selected him as the right back of the 30th Anniversary Best XI.^[4]

Style of play

Park is regarded as one of the greatest South Korean right backs of all time.^[4][5] Nicknamed the "Progenitor of Overlapping" in South Korea, he was the first South Korean full-back to actively take part in attack.^[1]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
POSCO Atoms	1984	K League	21	0	—		—		21	0
	1985	K League	4	0	?[lower-alpha 1]	?	—		4	0
	1986	K League	1	0	—		2	0	3	0
	1987	K League	31	0	—		—		31	0
	1988	K League	12	0	?[lower-alpha 1]	?	—		12	0
	1989	K League	5	1	?[lower-alpha 1]	?	—		5	1
	1990	K League	8	0	—		—		8	0
	1991	K League	23	3	—		—		23	3
	1992	K League	19	0	—		8	0	27	0
	Total		124	4	?	?	10	0	134	4
Yeading	1993–94	Isthmian League Premier Division	?	?	?[lower-alpha 2]	?	—		?	?
	1994–95	Isthmian League Premier Division	?	?	?[lower-alpha 2]	?	—		?	?
	Total		?	?	?	?	—		?	?
Career total			124	4	?	?	10	0	134	4

1. Appearance(s) in Korean National Championship
2. Appearance(s) in FA Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[6]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	1981	9	0
	1982	7	0
	1983	8	0
	1984	13	0
	1985	11	0
	1986	7	0
	1987	2	0
	1988	8	0
	1989	12	1
	1990	16	0
Career total		93	1

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Park Kyung-hoon

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 June 1989	Singapore	67	Nepal	2–0	4–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Player

Hanyang University

• Korean National Championship: 1983^[7]

POSCO Atoms B^[8]

• Korean National Championship runner-up: 1985^[7]

POSCO Atoms

• K League 1: 1986, 1988, 1992^[7]

South Korea

• Asian Games: 1986^[9]
• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1988^[10]
• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1987^[11]
• Dynasty Cup: 1990^[12]

Individual

• Korean FA Best XI: 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988^{[13][14][15][16][17][18]}
• AFC Asian All Stars: 1982^[19]
• K League 1 Best XI: 1984, 1987^[20][21]
• K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 1988^[22]
• AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 1988^[23]
• K League '80s All-Star Team: 2003^[24]
• K League 30th Anniversary Best XI: 2013^[4]

Manager

Individual

• K League 1 Manager of the Year: 2010^[25]

References

1. 오버래핑의 창시자 박경훈 ① (in Korean). KBS. 22 August 2006.
2. 오버래핑의 창시자 박경훈 ② (in Korean). KBS. 22 August 2006.
3. "F A Cup 1st Round Matches 1994/95". YouTube.com. TJS Sports. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
4. 한국 축구 레전드 베스트11 발표 (in Korean). YTN. 31 May 2013.
5. 감스트 : 장지현 해설위원 합방 초대박 레전드! (Jang Ji Hyun football commentator Joint broadcasting). YouTube.com (in Korean). GAMST TV. 3 September 2016. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
6. "Park Kyung-hoon at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
7. Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
8. 高大축구 잘막고…잘넣고… (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 26 November 1985. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
9. Stokkermans, Karel (6 September 2018). "Asian Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
10. Stokkermans, Karel (7 February 2019). "Asian Nations Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
11. "Egypt v Korea Republic, 06 January 1988". 11v11. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
12. Bobrowsky, Josef; Stokkermans, Karel (20 June 2007). "Dynasty Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
13. 축구 최우수선수 趙廣來 뽑혀. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 8 January 1982. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
14. 축구 베스트11 선정 許丁茂 MVP 뽑혀. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 17 January 1985. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
15. 85축구 베스트11 선정. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 22 January 1986. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
16. 축구「올해의 베스트11」선정. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 17 December 1986. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
17. 87축구「베스트11」선정. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 22 January 1988. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
18. 88MVP 鄭용환 축구협 베스트11선정. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 25 January 1989. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
19. "นักฟุตบอลเจ้าของฉายา "กัปตันกระดูกเหล็ก" พล.ต.อำนาจ เฉลิมชวลิต" (in Thai). Siamsport. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
20. 슈퍼리그 84大長征 회심의 골인「대우王冠」빛나다. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 12 November 1984.
21. 프로축구 베스트11 선정. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 11 November 1987.
22. 油公"浦鐵엔 안진다". Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 14 November 1988.
23. "Asian Nations Cup 1988". RSSSF. 16 December 2010.
24. [프로축구]80년대 vs 90년대 축구 왕별들 뜬다…15일 OB 올스타전 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
25. [프로축구] 역대 감독상·MVP·신인상 수상자(표) (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

External links

• Park Kyung-hoon – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Park Kyung-hoon – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
• Park Kyung-hoon – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Park Kyung-hoon at National-Football-Teams.com
• Interview with Park Jyung Hoon, The Jeju Weekly, 13 November, 2010