Kim Hak-chul

Kim Hak-Chul (Korean: 김학철; born 4 November 1972) is a South Korean retired footballer and football manager. He has played in the K League for 14 years from 1995 to 2009, and he has been rated by many fans as one of the best defenders in the K League.In 2009, he managed Incheon United reserve team and led the team to R-League Champion.

Kim Hak-Chul

Personal information
Full name	Kim Hak-Chul
Date of birth	(1972-11-04) 4 November 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Gangneung, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–2002	Busan IPark	124	(1)
1998–1999	→ Sangmu (military service)
2003	Daegu FC	35	(0)
2004–2008	Incheon United	125	(0)
Total		284
International career
1998	South Korea	1
Managerial career
2008–2010	Incheon United
2010–2012	Daegun High School (Incheon U-18)
2016	Pattaya United
2019–	Hwaseong FC
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Club career

Busan Daewoo Royals

Kim Hak-chul signed Busan Daewoo Royals in 1995, but he played only seven games in the early stages. Since 1996, he has been rated as a must-have player on the team. In 1997 he was rated as one of the K-League's best defenders and that year the Busan Daewoo Royals won the Adidas Cup 1997, Prospecs Cup 1997 and League.

At that time, the attackers rarely scored against Kim Hak-chul. Hwang Sun-hong, Seo Jung-won, Kim Do-hoon etc. ^[1]