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Cha Bum-kun

South Korean association football player · South Korea · Footballers · Born 1953 · age 73

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Cha Bum-kun is a South Korean former football manager and player. A forward, he was nicknamed Tscha Bum or "Cha Boom" in Germany because of his name and thunderous ball striking ability. Known for his explosive pace and finishing, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest Asian footballers of all time.

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2019Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1983Bayer 04 LeverkusenClub1983-19891979Eintracht FrankfurtClub1979-19831978SV Darmstadt 98Club1978-19791972South Korea men's national football teamClub1972-19861970South Korea national under-20 football teamClub1970-19721953Born22 May 1953

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Cha with Park Lee-chun and Kim Jae-han playing for South Korea in the early 1970s.Cha with Park Lee-chun and Kim Jae-han playing for South Korea in the early 1970s.Cha Bum-kun as manager of Suwon Samsung Bluewings in 2009.Cha Bum-kun as manager of Suwon Samsung Bluewings in 2009.

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen1983-1989
Eintracht Frankfurt1979-1983
SV Darmstadt 981978-1979
South Korea men's national football team1972-1986
South Korea national under-20 football team1970-1972

Career record

SpellAppsGoals
1983-198918552
1979-198312246
1978-197910
1972-198612956

Awards

Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany2019

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Country
South Korea
Category
Footballers
Type
Football / Soccer Player
Status
living
Dates
Born 1953 · age 73

In common with Cha

Park Ji-SungAlso played for South Korea national under-20 football teamDavid WagnerAlso played for SV Darmstadt 98Hwang In-beomAlso played for South Korea national under-20 football teamKevin GroßkreutzAlso played for SV Darmstadt 98Kwon Chang-hoonAlso played for South Korea national under-20 football teamSandro WagnerAlso played for SV Darmstadt 98

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