Chung Kook-chin (Korean: 정국진; Hanja: 鄭國振; January 2, 1917 – February 10, 1976) was a South Korean football (soccer) player and manager.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chung Kook-chin | ||
| Date of birth | January 2, 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Korea, Empire of Japan | ||
| Date of death | February 10, 1976 (aged 59) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| South Korea | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  South Korea
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| Men's football | ||
| Asian Games | ||
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1954 Manila | Team |
| Chung Kook-chin | |
| Hangul | 정국진 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 鄭國振 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Gukjin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Kukchin |
He is a descendant of the Korean athletic legends The Three Boar Brothers. He was a member of the South Korea national football team that participated in the 1948 London Olympics and the 1954 Switzerland World Cup. He was famous in his time for wearing eyeglasses during matches. He played forward and, being able to kick with both feet, was usually positioned on the left wing.
He managed South Korea twice as head coach. The first managing period was in 1959 during 1960 Olympics football qualification, and his second tenure included the 1964 Olympics football tournament.[2]
He became Vice President of the Korea Football Association shortly before his death.
References
edit- ^ "Chung Kook-chin". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ Korea Football Association Homepage
External links
edit- Chung Kook-chin at Soccerway.com
- Chung Kook-chin at WorldFootball.net
- Chung Kook-chin at National-Football-Teams.com
- Chung Kook-chin at kicker (in German)
- Chung Kook-chin at FBref.com
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