Park Kyung-hoon

For the South Korean badminton player, see Park Kyung-hoon (badminton).

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Park Kyung-hoon (Korean: 박경훈; born 19 January 1961) is a South Korean football manager and former player. Park played for the South Korea national team in 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cup. He also won the 1986 Asian Games with the national team.

Park Kyung-hoon

Personal information
Full name	Park Kyung-hoon
Date of birth	(1961-01-19) 19 January 1961 (age 64)
Place of birth	Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
1977–1979	Cheonggu High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1983	Hanyang University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1992	POSCO Atoms	124	(4)
1993–1994	Yeading
International career
1981–1990	South Korea	93	(1)
Managerial career
2004–2007	South Korea U17
2010–2014	Jeju United
2016–2017	Seongnam FC
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's football Asian Games 1986 Seoul Team 1990 Beijing Team AFC Asian Cup 1988 Qatar Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in the slum of Seoul, (Suyu-dong) Park had liked art originally, but he changed his career path to be a footballer due to his financial problem when becoming a high school student.^[1] He spent his professional career in POSCO Atoms, and won three titles in the K League. In the 1988 season, he was named the Most Valuable Player, but he thought that his teammate Lee Kee-keun should deserve the award. He wanted to return it, but the K League Federation rejected his decision.

In 1993, Park announced his retirement and left for England to study abroad. He also played for an English semi-professional club Yeading for a time, and became the first South Korean player to appear in the English FA Cup.^[2][3]

In 2013, K League Federation selected him as the right back of the 30th Anniversary Best XI.^[4]

Style of play

Park is regarded as one of the greatest South Korean right backs of all time.^[4][5] Nicknamed the "Progenitor of Overlapping" in South Korea, he was the first South Korean full-back to actively take part in attack.^[1]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
POSCO Atoms	1984	K League	21	0	—		—		21	0
	1985	K League	4	0	?[a]	?	—		4	0
	1986	K League	1	0	—		2	0	3	0
	1987	K League	31	0	—		—		31	0
	1988	K League	12	0	?[a]	?	—		12	0
	1989	K League	5	1	?[a]	?	—		5	1
	1990	K League	8	0	—		—		8	0
	1991	K League	23	3	—		—		23	3
	1992	K League	19	0	—		8	0	27	0
	Total		124	4	?	?	10	0	134	4
Yeading	1993–94	Isthmian League Premier Division	?	?	?[b]	?	—		?	?
	1994–95	Isthmian League Premier Division	?	?	?[b]	?	—		?	?
	Total		?	?	?	?	—		?	?
Career total			124	4	?	?	10	0	134	4

1. Appearance(s) in Korean National Championship
2. Appearance(s) in FA Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[6]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	1981	9	0
	1982	7	0
	1983	8	0
	1984	13	0
	1985	11	0
	1986	7	0
	1987	2	0
	1988	8	0
	1989	12	1
	1990	16	0
Career total		93	1

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Park Kyung-hoon

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 June 1989	Singapore	67	Nepal	2–0	4–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Player

Hanyang University

• Korean National Championship: 1983^[7]

POSCO Atoms B^[8]

• Korean National Championship runner-up: 1985^[7]

POSCO Atoms

• K League 1: 1986, 1988, 1992^[7]

South Korea

• Asian Games: 1986^[9]
• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1988^[10]
• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1987^[11]
• Dynasty Cup: 1990^[12]

Individual

• Korean FA Best XI: 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988^{[13][14][15][16][17][18]}
• AFC Asian All-Star: 1982^[19]
• K League 1 Best XI: 1984, 1987^[20][21]
• K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 1988^[22]
• AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 1988^[23]
• K League '80s All-Star Team: 2003^[24]
• K League 30th Anniversary Best XI: 2013^[4]

Manager

Individual

• K League 1 Manager of the Year: 2010^[25]