Park Kyung-hoon (; born 19 January 1961) is a South Korean

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manager and former player. Park played for the South Korean national team in

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and

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. He also won the

1986 Asian Games The 1986 Asian Games ( ko, 1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임, Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad ( ko, 제10 ...

with the national team.

Club career

Born in the slum of

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, (

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) 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. He spent his professional career in

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, and won three titles in the

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. In the 1988 season, he was named the

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, but he thought that his teammate

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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

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to study abroad. He also played for an English semi-professional club

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for a time, and became the first South Korean player to appear in the English

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

Style of play

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

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Results list South Korea's goal tally first.''

Honours

Player

Hanyang University * Korean National Championship: 1983 POSCO Atoms B * Korean National Championship runner-up: 1985 POSCO Atoms *

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South Korea *

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runner-up:

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Dynasty Cup Dynasty Cup was an East Asian international association football tournament. The tournament was held every 2 or 3 years. It was hosted by Beijing in 1990 and 1992, Hong Kong in 1995, Yokohama and Tokyo in 1998. In 2002 the East Asian Football F ...

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Individual * Korean FA Best XI: 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 * AFC Asian All Stars: 1982 * K League 1 Best XI:

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* K League 1 Most Valuable Player:

Team of the Tournament:

* K League 30th Anniversary Best XI: 2013

Manager

Individual * K League 1 Manager of the Year:

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References

External links

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Park Kyung-hoon – National Team Stats
at KFA * *
Interview with Park Jyung Hoon, The Jeju Weekly, 13 November, 2010
1990 FIFA World Cup players 1988 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1986 FIFA World Cup players 1984 AFC Asian Cup players Olympic footballers of South Korea Pohang Steelers players K League 1 Most Valuable Player Award winners K League 1 players Association football defenders South Korea international footballers South Korean footballers 1961 births Living people Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Yeading F.C. players Footballers from Seoul {{SouthKorea-footy-defender-stub