Park Kyu-chung
박규정
Personal information
Date of birth (1915-04-21)21 April 1915
Place of birth Korea under Japanese rule
Date of death 2000 (aged 75–76)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1931–1933 Kwangseong High School
1934–1938 Boseong College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1940 Pyongyang FC
1946 Kyungsung FC
1947–1949 Joseon Electric
ROK Army
International career
South Korea
Managerial career
1959 South Korea U-20
1961–1962 ROK Army OPMG (Coach)
1962 South Korea B (Coach)
1966 South Korea U-20
1968 Yangzee FC (Coach)
1971–1973 Korea Trust Bank
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Park Kyu-chung (Hangul: 박규정, Hanja: 朴奎禎, 21 April 1915 – 2000) was a South Korean football defender who played for the South Korea in the 1948 Summer Olympics[1] and the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[2]

Park Kyu Chong was the first player in the history of the FIFA World Cup at the age of 39+ to play in matches. June 17, 1954 Park Kyu Chong played in a match against Hungary at the age of 39 years 57 days. Stanley Matthews (England) participated in the game England - Belgium at the age of 39 years 136 days on the same day, but with a little late.

References

  1. ↑ "Park Kyu-chung". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  2. ↑ 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland


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