Hwang Sun-hong

Hwang Sun-Hong (born 14 July 1968) is a South Korean professional athlete. He is best known as an association football player. He was a member of the Korean national team.^[1]

Hwang Sun-hong

Hwang in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Hwang Sun-hong
Date of birth	(1968-07-14) 14 July 1968 (age 57)
Place of birth	Yesan, Chungnam, South Korea
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Daejeon Hana Citizen (manager)
Youth career
	Seoul Yongmoon Middle School
	Seoul Yongmoon High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1990	Konkuk University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1992	Bayer Leverkusen II	24	(16)
1992–1993	Wuppertaler SV	9	(3)
1993–1998	Pohang Steelers	52	(26)
1998–1999	Cerezo Osaka	36	(30)
2000	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	0	(0)
2000	→ Kashiwa Reysol (loan)	0	(0)
2000–2002	Kashiwa Reysol	34	(12)
2002	Jeonnam Dragons	0	(0)
Total		155	(87)
International career
1996	South Korea U23	4[lower-greek 1]	(0)
1988–2002	South Korea	103	(50)
Managerial career
2008–2010	Busan IPark
2011–2015	Pohang Steelers
2016–2018	FC Seoul
2019	Yanbian Funde
2020	Daejeon Hana Citizen
2021–2024	South Korea U23
2024	South Korea (caretaker)
2024–	Daejeon Hana Citizen
Medal record Men's football Representing  South Korea (as player) AFC Asian Cup 1988 Qatar Team Asian Games 1990 Beijing Team Representing  South Korea (as manager) Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hwang Sun-hong
Hangul	황선홍
Hanja	黃善洪
Revised Romanization	Hwang Seon-hong
McCune–Reischauer	Hwang Sŏn-hong

In this Korean name, the family name is Hwang.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayer Leverkusen II	1991–92[2]	Oberliga Nordrhein	24	16	—		—		—		24	16
Wuppertaler SV	1992–93	2. Bundesliga	9	3	?	?	—		—		9	3
Pohang Steelers	1993	K League	0	0	—		1	0	—		1	0
	1994	K League	14	5	—		0	0	—		14	5
	1995	K League	24	11	—		2	0	—		26	11
	1996	K League	13	10	0	0	5	3	?	?	18	13
	1997	K League	0	0	1	0	1	0	?	?	2	0
	1998	K League	1	0	0	0	2	2	?	?	3	2
	Total		52	26	1	0	11	5	?	?	64	31
Cerezo Osaka	1998	J1 League	11	6	?	?	0	0	—		11	6
	1999	J1 League	25	24	?	?	2	3	—		27	27
	Total		36	30	?	?	2	3	—		38	33
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2000	K League	0	0	0	0	1	0			1	0
Kashiwa Reysol	2000	J1 League	6	1	?	?	1	0	—		7	1
	2001	J1 League	21	10	?	?	4	0	—		25	10
	2002	J1 League	7	1	?	?	0	0	—		7	1
	Total		34	12	?	?	5	0	—		39	12
Jeonnam Dragons	2002	K League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			155	87	1	0	19	8	?	?	175	95

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[3][4]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea
	1988	5	2
	1989	12	8
	1990	17	6
	1993	6	1
	1994	17	16
	1995	3	1
	1996	10	8
	1998	8	3
	1999	5	0
	2000	2	0
	2001	7	2
	2002	11	3
Career total		103	50

