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Hwang Sun-hong

Hwang Sun-hong (born 14 July 1968) is a South Korean former football player and current manager of the South Korea national under-23 football team and caretaker manager of South Korea national football team. He was the most notable South Korean striker in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Hwang Sun-hong
Hwang in 2016
Personal information
Full nameHwang Sun-hong
Date of birth (1968-07-14) 14 July 1968 (age 55)
Place of birthYesan, Chungnam, South Korea
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)Striker
Team information
Current team
South Korea (caretaker)
Youth career
Seoul Yongmoon Middle School
Seoul Yongmoon High School
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1990Konkuk University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1992Bayer Leverkusen II24(16)
1992–1993Wuppertaler SV9(3)
1993–1998Pohang Steelers52(26)
1998–1999Cerezo Osaka36(30)
2000Suwon Samsung Bluewings0(0)
2000→ Kashiwa Reysol (loan)0(0)
2000–2002Kashiwa Reysol34(12)
2002Jeonnam Dragons0(0)
Total155(87)
International career
1996South Korea U234[α](0)
1988–2002South Korea103(50)
Managerial career
2008–2010Busan IPark
2011–2015Pohang Steelers
2016–2018FC Seoul
2019Yanbian Funde
2020Daejeon Hana Citizen
2021–South Korea U23
2024South Korea (caretaker)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea (as player)
AFC Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 1988 Qatar Team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Beijing Team
Representing  South Korea (as manager)
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Hwang Sun-hong
Hangul
황선홍
Hanja
黃善洪
Revised RomanizationHwang Seon-hong
McCune–ReischauerHwang Sŏn-hong

Club career

After graduating from Konkuk University, Hwang decided not to enter the K League and left for Germany to begin his professional career.[1] During a season, he played for the reserve team of Bayer Leverkusen, scoring 16 goals in the Oberliga Nordrhein, Germany's third division at the time.[2]

Next season, Hwang joined 2. Bundesliga side Wuppertaler SV, but he appeared only nine games due to a cruciate ligament injury.[3]

Hwang joined POSCO Atoms (currently Pohang Steelers) after returning to South Korea in June 1993.[4] He won two Asian Club Championships with Pohang, although he failed to win the K League title.[5] He also scored in eight consecutive matches in 1995, setting a record in the K League.[6]

Hwang spent much of his career in the J1 League and enjoyed his most prolific season with Cerezo Osaka. In the 1999 J1 League, he scored 24 goals during 25 appearances, becoming the top goalscorer. He is the first South Korean footballer to become the top scorer in a foreign league.[7] He was also nominated for the Asian Footballer of the Year award in that year.[8] In late 2003, having finally retired, Hwang has now turned his attention to coaching.

International career

1990 World Cup

An unknown college player, Hwang was suddenly selected for the South Korea national football team for the 1988 AFC Asian Cup by the manager Lee Hoe-taik.[9] He scored his first and second goal against Japan and Iran respectively in the tournament.

Hwang was included in the national team for the 1990 FIFA World Cup after his outstanding performances including seven goals in qualifying campaign. In the competition, however, he had difficulty in showing teamwork, and couldn't prevent South Korea's three defeats.[10]

1994 World Cup

Hwang showed poor performance by scoring only one goal in qualifiers of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, but his form was regained in the friendly matches just before the World Cup.[11] However, his left knee was injured in the last friendly against Honduras before the tournament, worrying his manager Kim Ho.[12] In the first game against Spain, he had two chances to score, but missed both.[13] He apologized to his teammates after the first game,[14] but his poor performance was continued by missing several opportunities against Bolivia.[15] He scored a goal in the last group game against the defending champions Germany, but the game ended in a 3–2 defeat. He was severely blamed for his inexact shots against Bolivia by South Korean fans, and suffered from social anxiety disorder after South Korea was eliminated in the group stage.[3]

