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Cha Bum-kun
차범근
Cha Bum-kun, in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1953-05-22) 22 May 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward/Winger
Youth career
1972–1975 Korea University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976 Seoul Trust Bank FC (semi-professional)
1976–1979[1][2] Air Force FC (military service)
1978–1979 SV Darmstadt 98 1 (0)
1979–1983 Eintracht Frankfurt 122 (46)
1983–1989 Bayer Leverkusen 185 (52)
Total 308 (98)
International career
1970–1972 South Korea U-20
1972–1986 South Korea 135[3] (58)
Managerial career
1991–1994 Hyundai Horangi
1997–1998 South Korea
1998–1999 Shenzhen Ping'an
2004–2010 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1978 Bangkok Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationCha Beom-geun
McCune–ReischauerCh'a Pŏmgŭn

Cha Bum-kun (Korean: 차범근; Korean pronunciation: [tɕʰabʌmɡɯn]; born 22 May 1953) is a South Korean football manager and former player, nicknamed Tscha Bum in Germany ("Cha Boom") because of his name and his thunderous ball striking ability. The nickname was first used by the German Kicker Magazine, which also named Cha as one of the greatest footballers of the 1980s. Cha was born in Hwaseong in the South Korean province of Gyeonggi. By 1972 he had been capped by the Korean national team as the youngest player in history called up to the squad. After developing into the top player in his country, Cha wanted to play in Germany's Bundesliga. Cha promised to learn skills in Germany and help Korea advance in football. He eventually rose to international stardom and fulfilled his promise by coming back to South Korea after his retirement and starting youth football clinics. He coached the national team in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and also Ulsan Hyundai and Suwon Samsung Bluewings of the K League. In South Korea, Cha is greatly respected for his accomplishments in the Bundesliga and the South Korean national team. During his career, Cha has played for SV Darmstadt 98, Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and represented his national side 135 times, scoring 58 goals. He was given the title Asia's Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics. He is the all-time leading goal scorer for the South Korean national team.

Club career

Cha became famous when he was a Kyungshin High School FC player in 1970 and in the same year he became a Korean U-20 international. In 1972, Cha entered Korea University. After graduation, he started senior career with Seoul Trust Bank FC in 1976. In October 1976, he joined South Korean Air Force FC due to military service.[4]

He attracted the attention of Friedel Rausch while playing for the national team and he began his career in the Bundesliga at age twenty-five, after he had completed the compulsory military training for all South Korean men. He was widely considered one of the best forwards in the Bundesliga throughout his career. In December 1978, he was transferred to SV Darmstadt 98, where he spent just less than a month before being snapped up by Eintracht Frankfurt. Due to Cha's complicated military service problem, after his debut match with VfL Bochum on 30 December 1978, Cha returned to South Korea on 5 January 1979 and he spent his spare military service duration until 31 May 1979 and didn't play for SV Darmstadt 98.[5]

After being discharged from the military service completely, Cha joined Eintracht Frankfurt in July 1976. Cha made an immediate impact with his new club, scoring in three consecutive games. Frankfurt went on to win the UEFA Cup in the 1979–80 season and Cha was awarded Man of the Match in the final. He became the third-highest-paid footballer in Germany. In the 1981 season, he suffered a near career-ending knee injury in a game against Leverkusen, an incident that nearly led to a riot by Frankfurt fans. Cha recovered in time for the German Cup Final, where he scored a goal in Frankfurt's 3–1 victory. However he would transfer to Bayer Leverkusen in 1983. He won a second UEFA Cup with them in 1988. Cha scored a dramatic equaliser against Espanyol to tie the game 3–3. Leverkusen eventually went on to win the game on penalties, their first major tournament victory.

Cha retired in 1989 after a long Bundesliga career spanning 308 games in which he scored 98 goals (none from penalty kicks),[6] then the highest for a foreign player in the league. Over his 10-year career, he received only one yellow card.

International career

Cha became a Korean U-20 international in 1970. He participated in 1971 AFC Youth Championship and 1972 AFC Youth Championship.Cha made his debut for the senior national team when he was nineteen years old and still a student at Korea University in 1972.

He played at the 1972 Asian Cup where he scored a goal and reached the final before the team lost to Iran. He was part of the South Korean national team in the 1978 Asian Games where the team jointly won the Gold Medal with North Korea due to the final ending in a 0–0 draw. His last international tournament was the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals in Mexico, South Korea's first appearance since 1954. Cha had retired from international duty but was convinced to come back to the team for the tournament. South Korea lost to Argentina and Italy but earned a draw against Bulgaria. The opposing teams were fully aware of Cha's scoring abilities and frustrated him by marking him with two defenders at all times. He did not score any goals in the tournament. Looking back, he recalled: "We didn't achieve our first win but the campaign was not disappointing as we played hard and well against the best teams in the world, including the eventual champions Argentina." Cha retired from international football permanently following the tournament.

