Cha Sang-kwang is a South Korean

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coach and former player.

International career

Cha played as a goalkeeper for South Korean national team in the

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. However, his first and only major tournament left him with bad memory and discredit. He faced only two shots during the semi-final match against

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, but conceded one after failing to catch the ball right in front of him by mistake. On the other hand, South Korea scored no goals and was eliminated, although having 28 shots. He was widely criticised for his mistake in his country after the tournament.

Coaching career

Cha became a goalkeeping coach after retiring as a player. He coached

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and South Korean national youth teams.

Personal life

Cha played with his younger brother

Cha Sang-hae Cha Sang-Hae (, ; born on August 13, 1965) is a former South Korea football player. He was the K League Classic's top scorer in 1993. Honors and awards Player POSCO Atoms * K-League Winners (1) : 1992 Individual * K-League Regular Season Top ...

in POSCO Atoms. Sang-hae played as a striker and won the

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in the

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Honours

Hanyang University * Korean National Championship: 1983 Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso *

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* Korean National Championship: 1988 POSCO Atoms *

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1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

Bucheon Yukong *

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma *

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runner-up: 1996–97 *

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runner-up:

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Individual *

Best Goalkeeper:

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* K League 1 Best XI:

* K League All-Star: 1991, 1992 * K League '90s All-Star Team: 2003

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* 1963 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers South Korean men's footballers FC Seoul players Pohang Steelers players Jeju SK FC players Seongnam FC players K League 1 players Hanyang University alumni Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for South Korea 20th-century South Korean sportsmen People from Icheon {{SouthKorea-footy-defender-stub