Chung Yong-hwan (Korean: 정용환, 10 February 1960 – 7 June 2015) was a South Korean football player and manager.
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| Full name | Chung Yong-hwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Busan, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 June 2015 (aged 55) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Busan, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1983 | Korea University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1994 | Daewoo Royals | 150 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | South Korea U20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985[1] | South Korea B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1993 | South Korea | 86 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Yangju Citizen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Chung played as a one-club man for K League club Daewoo Royals after graduating from Korea University. He led Daewoo to three K League titles and once won the league MVP award.
Considered one of the best K League defenders during the 1980s, Chung also played for South Korean national team. He largely contributed to South Korea's qualification for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and was named the Most Valuable Player by Korea Football Association after qualifiers. He played all three of South Korea's group matches in the 1986 World Cup, but failed to advance to the knockout stage. He captained South Korea in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, but only played the first match due to an Achilles injury.[2]
Chung left for England to study the system of foreign football in 1995 after finishing his playing career in South Korea. He also negotiated with Fulham, a fourth division team at the time, to join as a player, but the contract was vitiated because he did not get a work permit.[3]
Style of play
Chung was noted for his jumping ability and did not lose aerial duels against 1.97 m forward Rob Landsbergen, although he was not tall. His fast reaction and good sense of balance also made his defensive skills accurately.[4] He did not receive a yellow card in the K League for eight years from 1984 to 1991.[5]
Death
Chung died of stomach cancer on 7 June 2015.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Daewoo Royals | 1984 | K League | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | K League | 2 | 0 | — | — | ?[a] | ? | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | K League | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | ?[a] | ? | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1987 | K League | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 1988 | K League | 11 | 0 | ?[b] | ? | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | K League | 9 | 0 | ?[b] | ? | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | K League | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 1991 | K League | 33 | 2 | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||||
| 1992 | K League | 25 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| 1993 | K League | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| 1994 | K League | 14 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 150 | 7 | ? | ? | 18 | 2 | ? | ? | 168 | 9 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 1 | |
| 1985 | 15 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 14 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 86 | 3 | |
- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 April 1984 | Singapore | 14 |  New Zealand | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1984 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 2 | 26 October 1985 | Tokyo, Japan | 33 |  Japan | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 25 May 1989 | Seoul, South Korea | 58 |  Nepal | 1–0 | 9–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Korea University
- Korean National Championship runner-up: 1981
- Korean President's Cup: 1982
Daewoo Royals
- K League 1: 1984, 1987, 1991
- Korean National Championship: 1989
- Korean League Cup runner-up: 1986
- Asian Club Championship: 1985–86
- Afro-Asian Club Championship: 1986
South Korea
Individual
- K League 1 Best XI: 1984, 1987, 1991[8][9][10]
- Korean FA Best XI: 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988[11][12][13][14]
- AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 1988[15]
- Korean FA Most Valuable Player: 1985, 1988[14][16]
- K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 1991[8]
- K League All-Star: 1991, 1992[17][18]
- K League '80s All-Star Team: 2003[19]
References
External links
- Chung Yong-hwan – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Chung Yong-hwan – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Chung Yong-hwan – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Chung Yong-hwan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Legends of K League: Chung Yong-hwan Archived 14 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
