Park Kun-ha (born 25 July 1971 in

Daejeon Daejeon () is South Korea's fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of 1.5 million as of 2019. Located in the central-west region of South Korea alongside forested hills and the Geum River, the city is known both for its technology and ...

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) is a retired South Korean

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Career

He started his professional career in 1996 as the founding member of

Suwon Samsung Bluewings ''(The Blue, White and Reds)''Tricolor'' , short name = SSB , image = , caption = , founded = , ground = Suwon World Cup Stadium , capacity = 44,031 , owner = Cheil Worldwide(Samsung's subsidiary) , chairma ...

. At first, he played as a striker and scored many goals and help the Bluewings to win the championship in 1998 and 1999 and Asian Champions Cup and

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in 2001 and 2002, respectively. Later, he changed his position to defender and helped the Bluewings to win their third championship in the history. He retired in 2006 and became an assistant coach of the first team at the Suwon Bluewings. In 2009, he became the manager of Suwon Bluewings U18 team ( Maetan High School Football Club). With Bluewings, he won three

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championships and also won the

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in the 1996 season.

Club statistics

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National team statistics

International goals

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* * * * * 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Daejeon Association football utility players South Korean footballers South Korean expatriate footballers South Korea international footballers Suwon Samsung Bluewings players Kashiwa Reysol players K League 1 players J1 League players Expatriate footballers in Japan South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan South Korean football managers Seoul E-Land FC managers Association football defenders Association football forwards {{SouthKorea-footy-defender-stub