Huh Jung-moo
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Full name | Huh Jung-moo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 13 January 1955 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Jindo, Jeonnam, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1968–? | Mokpo Chungho Middle School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
?–1970 | Joongdong Middle School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1971–1973 | Yongdungpo Technical High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1974–1977 | Yonsei University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1978–1980 | Korea Electric Power | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1978–1980 | → ROK Navy (draft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1980–1983 | PSV Eindhoven | 77 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1984–1986 | Hyundai Horang-i | 36 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1973–1974 | South Korea U20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1974–1986 | South Korea | 103 | (30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Pohang Steelworks (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1995 | Pohang Steelworks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | South Korea (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 | South Korea (caretaker) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1998 | Jeonnam Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2004 | Yongin Football Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | South Korea (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Jeonnam Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Incheon United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Huh Jung-moo | |
Hangul | 허정무 |
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Hanja | 許丁茂 |
Revised Romanization | Heo Jeong-mu |
McCune–Reischauer | Hŏ Chŏng-mu |
Huh Jung-moo (Korean: 허정무, Hanja: 許丁茂, born January 13, 1955 in Jindo, Jeonnam, South Korea) is a former South Korean football player and manager.
Playing career
While Huh played for Yonsei University, he was often compared with Cha Bum-kun, who played for the rival of Yonsei, Korea University. After his graduation, he joined Korea Electric Power FC and simultaneously enlisted in the Marine Corps and the Navy FC to do mandatory military service.[3] When Huh was discharged from the military service, European clubs were interested in Asian players due to Cha Bum-kun's performance in the Bundesliga. Huh motivated by Cha also wanted to play for a European club,[3] and joined Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven in August 1980.[4] He mainly played as a defensive midfielder and showed impressive form for three years. Johan Cruyff, who was tired from Huh's active marking, broke Huh's nose with his arm, and Willem van Hanegem showed a hysteria to Huh with the racist gesture "Slant-eye". PSV finished runners-up in the 1982–83 Eredivisie, and Huh went back to South Korea after that season, because his wife felt homesick and he also didn't feel the need to continue his life overseas after hearing the news that a professional league was founded in his country.[3][5]
In 1984, Huh joined Hyundai Horang-i as an original founding member and retired from player life in 1986.
Huh was on the South Korea national team from 1974 to 1986 and won two gold medals in the Asian Games. He was a member of Korean squad in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. In the match against Argentina, he left a famous photo that he appeared to be kicking Diego Maradona whose face twisted with pain. In the last group match against Italy, he scored a goal.
Style of play
Huh was a versatile player and could play in multiple positions. Normally deployed as an attacking midfielder or defensive midfielder, he was capable of playing as a striker, winger and full-back. He covered great distance by utilizing his competitive spirit and stamina. Because of his tough and energetic playing style, he was nicknamed "Jindogae", the hunter dog breed originated from his hometown Jindo Island. He was also adept at man marking and often duelled with Johan Cruyff in De Topper. He didn't have rapid pace, but he could dribble the ball with intelligent movement.[3]
Managerial career
Huh has previously coached the South Korea national football team twice before, as well as running the Pohang Steelworks and the Jeonnam Dragons. His team won the Korean FA Cup three times.
His first term as the coach of the national team was temporary. In 1998, he was appointed for the second time. Then he picked up some nameless young players and give them important positions instead of established stars, inviting harsh criticism against him. After failures in the 2000 Summer Olympics and 1998 Asian Games, he was replaced by Guus Hiddink.
Since Hiddink's incredible success in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Korea Football Association began hiring foreign managers, including Humberto Coelho, Jo Bonfrere, Dick Advocaat, and Pim Verbeek. They failed to match Hiddink's success, however. Meanwhile, the criticized "nameless players" picked by Huh became stars. Park Ji-sung, once the most unpopular player while Huh was coach, turned into the most successful player in Asia. Lee Young-pyo and Seol Ki-hyeon also rose in prominence. The success of Huh's former apprentices and that of himself in Jeonnam Dragons made him revalued as a candidate for head coach. Huh was re-appointed in December 2007 after leading candidates Mick McCarthy and Gérard Houllier both rejected the job.