1996 Summer Olympics

In contrast with fans' criticism, Hwang was consistently chosen as a striker of the national team by managers. In the 1994 Asian Games, he scored eleven goals in five games, becoming the top goalscorer of the tournament.[16]

Hwang also played for the South Korean under-23 team as an over-aged player in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He contributed to a victory by winning a crucial penalty in the first game against Ghana,[17] but he quit the tournament due to his injury during the first half of the second game.[18]

Hwang looked forward to the 1998 FIFA World Cup to make up for his failure in the 1994 World Cup, but he was injured by a Chinese goalkeeper Jiang Jin in a friendly just before the World Cup.[19] He was disappointed to be excluded from the line-up during the tournament.[3]

2002 World Cup

In the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, Hwang won the Bronze Shoe award after scoring in two victories against Mexico and Australia.[20]

Hwang was still an important part of South Korea even at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, although he approached his mid-30s. He scored the winning goal in the first match against Poland, helping South Korea to achieve their first-ever victory in the FIFA World Cup.[21] In the second match against the United States, his head was injured, but he won a penalty after wrapping a bandage around his head. In the penalty shoot-out of the quarter-final match against Spain, he came forward as South Korea's first kicker, and succeeded in scoring.

Hwang made 103 appearances and 50 goals for South Korea alongside six operations due to injuries.[22][3] He ended his international career after the 2002 World Cup.

Managerial career

In 2005, Hwang was appointed as assistant coach of Jeonnam Dragons and started his coaching career. He received Best Coach Award from the 2006 Korean FA Cup.[23] On 4 December 2007, he signed a three-year contract with Busan IPark and became manager of Busan.

On 9 November 2010, Hwang returned to his former team Pohang Steelers as new manager. He guided Pohang to the second place in the 2011 regular season and a Korean FA Cup title in 2012. He preferred players who grew up under team's youth system instead of foreign players, and completed a high quality teamwork nicknamed the "Steel-taka". He became one of the most notable managers in South Korea after winning the K League 1 and the Korean FA Cup simultaneously in 2013.[24]

On 21 June 2016, Hwang was appointed as manager of FC Seoul.[25] However, his discernment in the transfer market was not good and newcomers chosen by him showed poor performances. He was also in severe conflict with veteran players Dejan Damjanović, Osmar and Park Chu-young, failing to control them. On 30 April 2018, he finally resigned with responsibility for poor results.[26]

On 14 December 2018, Hwang was appointed as manager of Yanbian Funde. He left the club after Yanbian Funde was disqualified for the 2019 China League One due to owing taxes in February 2019.[27][28]

Daejeon Citizen was reorganised under the name of Daejeon Hana Citizen by its new owner Hana Financial Group before the 2020 season, and chose Hwang as its first manager on the recommendation of Huh Jung-moo, its director and Hwang's former mentor. Hwang was criticised for his tactics by the board during the season and also came into conflict with Huh. He had to leave Daejeon in the middle of the season.[29]

Hwang was selected as manager of South Korean under-23 team in September 2021, but worried a considerable number of Koreans due to his poor results in Seoul and Daejeon. He once again had difficulty bringing a successful outcome by being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup after a 3–0 defeat to Japan.[30] Afterwards, he won all seven matches in the 2022 Asian Games, making a chance to rehabilitate himself.[31] He was also appointed as the interim manager for the senior national team on 27 February 2024.[32] However, his managerial career did not go into reverse, with South Korea failing to qualify for the Olympic football for the first time in 40 years since 1984. His team was eliminated in the U-23 Asian Cup quarter-finals once more after suffering a shocking defeat to Indonesia.[33]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayer Leverkusen II1991–92[2]Oberliga Nordrhein2416———2416
Wuppertaler SV1992–932. Bundesliga93??——93
Pohang Steelers1993K League00—10—10
1994K League145—00—145
1995K League2411—20—2611
1996K League13100053??1813
1997K League001010??20
1998K League100022??32
Total522610115??6431
Cerezo Osaka1998J1 League116??00—116
1999J1 League2524??23—2727
Total3630??23—3833
Suwon Samsung Bluewings2000K League00001010
Kashiwa Reysol2000J1 League61??10—71
2001J1 League2110??40—2510
2002J1 League71??00—71
Total3412??50—3912
Jeonnam Dragons2002K League000000—00
Career total1558710198??17595

