Kang Chul

Kang Chul
Hangul	강철
Hanja	姜喆
Revised Romanization	Kang Cheol
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Ch'ŏl

Kang Chul
Personal information
Full name	Kang Chul
Date of birth	2 November 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Hwaseong FC (manager)
College career
Years	Team
1989–1992	Yonsei University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–2000	Bucheon SK
1996–1997	→ Sangmu FC (draft)
2001	LASK Linz
2001–2004	Jeonnam Dragons
Total
International career‡
1991	Korea U20
1991–2000	South Korea U23
1992–2001	South Korea
Managerial career
2020	Daejeon Hana Citizen (caretaker)
2022–	Hwaseong FC
Medal record
Representing South Korea
Men's football
AFC Asian Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2008; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 January 2008

Kang Chul (born 2 November 1971) is a former South Korean football player who played as a left-back. He played for South Korea in two Summer Olympics and two AFC Asian Cups. After retirement, he became an assistant manager under Hwang Sun-hong for a long time. In the 2013 Korean FA Cup, he was named the best manager after leading Pohang Steelers to win the final instead of Hwang who was sent off.^[1]

Career statistics

International

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Kang Chul
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 June 1993	Seoul, South Korea	Bahrain	1–0	3–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Player

Yonsei University

Korean President's Cup: 1989^[2]

Bucheon SK

Korean League Cup: 1994, 2000+^[2]

Jeonnam Dragons

Korean FA Cup runner-up: 2003^[2]

South Korea

AFC Asian Cup third place: 2000^[3]

Individual

K League All-Star: 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
K League 1 Best XI: 1999, 2000^[8]^[9]

Manager

Individual

Korean FA Cup Best Manager: 2013^[1]

Notes

^ Includes five appearances against non-national teams, and three appearances as an overage player in Summer Olympics.

References

^ ^a ^b `토종군단의 힘` 축구 새역사 쓰다 (in Korean). Kyongbuk Maeil. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lee, Seung-soo; Trevena, Mark (8 April 2020). "South Korea - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
^ Stokkermans, Karel (7 February 2019). "Asian Nations Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
^ 프로축구 올스타전 출전선수명단 확정. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 23 July 1995. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ 프로축구 올스타전. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 8 August 1998. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ 신세대 축구스타 잠실벌서 뜬다. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 21 July 1999. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ '00 나이키 올스타 출전 선수 보기 (in Korean). '00 Nike All-Star Game. Archived from the original on 17 January 2001. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ 안정환 시즌 MVP. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 10 November 1999.
^ [프로축구] 최용수, 첫 MVP 등극. Naver (in Korean). Kukmin Ilbo. 1 December 2000.