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Hwang Sun-hong (born 14 July 1968) is a South Korean former
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player and current manager of the
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and manager of Daejeon Hana Citizen. His playing career included spells abroad at clubs in Germany and Japan, as well as 14 years representing the
South Korea national football team The South Korea national football team (; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in men's international Association football, football and is governed by the Korea Football Association, a member of FIFA and the Asian Foot ...
, earning his first cap while still playing at college level.


Club career

After graduating from Konkuk University, Hwang decided not to enter the
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and left for
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to begin his professional career. During a season, he played for the
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of
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, scoring 16 goals in the Oberliga Nordrhein, Germany's third division at the time. Next season, Hwang joined 2. Bundesliga side
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, but he appeared only nine games due to a
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injury. Hwang joined POSCO Atoms (currently Pohang Steelers) after returning to South Korea in June 1993. He won two
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s with Pohang, although he failed to win the
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title. He also scored in eight consecutive matches in
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, setting a record in the K League. Hwang spent much of his career in the
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and enjoyed his most prolific season with
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. In the 1999 J1 League, he scored 24 goals during 25 appearances, becoming the top goalscorer. He is the first South Korean footballer to become the top scorer in a foreign league. He was also nominated for the Asian Footballer of the Year award in that year. In late 2003, having finally retired, Hwang has now turned his attention to coaching.


International career


1990 World Cup

An unknown college player, Hwang was suddenly selected for the
South Korea national football team The South Korea national football team (; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in men's international Association football, football and is governed by the Korea Football Association, a member of FIFA and the Asian Foot ...
for the
1988 AFC Asian Cup The 1988 AFC Asian Cup was the 9th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Qatar between 2 December and 18 Decembe ...
by the manager Lee Hoe-taik. He scored his first and second goal against
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and
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respectively in the tournament. Hwang was included in the national team for the
1990 FIFA World Cup The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event for a second ...
after his outstanding performances including seven goals in qualifying campaign. In the competition, however, he had difficulty in showing teamwork, and couldn't prevent South Korea's three defeats.


1994 World Cup

Hwang showed poor performance by scoring only one goal in qualifiers of the
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, but his form was regained in the friendly matches just before the World Cup. However, his left knee was injured in the last friendly against
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before the tournament, worrying his manager Kim Ho. In the first game against
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, he had two chances to score, but missed both. He apologized to his teammates after the first game, but his poor performance was continued by missing several opportunities against
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. He scored a goal in the last group game against the defending champions
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, but the game ended in a 3–2 defeat. He was severely blamed for his inexact shots against Bolivia by South Korean fans, and suffered from
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after South Korea was eliminated in the group stage.


1996 Summer Olympics

In contrast with fans' criticism, Hwang was consistently chosen as a striker of the national team by managers. In the
1994 Asian Games The 1994 Asian Games (), also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games () or simply Hiroshima 1994 (), were held from October 2 to 16, 1994, in Hiroshima, Japan. It was the first Asian Games in history to be hosted in a non-capital city. Th ...
, he scored eleven goals in five games, becoming the top goalscorer of the tournament. Hwang also played for the South Korean under-23 team as an over-aged player in the
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. He contributed to a victory by winning a crucial penalty in the first game against
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, but he quit the tournament due to his injury during the first half of the second game. Hwang looked forward to the
1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams. The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 1 ...
to make up for his failure in the 1994 World Cup, but he was injured by a Chinese goalkeeper Jiang Jin in a friendly just before the World Cup. He was disappointed to be excluded from the line-up during the tournament.


2002 World Cup

In the
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, Hwang won the Bronze Shoe award after scoring in two victories against
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and
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. Hwang was still an important part of South Korea even at the
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, although he approached his mid-30s. He scored the winning goal in the first match against
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, helping South Korea to achieve their first-ever victory in the
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. In the second match against the
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, his head was injured, but he won a penalty after wrapping a bandage around his head. In the penalty shoot-out of the quarter-final match against Spain, he came forward as South Korea's first kicker, and succeeded in scoring. Hwang made 103 appearances and 50 goals for South Korea alongside six operations due to injuries. He ended his international career after the 2002 World Cup.


Coaching career

In 2005, Hwang was appointed as assistant coach of
Jeonnam Dragons The Jeonnam Dragons () are a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. The Dragons play their home matches at the G ...
and started his coaching career. He received Best Coach Award from the 2006 Korean FA Cup. On 4 December 2007, he signed a three-year contract with
Busan IPark Busan IPark FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Busan that competes in K League 2, the second tier of the South Korean football pyramid. They play their home games at the Busan Gudeok Stadium. Busan IPark was founded as ...
and became manager of Busan.


Managerial career


Pohang Steelers

On 9 November 2010, Hwang returned to his former team
Pohang Steelers The Pohang Steelers (Hangul: 포항 스틸러스) are a South Korean professional Association football, football club based in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province that compete in the K League 1, the top flight of Football in South Korea, South Ko ...
as new manager. He guided Pohang to the second place in the 2011 regular season and a Korean FA Cup title in 2012. He preferred players who grew up under team's youth system instead of foreign players, and completed a high quality teamwork nicknamed the "Steel-taka". He became one of the most notable managers in South Korea after winning the
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and the Korean FA Cup simultaneously in 2013.


