Cha Kyung-bok (10 January 1937 – 31 October 2006) was a South Korean

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manager.

Playing career

A native of

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, Cha graduated from

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in 1959 and received a bachelor's degree from

Kyung Hee University Kyung Hee University (KHU; ) is a Private university, private research university in South Korea with campuses in Seoul and Suwon. It was founded in 1949. Kyung Hee University is part of the Kyung Hee University System, which offers comprehensive ...

in 1968. He played as a national player during his student days and won two

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s. He also played a group match against

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in the

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, but lost the match 10–0. He played for

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and

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during his semi-professional career after graduating from university.

Coaching career

On 27 December 1972, Cha got a five-month suspension due to having a fight with an opponent in the middle of a match. Around the same time, he retired as a player and became a coach of Industrial Bank. On 23 September 1975, he played a match as a substitute player due to lack of players in the club. Cha was appointed as a manager of Jeju provincial team in July 1980, but was sacked for hitting a referee after just three months.

Refereeing career

Cha qualified as a referee in 1982, and umpired two matches in the

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. He also performed the role of assistant referee in the final match.

Managerial career

Cha managed

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from 1983 to 1985 while he spending his refereeing career. He also managed

, for which he played in the past, until he became a director of

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(KFA) in 1991. Cha became the head of KFA's technical committee on 30 January 1993. However, he resigned from the association on 8 November due to internal fights of the national team and a defeat to

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, although the national team succeeded in qualifying for the

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. On 12 December 1994, he joined

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club Jeonbuk Dinos as their first manager. Cha had returned to KFA as the head of referees' committee in 1997 after two years with Jeonbuk Dinos, but contracted with Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma (renamed Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in 2000) after one and a half years. He left his best result at Seongnam alongside his assistant coach

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. He dominated players with his great leadership, and endowed Kim with authority of the team's tactics. He achieved three consecutive K League titles from 2001 to 2003, and was named the Asian Coach of the Year by

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in 2003. His team advanced to the AFC Champions League final in 2004, and made a good opportunity to win the Asian title by having a 3–1 away win over

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in the first leg. However, he suffered a shocking 5–0 home defeat in the second leg, and resigned from his post after the match. Cha died on 31 October 2006 after suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease (

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) for five months.

Honours

Player

Kyung Hee University * Korean National Championship: 1960 Cheil Industries * Korean Semi-professional League (Autumn): 1968 *

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runner-up: 1968 South Korea U20 *

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Manager

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma *

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2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

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1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

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: 2002 *

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runner-up:

Individual * K League 1 Manager of the Year:

* K League All-Star: 2002, 2003 * AFC Coach of the Year: 2003

References

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