Cha Kyung-bok
Caricature of Cha by webtoon creator Shadarapa
Personal information
Date of birth (1937-01-10)10 January 1937
Place of birth Jeongeup, Jeonbuk, South Korea
Date of death 31 October 2006(2006-10-31) (aged 69)
Place of death Seoul, South Korea[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1956–1958[2] Joongdong High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1961[3] Kyung Hee University
1965–1967[4] Kyung Hee University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1964[5] ROK Army OPMG (draft)
1965[6] Seoul Police Department
1968–1969[7] Cheil Industries
1970–1972[8] Industrial Bank of Korea
International career
1959–1960 South Korea U20
1964–1966 South Korea 3 (0)
Managerial career
1983–1985 Incheon National University
1986–1990 Kyung Hee University
1995–1996 Jeonbuk Dinos
1998–2004 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
AFC Youth Championship
Gold medal – first place 1959 Malaya Team[9]
Gold medal – first place 1960 Malaya Team[10]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Cha Kyung-bok
Hangul
차경복
Hanja
車敬福
Revised RomanizationCha Gyeongbok
McCune–ReischauerCh'a Kyŏngbok

Cha Kyung-bok (10 January 1937 – 31 October 2006) was a South Korean football manager.

Playing career

A native of Jeongeup, Jeonbuk, Cha graduated from Joongdong High School in 1959 and received a bachelor's degree from Kyung Hee University in 1968. He played as a national player during his student days and won two AFC Youth Championships.[11] He also played a group match against United Arab Republic in the 1964 Summer Olympics, but lost the match 10–0. He played for Cheil Industries and Industrial Bank of Korea during his semi-professional career after graduating from university.[7][8]

Coaching career

On 27 December 1972, Cha got a five-month suspension due to having a fight with an opponent in the middle of a match.[12] Around the same time, he retired as a player and became a coach of Industrial Bank. On 23 September 1975, he played a match as a substitute player due to lack of players in the club.[13]

Cha was appointed as a manager of Jeju provincial team in July 1980, but was sacked for hitting a referee after just three months.[14]

Refereeing career

Cha qualified as a referee in 1982,[15] and umpired two matches in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[16] He also performed the role of assistant referee in the final match.[17]

Managerial career

Cha managed Incheon National University from 1983 to 1985 while he spending his refereeing career. He also managed Kyung Hee University, for which he played in the past, until he became a director of Korea Football Association (KFA) in 1991.[18]

Cha became the head of KFA's technical committee on 30 January 1993.[19] However, he resigned from the association on 8 November due to internal fights of the national team and a defeat to Japan, although the national team succeeded in qualifying for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[20] On 12 December 1994, he joined K League club Jeonbuk Dinos as their first manager.[21]

Cha had returned to KFA as the head of referees' committee in 1997 after two years with Jeonbuk Dinos, but contracted with Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma (renamed Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in 2000) after one and a half years. He left his best result at Seongnam alongside his assistant coach Kim Hak-bum. He dominated players with his great leadership, and endowed Kim with authority of the team's tactics.[22] He achieved three consecutive K League titles from 2001 to 2003, and was named the Asian Coach of the Year by Asian Football Confederation in 2003.[23] His team advanced to the AFC Champions League final in 2004, and made a good opportunity to win the Asian title by having a 3–1 away win over Al-Ittihad in the first leg. However, he suffered a shocking 5–0 home defeat in the second leg, and resigned from his post after the match.[22]

Cha died on 31 October 2006 after suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) for five months.[1]

Honours

Player

Kyung Hee University

Cheil Industries

South Korea U20

Manager

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b 차경복 전 성남 감독 별세 (in Korean). Sportalkorea. 31 October 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ 蹴球戰이投石戰化. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 18 November 1956. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  3. ^ 來14日,壯途에. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 9 April 1959. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. ^ 게임終了1分前슛成功 慶熙大,石公 擊破. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 20 November 1965. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  5. ^ 選手37名 選拔 페루蹴球팀과對戰. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 2 March 1962. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. ^ 候補로 53名선정 世界蹴球,20.21日에7次選拔戰. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 18 March 1965. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  7. ^ a b 卒業시즌맞아 거세게부는 스카우트 熱風. Naver.com (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 21 January 1968. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  8. ^ a b 企銀축구팀 창단. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 30 December 1969. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. ^ a b 「마레이」遠征 韓國代表 選拔. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 26 February 1959. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  10. ^ a b 選手團結團 馬來에갈 蹴球팀. Naver.com (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 25 March 1960. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  11. ^ [U-19 챔피언십] 되돌아본 한국 축구의 빛나는 순간들 (in Korean). KFA. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  12. ^ 試合때 暴力 趙正秀에 一年出戰정지. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 28 December 1972. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  13. ^ 選手부족한 企銀축구팀 51세姜코치도 골키퍼로. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 24 September 1975. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  14. ^ 主審폭행 용서못해. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 13 October 1980. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  15. ^ 國際심판7명 선발. Naver.com (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 3 July 1982. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Kyung-Bok Cha - Football Referee". World Referee. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Olympic Football Tournament Los Angeles 1984: France - Brazil". FIFA. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  18. ^ 축구협회 이사진 구성 프로구단 단장들 영입. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 28 February 1991. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  19. ^ 축구협,김정남씨 전무로 선임. Naver.com (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 31 January 1993. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  20. ^ 월드컵대표 개편 표류 축구協 기술위 전원 사퇴로. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 9 November 1993. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  21. ^ 아기공룡 95프로축구 출동준비'끝'. Naver.com (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 12 December 1994. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  22. ^ a b 차경복 감독, 성남 떠나다 (in Korean). OhmyNews. 7 December 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  23. ^ a b "Mahdavikia scoops Asian best player award". FIFA. 11 December 2003. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  24. ^ 프로축구 시상식, 19일 타워호텔서 개최. Naver.com (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 18 December 2001.
  25. ^ 2002년 K-리그 시상식 21일 개최. Naver.com (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 20 December 2002.
  26. ^ MVP 김도훈·신인왕 정조국. Naver.com (in Korean). YTN. 13 December 2003. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

External links

Awards
South Korea squad – 1964 Summer Olympics
Cha Kyung-bok managerial boxes
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