Park Chang-sun (born 2 February 1954) is a South Korean former international

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Playing career

Park played for six clubs in South Korea and won domestic leagues with five teams. He played roles as the captain and the

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for South Korea at the

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, and scored the first South Korean goal of the

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against

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. He was selected as one of the FIFA World Stars after the World Cup, and played in the charity match. Lastly, he participated in 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� ...

and contributed to South Korea's gold medal.

Style of play

Park is regarded as one of the greatest South Korean attacking midfielders of all time. He was originally noted for his powerful long-range shots, but he was also skilled in creating chances during his prime.

Career statistics

International

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

Honours

Player

POSCO FC * Korean Semi-professional League: 1982 * Korean Semi-professional League (Autumn): 1981 * Korean National Championship runner-up: 1977 ROK Army * Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1980 * Korean National Championship: 1979 *

Korean President's Cup The President's Cup National Football Tournament is a football competition, held by Korea Football Association, for South Korean semi-professional and amateur football clubs. This competition was originally one of major club competitions of Sou ...

runner-up: 1980 Hallelujah FC *

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: 1983 Daewoo Royals *

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

Korean League Cup The Korean League Cup was a professional football competition in South Korean football. It was held by the K League Federation from 1986 to 2012. Sponsorship Champions List of finals Titles by club K League's principle of official statis ...

runner-up:

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal en ...

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: 1985–86 South Korea B *

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: 1976 South Korea *

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Individual * Korean Semi-professional League (Spring) Best Player: 1980 * Korean Semi-professional League (Autumn) top goalscorer: 1981 * Korean Semi-professional League Best Player: 1982 * K League 1 top assist provider: 1983 * K League 1 Best XI: 1983,

* K League 1 Most Valuable Player:

* Korean FA Best XI: 1984, 1985, 1986 * World XI: 1986

Manager

Kyung Hee University *

: 2001 South Korea U20 *

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

References

External links

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Park Chang-sun – National Team Stats
at KFA * * 1954 births Living people South Korean footballers South Korea international footballers Association football midfielders Pohang Steelers players Hallelujah FC players Busan IPark players Jeju United FC players K League 1 players K League 1 Most Valuable Player Award winners 1986 FIFA World Cup players Kyung Hee University alumni Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games People from Gimhae {{SouthKorea-footy-forward-stub