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Hwang Sun-hong

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 December 1988	Doha, Qatar	1	Japan	1–0	2–0	1988 AFC Asian Cup
2	11 December 1988	Doha, Qatar	3	Iran	2–0	3–0	1988 AFC Asian Cup
3	23 May 1989	Seoul, South Korea	6	Singapore	1–0	3–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
4					2–0
5	27 May 1989	Seoul, South Korea	7	Malaysia	2–0	3–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
6					3–0
7	5 June 1989	Singapore	8	Malaysia	1–0	3–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	14 August 1989	Los Angeles, United States	11	United States	2–0	2–1	1989 Marlboro Cup
9	16 October 1989	Singapore	14	North Korea	1–0	1–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	25 October 1989	Singapore	16	Saudi Arabia	2–0	2–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
11	4 February 1990	Ta' Qali, Malta	18	Norway	1–0	2–3	Friendly
12	27 July 1990	Beijing, China	23	Japan	1–0	2–0	1990 Dynasty Cup
13	25 September 1990	Beijing, China	29	Pakistan	1–0	7–0	1990 Asian Games
14					2–0
15					7–0
16	23 October 1990	Seoul, South Korea	34	North Korea	1–0	1–0	Friendly
17	28 October 1993	Doha, Qatar	40	North Korea	2–0	3–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
18	26 February 1994	Los Angeles, United States	42	Colombia	2–0	2–2	Friendly
19	4 May 1994	Changwon, South Korea	44	Cameroon	2–1	2–1	Friendly
20	11 June 1994	Duncanville, United States	46	Honduras	2–0	3–0	Friendly
21	27 June 1994	Dallas, United States	49	Germany	1–3	2–3	1994 FIFA World Cup
22	13 September 1994	Seoul, South Korea	51	Ukraine	2–0	2–0	Friendly
23	1 October 1994	Hiroshima, Japan	53	Nepal	2–0	11–0	1994 Asian Games
24					3–0
25					4–0
26					6–0
27					7–0
28					9–0
29					10–0
30					11–0
31	5 October 1994	Hiroshima, Japan	54	Oman	2–0	2–1	1994 Asian Games
32	11 October 1994	Hiroshima, Japan	56	Japan	2–1	3–2	1994 Asian Games
33					3–2
34	31 October 1995	Seoul, South Korea	60	Saudi Arabia	1–0	1–1	Friendly
35	19 March 1996	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	62	United Arab Emirates	2–3	2–3	1996 Dubai Tournament
36	30 April 1996	Tel Aviv, Israel	65	Israel	4–0	5–4	Friendly
37					5–0
38	23 November 1996	Suwon, South Korea	66	Colombia	1–0	4–1	Friendly
39					2–0
40	4 December 1996	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	68	United Arab Emirates	1–0	1–1	1996 AFC Asian Cup
41	7 December 1996	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	69	Indonesia	2–0	4–2	1996 AFC Asian Cup
42					3–0
43	1 April 1998	Seoul, South Korea	71	Japan	2–1	2–1	Friendly
44	22 April 1998	Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia	74	Yugoslavia	1–0	1–3	Friendly
45	27 May 1998	Seoul, South Korea	77	Czech Republic	1–2	2–2	Friendly
46	1 June 2001	Ulsan, South Korea	88	Mexico	1–0	2–1	2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
47	3 June 2001	Suwon, South Korea	89	Australia	1–0	1–0	2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
48	20 March 2002	Cartagena, Spain	94	Finland	1–0	2–0	Friendly
49					2–0
50	4 June 2002	Busan, South Korea	98	Poland	1–0	2–0	2002 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Player

Pohang Steelers

• Korean FA Cup: 1996^[5]
• Korean League Cup: 1993^[5]
• Asian Club Championship: 1996–97, 1997–98^[6]

South Korea

• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1988^[7]
• Asian Games bronze medal: 1990^[8]
• Dynasty Cup: 1990^[9]

Individual

• Korean FA Best XI: 1988^[10]
• Asian Games top goalscorer: 1994^[11]
• K League All-Star: 1995^[12]
• K League 1 Best XI: 1995^[13]
• J.League All-Star: 1999^[14]
• J1 League top goalscorer: 1999^[15]
• J1 League Best XI: 1999^[15]
• FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Shoe: 2001^[16]
• K League '90s All-Star Team: 2003^[17]
• K League 30th Anniversary Best XI: 2013^[18]

Manager

Busan IPark

• Korean FA Cup runner-up: 2010^[5]
• Korean League Cup runner-up: 2009^[5]

Pohang Steelers

• K League 1: 2013^[19]
• Korean FA Cup: 2012, 2013^[5]

FC Seoul

• K League 1: 2016^[19]
• Korean FA Cup runner-up: 2016^[5]

South Korea U23

• Asian Games: 2022

Individual

• Korean FA Cup Best Manager: 2012^[20]
• K League 1 Manager of the Year: 2013, 2016^[21][22]
• K League Manager of the Month: April 2014, September 2015, October 2016^[23][24][25]

Notes

1. Appearances as an overage player (two appearances in Summer Olympics, two appearances in friendlies, including one appearance against non-national team)