Managerial career

Cha moved into management with K-League side Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, coaching them from 1991–1994. His next appointment in January 1997 was Korean national team coach and he led the nation to the 1998 FIFA World Cup; however, a disastrous 5–0 defeat at the hands of The Netherlands in Korea's second group game got Cha fired. He later blamed the Korea Football Association for the bad performance, citing lack of bonuses and alleging pro soccer games in Korea were fixed. The KFA promptly slapped a five-year ban on him and he soon left the country with his wife.

After an 18-month spell coaching Shenzhen Ping'an in China, Cha took up a commentator position with MBC. He returned to coaching at the end of 2003 when offered the Suwon Samsung Bluewings position.

Cha achieved immediate success with Suwon by lifting the 2004 K-League championship, an achievement he ranked as even better than lifting the UEFA Cup as a player in 1988.

On 6 June 2010, he resigned as manager of Suwon.

Personal life

Cha is a devout Christian and list the three most important things in his life as 'family, religion and football'.[7] Bum-Kun's second child, Cha Du-ri, is following in his father's footsteps. The younger Cha played in Germany and was converted from forward to defender, and now plays for FC Seoul after having his contract terminated with Fortuna Dusseldorf.

Legacy

Cha is widely considered to be the best South Korean footballer of all time, as well as the best Asian player.[citation needed] In light of this he was labelled Asia's Player of the Century for his breakthrough performances in the Bundesliga during a time when few Asians played in European leagues. He has since been considered one of the best players to play in the Bundesliga, and received praise from his peers.[citation needed] Alex Ferguson called him "unstoppable" following Aberdeen's loss to Frankfurt and Lothar Matthäus called him "the best attacker in the world" after Frankfurt's victory in the 1980 UEFA Cup Final.[citation needed]

Records

  • Cha is the ninth player in history to win the UEFA Cup with different teams. Cha shares the record with reputable players such as Salvatore Schillaci and Jürgen Klinsmann.
  • Cha once held the Bundesliga record for the number of goals scored by a non-German player by surpassing predecessor Ente Lippens's record of 92 goals in 1988. In 1999, Swiss Stéphane Chapuisat broke Cha's 14-year-old Bundesliga record of 98 goals. As of September 2013, Cha is ranked fifth in the category after Claudio Pizarro's 167, Giovane Élber's 133, Chapuisat's 106, and Aílton's 105 goals.
  • Cha's record of 17 league goals in the 1985–86 season remains as the highest goal-tally achieved by an Asian player in Bundesliga history. The finest effort to date in attempt to match Cha's feat was delivered by Iranian striker Vahid Hashemian, who scored 16 goals during the 2003–04 season with Bochum.
  • Cha is South Korea's all-time leading scorer with 58 goals in international A matches.

Honours

Club

Eintracht Frankfurt
Bayer 04 Leverkusen

International

South Korea

Individual

Managerial

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Career statistics

Domestic League

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
1978–79 Darmstadt 98 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 - 1 0
1979–80 Eintracht Frankfurt 31 12 4 0 11 3 46 15
1980–81 27 8 6 6 5 2 38 16
1981–82 31 11 1 0 6 1 38 12
1982–83 33 15 1 0 - 34 15
1983–84 Bayer Leverkusen 34 12 1 0 - 35 12
1984–85 29 10 3 4 - 32 14
1985–86 34 17 4 2 - 38 19
1986–87 33 6 2 1 3 2 38 9
1987–88 25 4 0 0 10 2 35 6
1988–89 30 3 5 0 2 0 37 3
Total Germany 308 98 27 13 37 10 372 121
Career total 308 98 27 13 37 10 372 121

National team

[8]

Korea Republic national team
Year Apps Goals
1972 23 6
1973 17 8
1974 13 2
1975 17 9
1976 20 13
1977 26 15
1978 16 5
1979 0 0
1980 0 0
1981 0 0
1982 0 0
1983 0 0
1984 0 0
1985 0 0
1986 3 0
Total 135 58

