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Ham Heung-chul
Ham Heung-chul (Korean: 함흥철; 17 November 1930 – 11 September 2000) was a South Korean football player and manager. While playing for the South Korea national football team, Ham won two titles in the AFC Asian Cup and three silver medals in the Asian Games. He also participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics, but conceded 20 goals during three Olympic matches. After retirement, Ham managed South Korea national team, winning the 1978 Asian Games. He also managed Hallelujah FC, and became the first manager to win the K League title.
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| Full name | Ham Heung-chul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Korea, Empire of Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 September 2000 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Inje, Gangwon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ?–1963 | ROK Army OPMG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1967 | Korea Tungsten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1954–1965 | South Korea | 51 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1972 | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1976 | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1985 | Hallelujah FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Hangul | 함흥철 |
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| Hanja | 咸興哲 |
| Revised Romanization | Ham Heung-cheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ham Hŭng-ch‘ŏl |
While climbing Mt. Seorak, Ham lost his footing and fell off a cliff on 11 September 2000. He died from this incident.[1]
Honours edit
Player edit
ROK Army OPMG
- Korean National Championship: 1954[2]
- Korean President's Cup runner-up: 1957[3]
Korea Tungsten
- Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1965[2]
- Korean Semi-professional League (Autumn): 1965, 1966[2]
- Korean President's Cup: 1965, 1966[3]
South Korea
- AFC Asian Cup: 1956, 1960[4]
- Asian Games silver medal: 1954, 1958, 1962[5]
Individual
Manager edit
South Korea
Hallelujah FC
Individual
References edit
- ^ [부음]원로축구인 함흥철씨 실족사 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 13 September 2000. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Stokkermans, Karel (6 September 2018). "Asian Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ 61年度最優秀「選手」「團體」選定. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 28 January 1962. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ 할렐루야 元年 우승. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 27 September 1983. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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