Chung Yong-hwan (Korean: 정용환, 10 February 1960 – 7 June 2015) was a South Korean football player and manager.

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Chung Yong-hwan

Personal information
Full name	Chung Yong-hwan
Date of birth	(1960-02-10)10 February 1960
Place of birth	Busan, South Korea
Date of death	7 June 2015(2015-06-07) (aged 55)
Place of death	Busan, South Korea
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1983	Korea University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1994	Daewoo Royals	150	(7)
International career
1979	South Korea U20
1985[1]	South Korea B
1983–1993	South Korea	86	(3)
Managerial career
2007	Yangju Citizen
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's football Asian Games 1986 Seoul Team 1990 Beijing Team AFC Asian Cup 1988 Qatar Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Chung played as a one-club man for K League club Daewoo Royals after graduating from Korea University. He led Daewoo to three K League titles and once won the league MVP award.

Considered one of the best K League defenders during the 1980s, Chung also played for South Korean national team. He largely contributed to South Korea's qualification for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and was named the Most Valuable Player by Korea Football Association after qualifiers. He played all three of South Korea's group matches in the 1986 World Cup, but failed to advance to the knockout stage. He captained South Korea in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, but only played the first match due to an Achilles injury.^[2]

Chung left for England to study the system of foreign football in 1995 after finishing his playing career in South Korea. He also negotiated with Fulham, a fourth division team at the time, to join as a player, but the contract was vitiated because he did not get a work permit.^[3]

Chung was noted for his jumping ability and did not lose aerial duels against 1.97 m forward Rob Landsbergen, although he was not tall. His fast reaction and good sense of balance also made his defensive skills accurately.^[4] He did not receive a yellow card in the K League for eight years from 1984 to 1991.^[5]

Chung died of stomach cancer on 7 June 2015.^[6]

Korea University

• Korean National Championship runner-up: 1981
• Korean President's Cup: 1982

Daewoo Royals

• K League 1: 1984, 1987, 1991
• Korean National Championship: 1989
• Korean League Cup runner-up: 1986
• Asian Club Championship: 1985–86
• Afro-Asian Club Championship: 1986

South Korea

• Asian Games: 1986
• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1988
• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1987
• Dynasty Cup: 1990

Individual

• K League 1 Best XI: 1984, 1987, 1991^[8][9][10]
• Korean FA Best XI: 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988^{[11][12][13][14]}
• AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 1988^[15]
• Korean FA Most Valuable Player: 1985, 1988^[14][16]
• K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 1991^[8]
• K League '80s All-Star Team: 2003^[17]