Chung Yong-hwan (, 10 February 1960 – 7 June 2015) was a South Korean football player and manager.
Playing career Chung played as a one-club man for K League club Daewoo Royals after graduating from Korea University. He led Daewoo to win three K League titles and once won the league's MVP award.
Considered one of the best K League defenders during the 1980s, Chung played for the South Korea national team. He largely contributed to South Korea's advance to the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and was named the Most Valuable Player by Korea Football Association after the qualifiers. He played all three group stage matches for his country at the 1986 World Cup, but failed to reach the knockout stage. He captained South Korea in the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and once again helped the team qualify for the tournament. At the 1990 FIFA World Cup, however, he played only the first match due to a thigh injury.
Chung left for England to study the system of foreign football in 1995 after finishing his playing career in South Korea. He signed for Third Division team Fulham at the time, but the contract was invalidated because he did not get a work permit.
Style of play Chung was noted for his jumping ability and did not lose aerial duels against 1.97-m-tall forward Rob Landsbergen, although he was not tall. His fast reaction time and good sense of balance also made his defensive skills accurate. He did not receive a yellow card at the K League for eight years from 1984 to 1991.
Death Chung died of stomach cancer on 7 June 2015.
Career statistics Club +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDaewoo Royals1984K League220———2201985K League20——??201986K League10—21??311987K League191———1911988K League110??——1101989K League90??——901990K League80———801991K League332———3321992K League251—101—3521993K League62—00—621994K League141—60—201Career total1507??182??1689
International +Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSouth Korea19831101984121198515119864019875019888019891411990110199240199320Career total863
Results list South Korea's goal tally first. +List of international goals scored by Chung Yong-hwan No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition1 22 April 1984 Singapore 14 1–0 2–0 1984 Summer Olympics qualification2 26 October 1985 Tokyo, Japan 33 1–0 2–1 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification3 25 May 1989 Seoul, South Korea 58 1–0 9–0 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Korea University Korean President's Cup: 1982 Korean National Championship runner-up: 1981
Daewoo Royals K League 1: 1984, 1987, 1991 Korean National Championship: 1989 Asian Club Championship: 1985–86 Afro-Asian Club Championship: 1986 Korean League Cup runner-up: 1986
South Korea Asian Games: 1986 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1987 Dynasty Cup: 1990 AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1988
Individual K League 1 Best XI: 1984, 1987, 1991 Korean FA Best XI: 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 1988 Korean FA Most Valuable Player: 1985, 1988 K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 1991 K League All-Star: 1991, 1992 K League '80s All-Star Team: 2003
References
External links
Chung Yong-hwan – National Team Stats at KFA
Legends of K League: Chung Yong-hwan