Chang Woon-soo

Chang Woon-soo (Korean: 장운수; 19 November 1928 – 28 December 1992) was a South Korean football manager.

Chang Woon-soo

Personal information
Full name	Chang Woon-soo
Date of birth	(1928-11-19)19 November 1928
Place of birth	Chaeryong, Kōkai-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan[1]
Date of death	28 December 1992(1992-12-28) (aged 64)[2]
Place of death	Seoul, South Korea
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Shinheung Junior College[1]
Managerial career
1969[3]	South Korea U20
1973[4]	South Korea U20
1976–1980	Yonsei University
1981–1983	Daewoo Royals
1984–1986	Daewoo Royals
Medal record Men's football Representing  South Korea (as manager) AFC Youth Championship 1973 Iran

Chang Woon-soo
Hangul	장운수
Revised Romanization	Jang Unsu
McCune–Reischauer	Chang Unsu

In this Korean name, the family name is Chang.

Managerial career

Chang mostly worked as a youth team manager, and managed football teams of Kyungshin Middle School [ko],^[1] Kyungshin High School [ko],^[5] Gyeseong High School [ko] and Yonsei University.^[6] He nurtured a considerable number of national team players and was famous for discovering and teaching Cha Bum-kun, one of the greatest Asian footballers of all time.^[2]

Chang was appointed manager of semi-professional club Daewoo FC in 1981 after leading Yonsei University to three domestic titles in the previous year, including senior tournament Korean President's Cup.^[7] In his first season at Daewoo, he won the spring league and was selected as the best manager of the league.^[8] Daewoo was reorganized as professional team Daewoo Royals in 1983, with it joining the K League. He conceded the K League title to Hallelujah FC by one point in his first professional season.

Chang was appointed Daewoo's general director before the next season, but returned to managerial position just after half a year due to his successor Cho Yoon-ok's poor results.^[9] He successfully finished the rest of the season, winning the 1984 K League and the K League Manager of the Year Award.^[10] He also led Daewoo to the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship title, making them become the first South Korean club to win the AFC Champions League (Asian Club Championship at the time).^[11]

Honours

Manager

South Korea U20

• AFC Youth Championship third place: 1973

Yonsei University

• Korean President's Cup: 1980^[12]

Daewoo Royals

• Asian Club Championship: 1985–86^[13]
• K League 1: 1984^[10]
• Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1981^[8]
• Korean President's Cup runner-up: 1981

Individual

• Korean President's Cup Best Manager: 1980^[12]
• Korean Semi-professional League (Spring) Best Manager: 1981^[8]
• K League 1 Manager of the Year: 1984^[10]