Cha Bum-kun

**Cha Bum-Kun** (; born 22 May 1953) is a South Korean professional athlete.  He is best known as an association football player. He was a member of the Korean national team.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|Cup|colspan="2"|Continental|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Korea Trust Bank|1976|Semipro League|?|?|?|?|—|?|?|?|?|||
|rowspan="5"|ROK Air Force (draft)|1976|Semipro League|?|?|?|?|—|?|?|?|?||
|1977|Semipro League|?|?|?|?|—|?|?|?|?||||
|1978|Semipro League|?|?|?|?|—|?|?|?|?||||
|1979|Semipro League|?|?|?|?|—|?|?|?|?||||
|Darmstadt 98|1978–79|Bundesliga|1|0|—|—|—|1|0|||||
|rowspan="5"|Eintracht Frankfurt|1979–80|Bundesliga|31|12|4|0|11|3|—|46|15||
|1980–81|Bundesliga|27|8|6|6|5|2|—|38|16||||
|1981–82|Bundesliga|31|11|1|0|6|1|—|38|12||||
|1982–83|Bundesliga|33|15|1|0|—|—|34|15|||||
|rowspan="7"|Bayer Leverkusen|1983–84|Bundesliga|34|12|1|0|—|—|35|12|||
|1984–85|Bundesliga|29|10|3|4|—|—|32|14|||||
|1985–86|Bundesliga|34|17|4|2|—|—|38|19|||||
|1986–87|Bundesliga|33|6|2|1|3|2|—|38|9||||
|1987–88|Bundesliga|25|4|0|0|10|2|—|35|6||||
|1988–89|Bundesliga|30|3|5|0|2|0|—|37|3||||

### International

The KFA is showing the list of Cha's 136 international appearances in its official website. The RSSSF is also claiming 136 appearances about Cha's international career, but its details have some discrepancies. FIFA registered him with 130 appearances in the FIFA Century Club by excluding six matches in the Summer Olympics qualification.

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|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=8|South Korea|1972|23|6|
|1973|17|8|||
|1974|13|2|||
|1975|18|9|||
|1976|20|13|||
|1977|26|15|||
|1978|16|5|||
|1986|3|0|||
</li> <li style=display:inline-table>
|Competition|Apps|Goals|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Friendlies|10|2|
|Minor competitions|76|44|
|Asian Games|12|2|
|AFC Asian Cup qualification|4|0|
|AFC Asian Cup|5|1|
|Summer Olympics qualification|6|2|
|FIFA World Cup qualification|20|7|
|FIFA World Cup|3|0|

- _Scores list South Korea's goal tally first._

|No.|Date|Venue|Cap|Opponent|Score|Result|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|10 May 1972|National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand|2||3–0|4–1|1972 AFC Asian Cup|
|2|19 July 1972|Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia|8||2–0|4–1|1972 Pestabola Merdeka|
|3|23 July 1972|Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia|9||2–0|2–0|1972 Pestabola Merdeka|
|4|29 July 1972|Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia|11||2–0|2–1|1972 Pestabola Merdeka|
|5|20 September 1972|Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea|13||3–0|3–0|1972 Korea Cup|
|6|22 November 1972|National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand|21||1–1|1–1|1972 King's Cup|
|7|19 May 1973|Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea|24||2–0|4–0|1974 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|8|28 May 1973|Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea|28||1–0|1–0|1974 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|9|22 September 1973|Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea|30||2–0|6–0|1973 Korea Cup|
|10|4–0|||||||
|11|30 September 1973|Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea|33||1–0|2–0|1973 Korea Cup|
|12|16 December 1973|National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand|37||4–0|5–0|1973 King's Cup|
|13|22 December 1973|National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand|39||2–0|2–0|1973 King's Cup|
|14|25 December 1973|National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand|40||2–0|2–1|1973 King's Cup|
|15|18 May 1974|Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea|43||2–0|3–0|1974 Korea Cup|
|16|25 December 1974|Hong Kong|54||2–0|3–1|Hong Kong Tournament|
|17|29 July 1975|Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia|58||2–0|3–1||
|18|7 August 1975|Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia|61||3–0|6–0|1975 Pestabola Merdeka|
|19|9 August 1975|Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia|62||1–0|3–1|1975 Pestabola Merdeka|
|20|2–1|||||||
|21|3–1|||||||
|22|11 August 1975|Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia|63||1–0|5–1|1975 Pestabola Merdeka|
|23|15 August 1975|Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia|64||4–0|4–0|1975 Pestabola Merdeka|
|24|21 December 1975|National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand|68||1–0|3–1|1975 King's Cup|
|25|2–0|||||||
|26|6 March 1976|Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea|73||1–0|3–0|1976 Summer Olympics qualification|
|27|27 March 1976|Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea|75||2–1|2–2|1976 Summer Olympics qualification|
|28|10 August 1976|Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia|79||1–0|8–0||
|29|5–0|||||||
|30|8–0|||||||
|31|15 August 1976|Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia|81||2–2|2–2|1976 Pestabola Merdeka|
|32|11 September 1976|Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea|84||2–4|4–4|1976 Korea Cup|
|33|3–4|||||||
|34|4–4|||||||
|35|13 September 1976|Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea|85||4–0|4–0|1976 Korea Cup|
|36|17 September 1976|Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea|86||1–0|7–0|1976 Korea Cup|
|37|7–0|||||||
|38|22 December 1976|National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand|91||1–1|1–1|1976 King's Cup|
|39|14 February 1977|Singapore|92||1–0|4–0|Friendly|
|40|18 February 1977|Al Ahli Stadium, Manama, Bahrain|93||2–0|4–1|Friendly|
|41|20 March 1977|Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea|96||1–0|3–1|1978 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|42|3 April 1977|Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea|98||1–0|1–0|1978 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|43|26 June 1977|Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong|100||1–0|1–0|1978 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|44|17 July 1977|Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia|102||2–0|4–0||
|45|22 July 1977|Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia|104||3–1|5–1|1977 Pestabola Merdeka|
|46|24 July 1977|Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia|105||2–0|4–0|1977 Pestabola Merdeka|
|47|31 July 1977|Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia|108||1–0|1–0|1977 Pestabola Merdeka|
|48|27 August 1977|Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia|109||1–0|1–2|1978 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|49|3 September 1977|Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea|110||3–0|5–1|1977 Korea Cup|
|50|5 September 1977|Daegu Civic Stadium, Daegu, South Korea|111||1–0|3–0|1977 Korea Cup|
|51|3–0|||||||
|52|13 September 1977|Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea|112||2–0|3–0|1977 Korea Cup|
|53|5 November 1977|Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait|115||1–0|2–2|1978 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|54|19 July 1978|Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia|121||2–0|4–0||
|55|22 July 1978|Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia|122||2–0|2–0|1978 Pestabola Merdeka|
|56|25 July 1978|Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia|123||1–0|2–0|1978 Pestabola Merdeka|
|57|11 December 1978|Chulalongkorn University Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand|127||3–0|5–1|1978 Asian Games|
|58|17 December 1978|Bangkok, Thailand|130||1–0|1–0|1978 Asian Games|

