# Park Kyung-hoon

Park Kyung-hoon (Korean: 박경훈; born 19 January 1961) is a South Korean football manager and former player. Park played for the South Korea national team in 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cup. He also won the 1986 Asian Games with the national team.

## Club career

Born in the slum of Seoul, (Suyu-dong) Park had liked art originally, but he changed his career path to be a footballer due to his financial problem when becoming a high school student. He spent his professional career in POSCO Atoms, and won three titles in the K League. In the 1988 season, he was named the Most Valuable Player, but he thought that his teammate Lee Kee-keun should deserve the award. He wanted to return it, but the K League Federation rejected his decision.
In 1993, Park announced his retirement and left for England to study abroad. He also played for an English semi-professional club Yeading for a time, and became the first South Korean player to appear in the English FA Cup.
In 2013, K League Federation selected him as the right back of the 30th Anniversary Best XI.

## Style of play

Park is regarded as one of the greatest South Korean right backs of all time. Nicknamed the "Progenitor of Overlapping" in South Korea, he was the first South Korean full-back to actively take part in attack.

## Career statistics
### Club

| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| POSCO Atoms | 1984 | K League | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| POSCO Atoms | 1985 | K League | 4 | 0 | ? | ? | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| POSCO Atoms | 1986 | K League | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| POSCO Atoms | 1987 | K League | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 0 |
| POSCO Atoms | 1988 | K League | 12 | 0 | ? | ? | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| POSCO Atoms | 1989 | K League | 5 | 1 | ? | ? | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| POSCO Atoms | 1990 | K League | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| POSCO Atoms | 1991 | K League | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 3 |
| POSCO Atoms | 1992 | K League | 19 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| POSCO Atoms | Total | Total | 124 | 4 | ? | ? | 10 | 0 | 134 | 4 |
| Yeading | 1993–94 | Isthmian League Premier Division | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | ? | ? |
| Yeading | 1994–95 | Isthmian League Premier Division | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | ? | ? |
| Yeading | Total | Total | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | ? | ? |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 124 | 4 | ? | ? | 10 | 0 | 134 | 4 |
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Korean National Championship
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Cup

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1989 | 12 | 1 |
| South Korea | 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | 93 | 1 |
    Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Park Kyung-hoon :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 3 June 1989 | Singapore | 67 | Nepal | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Honours
### Player

Hanyang University
* Korean National Championship: 1983
POSCO Atoms B
* Korean National Championship runner-up: 1985
POSCO Atoms
* K League 1: 1986, 1988, 1992
South Korea
* Asian Games: 1986
* AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1988
* Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1987
* Dynasty Cup: 1990
Individual
* Korean FA Best XI: 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
* AFC Asian All-Star: 1982
* K League 1 Best XI: 1984, 1987
* K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 1988
* AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 1988
* K League '80s All-Star Team: 2003
* K League 30th Anniversary Best XI: 2013

### Manager

Individual
* K League 1 Manager of the Year: 2010