International goals

Scores list South Korea's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 May 1972 Bangkok, Thailand  Khmer Republic 4–1 Won 1972 AFC Asian Cup
2 19 July 1972 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Singapore 4–1 Won Merdeka Cup
3 23 July 1972 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Indonesia 2–0 Won Merdeka Cup
4 29 July 1972 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Malaysia 2–1 Won Merdeka Cup
5 20 September 1972 Seoul, South Korea  Thailand 3–0 Won President's Cup
6 22 November 1972 Bangkok, Thailand  Indonesia 1–1 Draw King's Cup
7 19 May 1973 Seoul, South Korea  Thailand 4–0 Won 1974 FIFA World Cup Qual.
8 28 May 1973 Seoul, South Korea  Israel 1–0 Won 1974 FIFA World Cup Qual.
9 22 September 1973 Seoul, South Korea  Khmer Republic 6–0 Won President's Cup
10 22 September 1973 Seoul, South Korea  Khmer Republic 6–0 Won President's Cup
11 30 September 1973 Seoul, South Korea  Malaysia 2–0 Won President's Cup
12 16 December 1973 Bangkok, Thailand  Khmer Republic 5–0 Won King's Cup
13 22 December 1973 Bangkok, Thailand  Burma 2–0 Won King's Cup
14 25 December 1973 Bangkok, Thailand  Malaysia 2–1 Won King's Cup
15 18 May 1974 Seoul, South Korea  Burma 3–0 Won President's Cup
16 25 December 1974 Hong Kong, United Kingdom  Indonesia 3–1 Won Friendly match
17 29 July 1975 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Malaysia 3–1 Won Merdeka Cup
18 7 August 1975 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Thailand 6–0 Won Merdeka Cup
19 9 August 1975 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Japan 3–1 Won Merdeka Cup
20 9 August 1975 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Japan 3–1 Won Merdeka Cup
21 9 August 1975 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Japan 3–1 Won Merdeka Cup
22 11 August 1975 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Indonesia 5–1 Won Merdeka Cup
23 15 August 1975 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Bangladesh 4–0 Won King's Cup
24 21 December 1975 Bangkok, Thailand  Burma 3–1 Won King's Cup
25 21 December 1975 Bangkok, Thailand  Burma 3–1 Won Friendly match
26 6 March 1976 Seoul, South Korea  Chinese Taipei 3–0 Won 1976 Summer Olympics Qual.
27 27 March 1976 Seoul, South Korea  Japan 2–2 Won 1976 Summer Olympics Qual.
28 10 August 1976 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  India 8–0 Won Merdeka Cup
29 10 August 1976 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  India 8–0 Won Merdeka Cup
30 10 August 1976 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  India 8–0 Won Merdeka Cup
31 15 August 1976 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Burma 2–2 Draw Merdeka Cup
32 11 September 1976 Seoul, South Korea  Malaysia 4–4 Draw President's Cup
33 11 September 1976 Seoul, South Korea  Malaysia 4–4 Draw President's Cup
34 11 September 1976 Seoul, South Korea  Malaysia 4–4 Draw President's Cup
35 13 September 1976 Seoul, South Korea  India 4–0 Won President's Cup
36 17 September 1976 Seoul, South Korea  Singapore 7–0 Won President's Cup
37 17 September 1976 Seoul, South Korea  Singapore 7–0 Won President's Cup
38 22 December 1976 Bangkok, Thailand  Malaysia 1–1 Draw King's Cup
39 14 February 1977 Singapore, Singapore  Singapore 4–0 Won Friendly match
40 18 February 1977 Manama, Bahrain  Bahrain 4–1 Won Friendly match
41 20 March 1977 Seoul, South Korea  Israel 3–1 Won 1978 FIFA World Cup Qual.
42 3 April 1977 Seoul, South Korea  Japan 1–0 Won 1978 FIFA World Cup Qual.
43 26 June 1977 Hong Kong, United Kingdom  Hong Kong 1–0 Won 1978 FIFA World Cup Qual.
44 17 July 1977 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Libya 4–0 Won Merdeka Cup
45 22 July 1977 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Indonesia 5–1 Won Merdeka Cup
46 24 July 1977 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Burma 4–0 Won Merdeka Cup
47 31 July 1977 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Iraq 1–0 Won Merdeka Cup
48 27 August 1977 Sydney, Australia  Australia 1–2 Lost 1978 FIFA World Cup Qual.
49 3 September 1977 Seoul, South Korea  Thailand 3–1 Won President's Cup
50 5 September 1977 Busan, South Korea  India 3–0 Won President's Cup
51 5 September 1977 Busan, South Korea  India 3–0 Won President's Cup
52 13 September 1977 Seoul, South Korea  Malaysia 3–0 Won President's Cup
53 5 November 1977 Kuwait City, Kuwait  Kuwait 2–2 Draw 1978 FIFA World Cup Qual.
54 19 July 1978 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Japan 4–0 Won Merdeka Cup
55 22 July 1978 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Iraq 2–0 Won Merdeka Cup
56 25 July 1978 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Indonesia 2–0 Won Merdeka Cup
57 11 December 1978 Bangkok, Thailand  Bahrain 5–1 Won 1978 Asian Games
58 17 December 1978 Bangkok, Thailand  China 1–0 Won 1978 Asian Games

References

  1. ^ "차범근 이적동의서 받아" (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 2 July 1979. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  2. ^ Although Cha joined SV Darmstadt 98 in December 1978, he returned to South Korea on 5 January 1979 and spent spare military service until May 1979 in Air Force FC.
  3. ^ Different sources list different numbers for Cha's national team appearances and goals. RSSSF: 121 appearances, 55 goals: Yoon, Hyung-Jin; Mamrud, Roberto; Schneider, Marius (23 October 2002). "Bum-Kun Cha - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
    Korea Football Association: 135 appearances, 58 goals: "Cha Bum-kun National Team Stats". Korea Football Association (in Korean). Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  4. ^ "이적물의 차범근 10월초 입대" (in Korean). Kyunghyang Newspaper. 3 September 1976. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  5. ^ "차범근과 병역문제" (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 8 January 1979.
  6. ^ Matthias Arnhold (28 March 2012). "Cha Bum-Kun – Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  7. ^ "'Cha Boom!'Cha Bum-kun's success was not only limited in Germany". Archived from the original on 3 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Cha Bum-kun Official Stats by Korea Football Association". Korea Football Association. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
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