Kang Chul (born 2 November 1971) is a former South Korean
football
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player who played as a
left-back
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. He played for South Korea in two
Summer Olympics
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and two
AFC Asian Cup
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s. After retirement, he became an assistant manager under
Hwang Sun-hong
Hwang Sun-hong (born 14 July 1968) is a South Korean former football player and current head coach of the South Korea national under-23 football team. He was the most notable South Korean striker in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Club career
Af ...
for a long time. In the
2013 Korean FA Cup
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Schedule
Teams
Qualifying rounds First round
The draw f ...
, he was named the best manager after leading
Pohang Steelers
The Pohang Steelers (Hangul: 포항 스틸러스) are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province that compete in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. The Steelers were founded on 1 A ...
to win the final instead of Hwang who was sent off.
Career statistics
International
:''Results list South Korea's goal tally first.''
Honours
Player
Yonsei University
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Korean President's Cup
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: 1989
Bucheon SK
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Korean League Cup
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Sponsorship
Champions List of finals
Titles by club
K League's principle of official stati ...
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1994
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,
2000+
Jeonnam Dragons
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Korean FA Cup
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runner-up:
2003
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South Korea
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AFC Asian Cup
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third place:
2000
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Individual
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K League 1 Best XI:
1999
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,
2000
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Manager
Individual
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Korean FA Cup
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Best Manager:
2013
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References
External links
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1971 births
Living people
Association football defenders
South Korean footballers
South Korean expatriate footballers
South Korea international footballers
Jeju United FC players
Gimcheon Sangmu FC players
LASK players
Jeonnam Dragons players
K League 1 players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Expatriate footballers in Austria
1996 AFC Asian Cup players
2000 AFC Asian Cup players
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players
Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers of South Korea
Footballers from Seoul
South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Yonsei University alumni
FC Seoul non-playing staff
Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for South Korea
Daejeon Hana Citizen FC managers
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