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[34][22]
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Korea
198852
1989128
1990176
199361
19941716
199531
1996108
199883
199950
200020
200172
2002113
Career total10350
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Hwang Sun-hong
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 December 1988Doha, Qatar1  Japan1–02–01988 AFC Asian Cup
211 December 1988Doha, Qatar3  Iran2–03–01988 AFC Asian Cup
323 May 1989Seoul, South Korea6  Singapore1–03–01990 FIFA World Cup qualification
42–0
527 May 1989Seoul, South Korea7  Malaysia2–03–01990 FIFA World Cup qualification
63–0
75 June 1989Singapore8  Malaysia1–03–01990 FIFA World Cup qualification
814 August 1989Los Angeles, United States11  United States2–02–11989 Marlboro Cup
916 October 1989Singapore14  North Korea1–01–01990 FIFA World Cup qualification
1025 October 1989Singapore16  Saudi Arabia2–02–01990 FIFA World Cup qualification
114 February 1990Ta' Qali, Malta18  Norway1–02–3Friendly
1227 July 1990Beijing, China23  Japan1–02–01990 Dynasty Cup
1325 September 1990Beijing, China29  Pakistan1–07–01990 Asian Games
142–0
157–0
1623 October 1990Seoul, South Korea34  North Korea1–01–0Friendly
1728 October 1993Doha, Qatar40  North Korea2–03–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
1826 February 1994Los Angeles, United States42  Colombia2–02–2Friendly
194 May 1994Changwon, South Korea44  Cameroon2–12–1Friendly
2011 June 1994Duncanville, United States46  Honduras2–03–0Friendly
2127 June 1994Dallas, United States49  Germany1–32–31994 FIFA World Cup
2213 September 1994Seoul, South Korea51  Ukraine2–02–0Friendly
231 October 1994Hiroshima, Japan53    Nepal2–011–01994 Asian Games
243–0
254–0
266–0
277–0
289–0
2910–0
3011–0
315 October 1994Hiroshima, Japan54  Oman2–02–11994 Asian Games
3211 October 1994Hiroshima, Japan56  Japan2–13–21994 Asian Games
333–2
3431 October 1995Seoul, South Korea60  Saudi Arabia1–01–1Friendly
3519 March 1996Dubai, United Arab Emirates62  United Arab Emirates2–32–31996 Dubai Tournament
3630 April 1996Tel Aviv, Israel65  Israel4–05–4Friendly
375–0
3823 November 1996Suwon, South Korea66  Colombia1–04–1Friendly
392–0
404 December 1996Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates68  United Arab Emirates1–01–11996 AFC Asian Cup
417 December 1996Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates69  Indonesia2–04–21996 AFC Asian Cup
423–0
431 April 1998Seoul, South Korea71  Japan2–12–1Friendly
4422 April 1998Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia74  Yugoslavia1–01–3Friendly
4527 May 1998Seoul, South Korea77  Czech Republic1–22–2Friendly
461 June 2001Ulsan, South Korea88  Mexico1–02–12001 FIFA Confederations Cup
473 June 2001Suwon, South Korea89  Australia1–01–02001 FIFA Confederations Cup
4820 March 2002Cartagena, Spain94  Finland1–02–0Friendly
492–0
504 June 2002Busan, South Korea98  Poland1–02–02002 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Player

Pohang Steelers

South Korea

Individual

Manager

Busan IPark

Pohang Steelers

FC Seoul

South Korea U23

Individual

See also

Notes

References

External links

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