Huh got the team qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup without a loss in the qualification. In November 2009, Huh won the AFC Coach of the Year Award after leading the national team to 27 consecutive games without a loss. Huh's national team successed to advance to the round of 16 in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Korea Electric Power | 1978 | Semipro League | ? | ? | — | — | — | — | ? | ? | ||||
ROK Navy (draft) | 1978 | Semipro League | ? | ? | ?[a] | ? | — | — | ?[b] | ? | ? | ? | ||
1979 | Semipro League | ? | ? | ?[a] | ? | — | — | ?[b] | ? | ? | ? | |||
1980 | Semipro League | ? | ? | ?[a] | ? | — | — | ?[b] | ? | ? | ? | |||
Total | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
PSV Eindhoven | 1980–81 | Eredivisie | 28 | 6 | ?[c] | ? | — | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 6 | ||
1981–82 | Eredivisie | 30 | 4 | ?[c] | ? | — | 2 | 1 | — | 32 | 5 | |||
1982–83 | Eredivisie | 19 | 1 | ?[c] | ? | — | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
Total | 77 | 11 | ? | ? | — | 7 | 1 | — | 84 | 12 | ||||
Hyundai Horang-i | 1984 | K League | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
1985 | K League | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||||
1986 | K League | 8 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
Total | 36 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 5 | |||||
Career total | 113 | 15 | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ? | ? | 123 | 17 |
International goals
- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.[8]
Honours
Player
Yonsei University
- Korean National Championship runner-up: 1974[9]
ROK Navy
Hyundai Horang-i
South Korea
Individual
- Korean National Championship top goalscorer: 1974[9]
- Korean Football Best XI: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
- Korean President's Cup Best Player: 1979[10]
- Korean Footballer of the Year: 1984[17]
- K League 1 Best XI: 1984[20]
Manager
Pohang Steelworks
Jeonnam Dragons
- Korean FA Cup: 1997, 2006, 2007[11]
- Korean League Cup runner-up: 1997[11]
South Korea
- AFC Asian Cup third place: 2000[21]
- EAFF Championship: 2008[22]
Individual
- Korean FA Cup Best Manager: 2006, 2007[23][24]
- Asian Coach of the Year: 2009[25]
References
- ^ 아시아 青少年축구파견 代表選手18명 확정 (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 20 February 1973.
- ^ 청소년蹴球 후보選手 18명 確定 (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 4 March 1974.
- ^ a b c d Kim, Hyeon-hoe (26 July 2011). 'PSV 영웅' 축구선수 허정무를 아십니까 (in Korean). Nate Sports.
- ^ 허정무 화란 필립스 PSV 입단 확정 (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 7 August 1980.
- ^ 세계견문록 아틀라스 - 허감독의 친절한 유럽축구 유람 - 3부 네덜란드의 검은머리 레전드_#002. YouTube.com (in Korean). EBS Documentary. 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Jung-Moo Huh » Club matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ #1 허정무 (in Korean). K League. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ 허정무 HUH Jungmoo MF (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ a b 全國蹴球폐막 高大,3년만에 覇權 (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 2 December 1974.
- ^ a b c d Lee, Seung-soo; Trevena, Mark (8 April 2020). "South Korea - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (6 September 2018). "Asian Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ 記者團 최우수선수 卞鎬瑛 蹴球베스트11 선발 (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 24 December 1974.
- ^ 趙榮增 최우수選手로 新聞·通信 蹴球기자 선정 (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 26 December 1977.
- ^ 최우수선수 金在漢 蹴球베스트11 선정 (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 16 January 1979.
- ^ 최우수選手 朴成華 체육기자단 蹴球11 (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 26 December 1979.
- ^ a b 축구 베스트11 선정 許丁茂 MVP 뽑혀. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 17 January 1985. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ 85축구 베스트11 선정. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 22 January 1986. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ 축구「올해의 베스트11」선정. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 17 December 1986. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ 슈퍼리그 84大長征 회심의 골인「대우王冠」빛나다 (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 12 November 1984.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (7 February 2019). "Asian Nations Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (20 December 2019). "East Asian Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ [FA컵] 전남, 수원잡고 FA컵 우승 '차붐 굴욕' (in Korean). Sports Chosun. 3 December 2006.
- ^ 김치우, FA컵 최우수선수상 수상 (in Korean). Newsis. 2 December 2007.
- ^ "Huh Takes Home AFC Coach of the Year Award". The Korea Times. 25 November 2009.
External links
- Huh Jung-moo – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Huh Jung-moo – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Huh Jung-moo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Huh Jung-moo at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- South Korean footballers
- South Korean expatriate footballers
- South Korea international footballers
- South Korean football managers
- PSV Eindhoven players
- Ulsan Hyundai FC players
- Eredivisie players
- K League 1 players
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- South Korean expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- 1984 AFC Asian Cup players
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- 2000 AFC Asian Cup managers
- 2010 FIFA World Cup managers
- South Korea national football team managers
- Pohang Steelers managers
- Jeonnam Dragons managers
- Incheon United FC managers
- Sportspeople from South Jeolla Province
- Yonsei University alumni
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Footballers at the 1978 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
- Republic of Korea Marine Corps personnel
- Heo clan of Yangcheon