Ham Heung-chul

Ham Heung-chul
Hangul	함흥철
Hanja	咸興哲
Revised Romanization	Ham Heungcheol
McCune–Reischauer	Ham Hŭngch'ŏl

Ham Heung-chul
	Ham in 1956
Personal information
Full name	Ham Heung-chul
Date of birth	17 November 1930
Place of birth	Korea, Empire of Japan
Date of death	11 September 2000 (aged 69)
Place of death	Inje, Gangwon, South Korea
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
?–1963	ROK Army OPMG
1964–1967	Korea Tungsten
International career
1954–1965	South Korea
Managerial career
1972	South Korea
1974–1976	South Korea
1978–1979	South Korea
1982–1985	Hallelujah FC
Medal record
Men's football
Representing South Korea (as player)
AFC Asian Cup
Asian Games
Representing South Korea (as manager)
Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ham Heung-chul (Korean: 함흥철; 17 November 1930 – 11 September 2000) was a South Korean football player and manager. While playing for the South Korea national football team, Ham won two titles in the AFC Asian Cup and three silver medals in the Asian Games. He also participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics, but conceded 20 goals during three Olympic matches. After retirement, Ham managed South Korea national team, winning the 1978 Asian Games. He also managed Hallelujah FC, and became the first manager to win the K League title.

While climbing Mt. Seorak, Ham lost his footing and fell off a cliff on 11 September 2000. He died from this incident.^[1]

Honours

Player

ROK Army OPMG

Korean National Championship: 1954^[2]
Korean President's Cup runner-up: 1957^[3]

Korea Tungsten

Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1965^[2]
Korean Semi-professional League (Autumn): 1965, 1966^[2]
Korean President's Cup: 1965, 1966^[3]

South Korea

AFC Asian Cup: 1956, 1960^[4]
Asian Games silver medal: 1954, 1958, 1962^[5]

Individual

KASA Best Korean Footballer: 1961^[6]

Manager

South Korea

Asian Games: 1978^[5]

Hallelujah FC

K League 1: 1983^[2]

Individual

K League 1 Manager of the Year: 1983^[7]

References

^ [부음]원로축구인 함흥철씨 실족사 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 13 September 2000. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b Lee, Seung-soo; Trevena, Mark (8 April 2020). "South Korea - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
^ Stokkermans, Karel (7 February 2019). "Asian Nations Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b Stokkermans, Karel (6 September 2018). "Asian Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
^ 61年度最優秀「選手」「團體」選定. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 28 January 1962. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ 할렐루야 元年 우승. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 27 September 1983. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

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[1] [부음]원로축구인 함흥철씨 실족사 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 13 September 2000. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

[Leagues-2] Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[Cups-3] Lee, Seung-soo; Trevena, Mark (8 April 2020). "South Korea - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[4] Stokkermans, Karel (7 February 2019). "Asian Nations Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[AsianGames-5] Stokkermans, Karel (6 September 2018). "Asian Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

[6] 61年度最優秀「選手」「團體」選定. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 28 January 1962. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

[7] 할렐루야 元年 우승. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 27 September 1983. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

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