| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Park Kyung-hoon | ||
| Date of birth | (1961-01-19)19 January 1961 (age 65) | ||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Park Kyung-hoon (Korean: 박경훈; born 19 January 1961) is a South Koreanfootball manager and former player. Park played for theSouth Korea national team in1986 and1990 FIFA World Cup. He also won the1986 Asian Games with the national team.
Born in the slum ofSeoul, (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 inPOSCO Atoms, and won three titles in theK League. In the1988 season, he was named theMost Valuable Player, but he thought that his teammateLee 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 forEngland to study abroad. He also played for an English semi-professional clubYeading for a time, and became the first South Korean player to appear in the EnglishFA Cup.[2][3]
In 2013, K League Federation selected him as the right back of the30th Anniversary Best XI.[4]
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 Koreanfull-back to actively take part in attack.[1]
| 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 | ?[a] | ? | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1986 | K League | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | K League | 31 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | K League | 12 | 0 | ?[a] | ? | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1989 | K League | 5 | 1 | ?[a] | ? | — | 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 | ? | ? | ?[b] | ? | — | ? | ? | |
| 1994–95 | Isthmian League Premier Division | ? | ? | ?[b] | ? | — | ? | ? | ||
| Total | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | |||
| Career total | 124 | 4 | ? | ? | 10 | 0 | 134 | 4 | ||
| 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 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 June 1989 | Singapore | 67 |  Nepal | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Hanyang University
POSCO Atoms B[8]
POSCO Atoms
South Korea
Individual
Individual
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