Park Lee-chun

Park Lee-chun

Park with South Korea
Personal information
Full name	Park Lee-chun
Date of birth	(1947-07-26) 26 July 1947 (age 77)[1]
Place of birth	Wonsan, Gangwon, Korea[2]
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Forward
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1971	Chung-Ang University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1970	Yangzee
1970–1971	ROK Army (draft)
1972–1976	Kookmin Bank
1976–1978	Sea Bee
1978	South China
1978–1980	Sea Bee
International career
1967	South Korea U20
1969–1974	South Korea	89	(36)
Managerial career
1996–1997	South Korea U20
2007	Incheon United (caretaker)
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's football Asian Games 1970 Bangkok Team AFC Asian Cup 1972 Thailand Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Park Lee-chun
Hangul	박이천
Hanja	朴利天
Revised Romanization	Bak Icheon
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Rich'ŏn

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Park Lee-chun (born July 26, 1947) is a former South Korean football player and manager. He played for the South Korea national football team from 1969 to 1974.^[3] In the 1972 AFC Asian Cup, he scored four goals and led South Korea to become runners-up. After retirement, he managed South Korean under-20 team in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.^[4]

Honours

Yangzee

• Korean National Championship: 1968^[5]
• Korean President's Cup: 1968^[6]
• Asian Champion Club Tournament runner-up: 1969^[7]

ROK Army

• Korean National Championship: 1970^[8]
• Korean President's Cup: 1971^[9]

Kookmin Bank

• Korean President's Cup: 1973^[9]

South Korea

• Asian Games: 1970^[10]
• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1972^[11]

Individual

• Korean FA Best XI: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974^{[12][13][14][15][16]}
• Korean FA Most Valuable Player: 1972^[14]
• KASA Best Korean Footballer: 1972^[17]

References

1. "Park Lee-chun at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
2. 과묵한 행동파-박이천 <제1편> (in Korean). Best Eleven. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
3. 박이천, 폭발적인 스피드로 70년대 한국축구 풍미 (in Korean). KFA. 20 October 2007.
4. "FIFA World Youth Championship Malaysia 1997". FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved 23 November 2019.^{[dead link‍]}
5. 陽地팀 영예의우승 22회종합축구 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 25 November 1968.
6. 대통령컵 陽地에 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 4 November 1968.
7. Fujioka, Atsushi; Halchuk, Stephen; Stokkermans, Karel (25 March 2020). "Asian Champions' Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
8. Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
9. Lee, Seung-soo; Trevena, Mark (8 April 2020). "South Korea - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
10. Stokkermans, Karel (6 September 2018). "Asian Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
11. Stokkermans, Karel (7 February 2019). "Asian Nations Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
12. 축구記者團 올해『베스트11』선정 最優秀선수에李會澤 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 30 December 1970.
13. 최우수상 金正男 선수 71년 베스트11도 선정 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 29 December 1971.
14. 體育記者團「베스트11」뽑아 朴利天 올해 蹴球最優秀선수 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 28 December 1972.
15. 축구 베스트11선정 最優秀선수 車範根 기자단. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 22 December 1973. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
16. 記者團 최우수선수 卞鎬瑛 蹴球베스트11 선발 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 24 December 1974.
17. 대의원總會 體育會 올豫算·事業計劃승인. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 14 February 1973. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

External links

• Park Lee-chun at KFA (in Korean)
• Park Lee-chun – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)