Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | July 14, 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Yesan, Chungnam, South Korea | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Manager (Former Forward) | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Pohang Steelers | ||
Youth career | |||
1987–1990 | Konkuk University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1991 | Bayer Leverkusen (Amateur) | ||
1992 | Wuppertaler SV | 9 | (3) |
1993–1998 | Pohang Steelers | 52 | (26) |
1998–1999 | Cerezo Osaka | 36 | (30) |
2000–2002 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 0 | (0) |
2000–2002 | → Kashiwa Reysol (Loan) | 34 | (12) |
2002–2003 | Chunnam Dragons | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
1996 | South Korea U-23 | 3 | (0) |
1988–2002 | South Korea | 103 | (50) |
Teams managed | |||
2003–2006 | Chunnam Dragons (Assistant Manager) | ||
2007–2010 | Busan I'Park | ||
2011– | Pohang Steelers | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:18, 10 February 2007 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
Medal record | ||
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Competitor for South Korea | ||
Men's football | ||
Asian Games | ||
Bronze | 1990 Beijing | Team |
Hwang Sun-Hong | |
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Hangul | 황선홍 |
Hanja | 黃善洪 |
Revised Romanization | Hwang Seon-hong |
McCune–Reischauer | Hwang Sŏn-hong |
Hwang Sun-Hong or Hwang Seon-Hong (born July 14, 1968) is a South Korean football manager and former player, currently managing Pohang Steelers.
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During most of the last 2 decades Hwang was regarded as a Korean scoring sensation. He made his international debut against Japan on December 6, 1988 and led the Korean national team from the 1990 World Cup to the 2002 World Cup though his career suffered a blip when an injury forced him to miss the 1998 tournament because a Chinese player had severely injured him in France.[1][2]
A dangerous striker who excelled in putting the ball into the net, Hwang was South Korea’s most consistent forward for much of the past decade, and his absence due to injury played a major part in the team’s poor showing in France 98. Hwang was South Korea’s outstanding player in the 2001 Confederations Cup, scoring against Mexico and Australia, as well as against Germany in the 1994 World Cup. He was arguably one of Asia's finest finishers in recent times, and was short-listed for the prestigious Asian Player of the Year award in 2002.
Hwang participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[3]
At club level, Hwang initially boycotted K-League draft system with Hong Myung-Bo as a youngster to play in Europe – where he joined 2. Bundesliga outfit Wuppertaler SV during the season of 1992/1993, he scored 3 goals in 9 appearances until he injured his knee.
After his brief stint in Europe as a player, Hwang returned to his country. He was drafted in 1993 by the newly formed team Wansan Puma, which was formerly the Jeonbuk Hyundai, then traded to Posco Atoms for 8 players. He played in Pohang for 6 seasons and became a club legend. In the 1995 season, he established the record by scoring goals in 8 consecutive matches and in 1998, he won Asian Club Championship with the Steelers.
Hwang also spent much of his career in the J. League and enjoyed his most prolific season with Cerezo Osaka in 1999 with 24 goals in 25 matches, making him the top scorer in the J. League charts.
In late 2003, having finally hung up his boots, the legendary striker has now turned his attention to coaching.
Hwang was first selected for South Korea national team on 7 November 1988. He made his international debut and scored his first international goal on 6 December 1988 in a Asian Cup match against Japan. Following outstanding performances in qualifying campaign, he was included in the South Korea squad for the 1990 World Cup.
Hwang became a prominent striker in the national team after the 1990 World Cup. Therefore he was again called up for the 1994 World Cup squad with high expectations for good performances. But, contrary to expectations, he wasn't able to show what he really could do at the competitions. He scored a goal in the last match of Group C against Germany, but missed many goal scoring opportunities in a match against Bolivia. South Korea were eliminated in the group stage by the failure to secure win against Bolivia.
Despite his disappointing performances at the World Cup campaign, Hwang consistently played for the national team and gained a reputation as a prolific goal scorer. He especially scored 8 goals in a Hiroshima Asian Games qualifier against Nepal on 1 October 1994. It is the highest number of goals scored by a player in an international match in the South Korean football history.
Even as he approached the ripe old age of mid-30's, Hwang remained a highly effective striker who could always get himself into good scoring positions. He was an important part of the 2002 World Cup squad, where his wiliness and vast international experience lent a steady hand to Guus Hiddink's young players. By scoring a winning goal in the first group match against Poland, Hwang helped team South Korea to achieve their first ever victory in the World Cup.
The veteran Korea striker ended his international career after the 2002 World Cup. Prior to the 2002 World Cup Hwang had made 97 appearances for the South Korea national football team, scoring an impressive number of 49 goals, meaning he averaged a goal every 2 matches.
In 2005, Hwang was appointed as assistant coach of Chunnam Dragons and started his coaching career.
On 4 December 2007, he signed a three-year contract with Busan I'Park and became manager of Busan. He didn't make impressive impact during that three years, so declined contract extension offer from club on 5 November 2010.
On 9 November 2010, he returned to his former team Pohang Steelers as manager. In first coaching year at the Steelers, he guided the team to a second place in the regular season.
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | DFB Ligapokal | Total | ||||||
1991/92 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1992/93 | Wuppertaler SV | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | ||||
Korea Republic | League | Korean FA Cup | K-League Cup | Total | ||||||
1993 | POSCO Atoms / Pohang Atoms / Pohang Steelers |
K-League | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
1994 | 14 | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | |||
1995 | 24 | 11 | - | 2 | 0 | 26 | 11 | |||
1996 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | ||
1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
1998 | Cerezo Osaka | J. League 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
1999 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 27 | ||
Korea Republic | League | Korean FA Cup | K-League Cup | Total | ||||||
2000 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | K-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
2000 | Kashiwa Reysol | J. League 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
2001 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 10 | ||
2002 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
Korea Republic | League | Korean FA Cup | K-League Cup | Total | ||||||
2002 | Chunnam Dragons | K-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
Country | Germany | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | |||||
Korea Republic | 52 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 64 | 31 | ||
Japan | 70 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 77 | 45 | ||
Total | 131 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 150 | 79 |
South Korea national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1988 | 5 | 2 |
1989 | 12 | 8 |
1990 | 17 | 6 |
1991 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | 0 | 0 |
1993 | 6 | 1 |
1994 | 17 | 16 |
1995 | 3 | 1 |
1996 | 10 | 8 |
1997 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | 8 | 3 |
1999 | 5 | 0 |
2000 | 2 | 0 |
2001 | 7 | 2 |
2002 | 11 | 3 |
Total | 103 | 50 |
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