### Player

**Korea University**
- Korean National Championship: 1974

**Korea Trust Bank**
- Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1976

**ROK Air Force**
- Korean National Championship runner-up: 1976

**Eintracht Frankfurt**
- UEFA Cup: 1979–80
- DFB-Pokal: 1980–81

**Bayer Leverkusen**
- UEFA Cup: 1987–88

**South Korea U20**
- AFC Youth Championship runner-up: 1971, 1972

**South Korea**
- Asian Games: 1978
- AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1972

**Individual**
- IFFHS World's Player of the 20th Century 60th place: 2000
- IFFHS Legends: 2016
- IFFHS Asia's Player of the 20th Century: 1999
- IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the 20th Century: 2021
- IFFHS Asian Men's Team of All Time: 2021
- MasterCard Asian/Oceanian Team of the 20th Century: 1998
- ESPN Best Asian Footballer of All Time: 2015
- Korean FA Best XI: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
- Korean FA Most Valuable Player: 1973
- Korean FA Hall of Fame: 2005
- Korean Semi-professional League (Spring) Best Player: 1976
- Korean Sports Hall of Fame: 2017
- _kicker_ Team of the Season: 1979–80, 1985–86
- Eintracht Frankfurt All-time XI: 2013

**Records**
- Youngest player in the world to reach 100 caps: 24 years, 35 days
- Most caps for South Korea: 136 caps
- South Korea all-time top goalscorer: 58 goals

### Manager

**Hyundai Horang-i**
- Korean League Cup runner-up: 1993

**Suwon Samsung Bluewings**
- Pan-Pacific Championship: 2009
- A3 Champions Cup: 2005
- K League 1: 2004, 2008
- Korean FA Cup: 2009
- Korean League Cup: 2005, 2008
- Korean Super Cup: 2005

**Individual**
- AFC Coach of the Month: February 1997, May 1997, September 1997
- AFC Coach of the Year: 1997
- K League 1 Manager of the Year: 2004, 2008
- Korean FA Cup Best Manager: 2009

## Other websites

- "Bum-Kun Cha, Century of International Appearances" at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF)

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Cha Bum-kun
- **image**: Cha Bum Kun.jpg
- **caption**: Cha in 1979
- **birth place**: Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, Hwaseong, South Korea
- **height**: 1.79 m
- **position**: Forward (association football), Forward
- **youthyears1**: 1967–1968
- **youthyears2**: 1969–1971
- **collegeyears1**: 1972–1975
- **college1**: Korea University
- **years1**: 1976
- **years2**: 1976–1979
- **clubs2**: Gimcheon Sangmu FC#History, ROK Air Force (Conscription in South Korea, draft)
- **years3**: 1978–1979
- **clubs3**: SV Darmstadt 98, Darmstadt 98
- **caps3**: 1
- **goals3**: 0
- **years4**: 1979–1983
- **clubs4**: Eintracht Frankfurt
- **caps4**: 122
- **goals4**: 46
- **years5**: 1983–1989
- **clubs5**: Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen
- **caps5**: 185
- **goals5**: 52
- **totalcaps**: 308
- **totalgoals**: 98
- **nationalyears1**: 1970–1972
- **nationalteam1**: South Korea national under-20 football team, South Korea U20
- **nationalyears2**: 1972–1986
- **nationalteam2**: South Korea national football team, South Korea
- **nationalcaps2**: 136
- **nationalgoals2**: 58
- **manageryears1**: 1991–1994
- **managerclubs1**: Ulsan Hyundai, Hyundai Horang-i
- **manageryears2**: 1997–1998
- **managerclubs2**: South Korea national football team, South Korea
- **manageryears3**: 1998–1999
- **managerclubs3**: Shenzhen Shangqingyin, Shenzhen Ping'an
- **manageryears4**: 2004–2010
- **managerclubs4**: Suwon Samsung Bluewings