Bum-kun Cha

Retired
Retired
Last club: B. Leverkusen Most games for: B. Leverkusen Retired since: Jul 1, 1989
  • Date of birth/Age: May 22, 1953 (70)
  • Place of birth: Korea, South Hwaseong, Gyeonggi
  • Citizenship: Korea, South Korea, South
  • Height: 1,79 m
  • Position: Centre-Forward
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Developer international relations Club: E. Frankfurt
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Player data

Main position
Main position:
Centre-Forward
Other position:
Right Winger
Facts and data
Name in home country: 차범근 Date of birth/Age: May 22, 1953 (70) Place of birth: Hwaseong, Gyeonggi  Korea, South Height: 1,79 m Citizenship: Korea, South  Korea, South Position: Attack - Centre-Forward Foot: right Current club: Retired Retired Joined: Jul 1, 1989 Contract expires: -
Further information
Asia's Player of the 20th century.

Youngest player of all time to reach 100 national team caps (24 years and 35 days/65 days).

He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Asian footballers of all time.

Foreign top scorer of German 1. Bundesliga until 1999.

Nicknamed Tscha Bum or Cha Boom in Germany.

In November 2019, Cha received the Cross of Merit from the German government.

IFFHS Legends: 2016
IFFHS Asia's Player of the Century: 1900–1999
IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the Century: 1901–2000
IFFHS Asian Men's Team of All Time: 2021
Asian/Oceanian Team of the 20th Century: 1998
ESPN Greatest Asian Footballer of All Time: 2015
Korean FA Best XI: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
Korean FA Player of the Year: 1973
Korean FA Hall of Fame: 2005
Korean Semi-professional League (Spring) Best Player: 1976
Korean Sports Hall of Fame: 2017
kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1979–80, 1985–86
Eintracht Frankfurt All-time XI: 2013

Bum-kun Cha is the father of Du-ri Cha.

Youth clubs

Seoul Yeongdo Middle School (서울영도중학교, ),
Kyungshin Middle School (경신중학교),
Kyungshin High School (경신고등학교, -1971),
Korea University (고려대학교, 1972-1975)

Career stats

Competitionwettbewerb     
Total : 372121826832.416
30898727226.693
31913072.759
2713-1842.394
61-570570
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National team career

#
National team
Debut
Matches
Goals
9
May 7, 1972
130
58
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