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South Korean footballer (1917–1976)
Chung Kook-chin
Personal information
Full name Chung Kook-chin
Date of birth (1917-01-02)January 2, 1917
Place of birth Korea, Empire of Japan
Date of death February 10, 1976(1976-02-10) (aged 59)
Position(s) Forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
South Korea
Chung Kook-chin
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1954 Manila Team
Chung Kook-chin
Hangul정국진
Hanja鄭國振
Revised RomanizationJeong Gukjin
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Kukchin
In this Korean name, the family name is Chung.

Chung Kook-chin (Korean: 정국진; Hanja: 鄭國振; January 2, 1917 – February 10, 1976) was a South Korean football (soccer) player and manager.

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.

He became Vice President of the Korea Football Association shortly before his death.

References

  1. "Chung Kook-chin". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  2. Korea Football Association Homepage

External links

South Korea squad – 1948 Summer Olympics
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South Korea squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup
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South Korea squad – 1964 Summer Olympics
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South Korea national football team – managers
Adjunct managers
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1960s
1970s
1980s
Full-time managers
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2010s
2020s
Caretaker managers are marked with the letter "C".


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