Park Kyu-chung 박규정 | |
Birth Date: | 21 April 1915 |
Birth Place: | Korea under Japanese rule |
Position: | Defender |
Youthyears1: | 1931–1933 |
Youthclubs1: | Kwangseong High School |
Youthyears2: | 1934–1938 |
Youthclubs2: | Boseong College |
Years1: | 1939–1940 |
Years2: | 1946 |
Years3: | 1947–1949 |
Clubs4: | ROK Army |
Nationalteam1: | South Korea |
Manageryears1: | 1959 |
Managerclubs1: | South Korea U-20 |
Manageryears2: | 1961–1962 |
Managerclubs2: | ROK Army OPMG (Coach) |
Manageryears3: | 1962 |
Managerclubs3: | South Korea B (Coach) |
Manageryears4: | 1966 |
Managerclubs4: | South Korea U-20 |
Manageryears5: | 1968 |
Managerclubs5: | Yangzee FC (Coach) |
Manageryears6: | 1971–1973 |
Managerclubs6: | Korea Trust Bank |
Park Kyu-chung (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.