Park Kyung-hoon

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

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

Club

International

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Player

Hanyang University

Korean National Championship: 1983 POSCO Atoms B

Korean National Championship runner-up: 1985 POSCO Atoms

K League 1: 1986, 1988, 1992 South Korea

Asian Games: 1986 AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1988 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1987 Dynasty Cup: 1990 Individual

Korean FA Best XI: 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 AFC Asian All-Star: 1982 K League 1 Best XI: 1984, 1987 K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 1988 AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 1988 K League '80s All-Star Team: 2003 K League 30th Anniversary Best XI: 2013

Manager

Individual

K League 1 Manager of the Year: 2010