Chung Kook-Chin
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Chung Kook-Chin was a Korean football (soccer)
player and manager.
He is a descendant of the Korean athletic legends The Three Boar Brothers. He was a member of the South Korea national football team that participated in the 1948 London Olympics
and the 1954 Switzerland World Cup
. He was famous in his time for wearing eyeglasses during matches. He played forward and, being able to kick with both feet, was usually positioned on the left wing.
He managed South Korea twice as head coach. The first managing period was in 1959 during 1960 Olympics football
qualification, and his second tenure included the 1964 Olympics football
tournament.
He eventually became Vice President of the Korea Soccer Association shortly before the time of his death. He is survived by his wife Inja Chung, four children (Helen Chung Suh, David Chung, Chul-Hee Chung, and Joseph Chung), nine grandchildren (Eugene Suh, Tricia Suh Kim, Thomas Chung, Katherine Y. Chung, Henry Chung, Carol Chung, Daniel Chung, Samuel Chung, and Hannah Chung), and eight great grandchildren. They all reside in the New York Tri-State area.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player and manager.
He is a descendant of the Korean athletic legends The Three Boar Brothers. He was a member of the South Korea national football team that participated in the 1948 London Olympics
Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Olympic Games title was won by Sweden, managed by Englishman George Raynor.-Summary:Sweden, whose Football Association forbade professionalism within domestic football, ran out as winners and only used 12 players throughout the entire tournament but there were exceptional performances put...
and the 1954 Switzerland World Cup
1954 FIFA World Cup
The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...
. He was famous in his time for wearing eyeglasses during matches. He played forward and, being able to kick with both feet, was usually positioned on the left wing.
He managed South Korea twice as head coach. The first managing period was in 1959 during 1960 Olympics football
Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics
The football tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics was held from 26 August to 10 September in 1960 throughout Italy.-Venues:-Medalists:-Group A:---------------------Group B:---------------------Group C:--------...
qualification, and his second tenure included the 1964 Olympics football
Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The football competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics started on October 11 and ended on October 23. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested...
tournament.
He eventually became Vice President of the Korea Soccer Association shortly before the time of his death. He is survived by his wife Inja Chung, four children (Helen Chung Suh, David Chung, Chul-Hee Chung, and Joseph Chung), nine grandchildren (Eugene Suh, Tricia Suh Kim, Thomas Chung, Katherine Y. Chung, Henry Chung, Carol Chung, Daniel Chung, Samuel Chung, and Hannah Chung), and eight great grandchildren. They all reside in the New York Tri-State area.