Cha Bum-kun, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Cha Bum-kun

South Korean association football player

Date of Birth: 22-May-1953

Place of Birth: Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: South Korea

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Cha Bum-kun (Korean: ???; Korean pronunciation: [t??a.b?m.g?n] or [t??a] [p?m.g?n]; born 22 May 1953) is a South Korean football manager and former player, nicknamed Tscha Bum ("Cha Boom") in Germany because of his name and his thunderous ball striking ability.
Cha is widely regarded as one of the greatest Asian football players of all time by experts, including IFFHS and ESPN.In 1972, Cha had been capped by the South Korean national team as the youngest player in history called up to the squad.
He is the all-time leading goal scorer for the South Korean national team with 58 goals and won the 1978 Asian Games.
He is also the youngest player to ever reach 100 caps in the world.
(24 years, 139 days) After developing into the top player in his country, he left for West Germany and played for Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen.
He scored 121 goals in two Bundesliga clubs and won the UEFA Cup with each team.
He started a youth football clinic to develop South Korean football after his retirement.
He managed the national team in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and also Ulsan Hyundai and Suwon Samsung Bluewings of the K League.