Park Sang-in (, born 15 November 1952) is a former
South Korea
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footballer
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and football manager who manages
Korea National League
The Korea National League was a South Korean semi-professional football league held annually from 2003 to 2019. It was considered the second-highest division of the South Korean football league system before the K League 2 was launched in 2013, ...
club
Busan Transportation Corporation
The Busan Transportation Corporation (Hangul:부산교통공사, Hanja:釜山交通公社) was established on January 1, 2006, following the abolition of the Busan Urban Transit Authority, which was founded in 1987. It currently operates the Busa ...
. His sons
Park Hyuk-soon
Park Hyuk-soon (born March 6, 1980) is a South Korean football player who since 2009 has played for Busan Transportation Corporation. His father Park Sang-in and his brother Park Seung-min are also footballers.
Club career
He played in K ...
and
Park Seung-min are also footballers.
Career
Player career
Park began his career at Changnyeong Middle School at the age of 13. He went through Dongnae High School, graduating in 1972. In the same year he joined the
Commercial Bank of Korea. One year later, he joined the army in order to
fulfil his military service.
In 1981, he had trials for Dutch club,
Feyenoord
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, receiving a favorable response from the club. However, the contract foundered due to an objection of the player's labor union. In July 1981, he signed a contract with
Bundesliga
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club
MSV Duisburg
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for 1 year.
He played only two league games though, due to a thigh injury.
He returned to South Korea and joined
Hallelujah FC
Hallelujah FC is a defunct South Korean football club. The club was officially founded on December 20, 1980 as the first professional football club in South Korea.
History
Hallelujah FC was founded by Choi Soon-young, president of the KFA at ...
. He lifted the first championship of the
K League with
Hallelujah FC
Hallelujah FC is a defunct South Korean football club. The club was officially founded on December 20, 1980 as the first professional football club in South Korea.
History
Hallelujah FC was founded by Choi Soon-young, president of the KFA at ...
in 1983. He then went on to play for
Hyundai Horang-i from 1986 to 1987.
Manager career
After retiring from club football, he was appointed as his
alma mater's football team manager from 1988 to 2001. In the middle of the term, in 1992–1993, he managed the
South Korea U20 team, going to the
1993 FIFA World Youth Championship. The South Korean youth team finished unbeaten, with three draws. From 2006, he has managed newly formed
Busan Transportation Corporation
The Busan Transportation Corporation (Hangul:부산교통공사, Hanja:釜山交通公社) was established on January 1, 2006, following the abolition of the Busan Urban Transit Authority, which was founded in 1987. It currently operates the Busa ...
. In 2009, he went to the
2009 East Asian Games )
, Host city = Hong Kong
, Teams participating = 9
, Athletes participating = 2,377
, Events = 262 events in 22 sports
, Opening ceremony = December 5, 2009
, Closing ceremony = December 13, 2009
, Officially opened by = State Councilor L ...
as the South Korea team manager.
Honours
Player
;ROK Army
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Korea Football League
The Korean National Semi-professional Football League was contested between South Korean works teams and military teams from 1964 to 2002. It was the predecessor of the Korea National League which was founded in 2003.
History
After the introduct ...
** Champions: 1974 Autumn
** Runners-up: 1973 Autumn, 1975 Spring
*
Korean President's Cup
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Champions: 1975
*
Korean National Football Championship Champions: 1975
;Hallelujah FC
*
K League Champions:
1983
;National Team
*
Asian Games
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Champions:
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
*
Korea Cup
The Korea Cup ( ko, 코리아컵 국제축구대회) was an international football tournament held annually in South Korea from 1971 to 1999.
History
The Korea Cup was created with the name President's Cup Football Tournament ( ko, 박대통 ...
Champions:
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
,
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
*
King's Cup
__NOTOC__
King's Cup (incl. translations), may refer to:
Sports Football
* Copa del Rey, Spanish for "King's Cup," the main national knockout tournament in men's football
* King Cup (sometimes named King's Cup), Saudi Arabian men's football nati ...
Champions:
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
*
Merdeka Tournament
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Champions: 1977
;Individual
*
Korean National Football Championship MVP: 1975
*
K-League Best XI
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K League 1 award (1983–present) Winners
Players marked bold won the Most Valuable Player award in that respective year.
Appearances by player
Appeara ...
: 1985
Manager
;Busan Transportation Corporation
*
National League Cup
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Champions:
2010
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References
External links
K-League Legend - Park Sang-in*
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Park, Sang-in
1952 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
South Korean men's footballers
South Korea men's international footballers
South Korean expatriate men's footballers
Hallelujah FC players
Ulsan Hyundai FC players
K League 1 players
MSV Duisburg players
Busan Transportation Corporation FC managers
Bundesliga players
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Footballers from South Gyeongsang Province
South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games
Asian Games medalists in football
People from Changnyeong County
Footballers at the 1978 Asian Games