FC Seoul

On 21 June 2016, Hwang was appointed as manager of
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. He successfully finished the rest of the 2016 season by bringing the K League 1 title. However, his discernment in the transfer market was not good and newcomers chosen by him showed poor performances. He was also in severe conflict with veteran players
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, Osmar and Park Chu-young, failing to control them. Due to his poor results in subsequent seasons, he finally resigned on 30 April 2018.


Yanbian Funde

On 14 December 2018, Hwang was appointed as manager of Yanbian Funde. He left the club after Yanbian Funde was disqualified for the 2019 China League One due to owing taxes in February 2019.


Daejeon Hana Citizen

Daejeon Citizen was reorganised under the name of Daejeon Hana Citizen by its new owner Hana Financial Group before the 2020 season, and chose Hwang as its first manager on the recommendation of Huh Jung-moo, its director and Hwang's former mentor. Hwang was criticised for his tactics by the board during the season and also came into conflict with Huh. As a result, he left Daejeon in the middle of the season.


South Korea U23

Hwang was selected as manager of South Korean under-23 team in September 2021, but worried a considerable number of Koreans due to his poor results in Seoul and Daejeon. He once again had difficulty bringing a successful outcome by being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup after a 3–0 defeat to
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. Afterwards, he won all seven matches in the 2022 Asian Games, making a chance to rehabilitate himself. He was also appointed as the interim manager for the senior national team on 27 February 2024. However, his managerial career did not go into reverse, with South Korea failing to qualify for the
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for the first time in 40 years since
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. His team was eliminated in the U-23 Asian Cup quarter-finals once more after suffering a shocking defeat to
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.


South Korea

In February 2024, Hwang was also chosen as caretaker manager of
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, replacing the German manager
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to prepare for the
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against
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. Under his short-lived tenure, South Korea were held to a shock draw at home to Thailand 1–1, but managed to outplay the Thais 3–0 away to cement their top table position.


Career statistics


Club


International

:''Results list South Korea's goal tally first.''


Managerial statistics


Honours


Player

Pohang Steelers *
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:
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*
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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 ...
*
Asian Club Championship The AFC Champions League Elite (abbreviated as the ACL Elite) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious cl ...
: 1996–97, 1997–98 South Korea *
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runner-up: 1988 *
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bronze medal:
1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...
* Dynasty Cup:
1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...
Individual * Korean FA Best XI: 1988 *
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top goalscorer:
1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
* K League All-Star: 1995 * K League 1 Best XI:
1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
* J.League All-Star: 1999 * J1 League top goalscorer:
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 ...
* J1 League Best XI:
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 ...
*
FIFA Confederations Cup The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It was contested by the holders of each of the six continental championships ( AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBO ...
Bronze Shoe:
2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
* K League '90s All-Star Team: 2003 * K League 30th Anniversary Best XI: 2013


Manager

Busan IPark *
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runner-up:
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*
Korean League Cup The Korean League Cup was a professional football competition in South Korean football. It was held by the K League Federation from 1986 to 2012. Sponsorship Results Finals Titles by club K League's principle of official statistics is tha ...
runner-up:
2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
Pohang Steelers *
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:
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
*
Korean FA Cup The Korea Cup (), formerly the Korean FA Cup, is a national Association football, football cup knockout competition of South Korea, held annually by the Korea Football Association (KFA). Before the competition was established in 1996, two simil ...
:
2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
,
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
FC Seoul *
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:
2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
*
Korean FA Cup The Korea Cup (), formerly the Korean FA Cup, is a national Association football, football cup knockout competition of South Korea, held annually by the Korea Football Association (KFA). Before the competition was established in 1996, two simil ...
runner-up:
2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
South Korea U23 *
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:
2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
Individual *
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Best Manager:
2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
* K League 1 Manager of the Year:
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
,
2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
*
K League K League () is South Korea's professional football league. It includes the first division K League 1 and the second division K League 2. Clubs competing in the K League have won a record total of twelve AFC Champions League Elite, AFC Champions ...
Manager of the Month: April 2014, September 2015, October 2016 * K League All-Star: 2014, 2017


See also

*
List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps In association football, a cap is traditionally awarded in international football to a player making an official appearance for their national team. This article lists all men's football players who have played in 100 or more official internat ...
*
List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals In total, 84 male Football player, footballers to date have scored at least 50 goals with their national team at senior level, according to FIFA documents, RSSSF and International Federation of Football History & Statistics, IFFHS statistics. S ...


Notes


References


External links

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Hwang Sun-hong – National Team Stats
at KFA * * *
International Appearances & Goals
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hwang, Sun-Hong 1968 births Living people People from Yesan County Men's association football forwards South Korean men's footballers South Korean expatriate men's footballers South Korea men's international footballers South Korean football managers Wuppertaler SV players 2. Bundesliga players Pohang Steelers players J1 League players Cerezo Osaka players Suwon Samsung Bluewings players Kashiwa Reysol players Jeonnam Dragons players Busan IPark managers Pohang Steelers managers FC Seoul managers K League 1 managers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Japan 1988 AFC Asian Cup players 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for South Korea FIFA Men's Century Club South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Germany South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan Konkuk University alumni Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Sun-hong Yanbian Funde F.C. managers Expatriate football managers in China Daejeon Hana Citizen managers Sportspeople from South Chungcheong Province AFC Champions League Elite–winning players 20th-century South Korean sportsmen