Byun Byung-joo

Byun Byung-joo
Personal information
Full name Byun Byung-joo
Date of birth (1961-04-26) 26 April 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right winger
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1983 Yonsei University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1989 Daewoo Royals 97 (22)
1990–1991 Hyundai Horang-i 32 (6)
Total 129 (28)
International career
1981–1990 South Korea 76 (11)
Managerial career
1993–1996 Incheon Steel
1998–1999 Yong In University
2007–2009 Daegu FC
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul Team
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Beijing Team
AFC Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 1988 Qatar Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Byun Byung-joo
Hangul
변병주
Hanja
邊炳柱
Revised RomanizationByeon Byeong-ju
McCune–ReischauerPyŏn Pyŏng-chu
In this Korean name, the family name is Byun.

Byun Byung-joo (Korean: 변병주; Korean pronunciation: [pjʌn.bjʌŋ.dʑu] or [pjʌn] [pjʌŋ.dʑu]; born 26 April 1961) is a former South Korean football player.

International career

Byun played for the South Korea national football team in 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cup, but South Korea failed to win a victory in the two World Cups. He said he was being inconvenienced by hitting Bulgaria's goalpost with his shot, which could have earned South Korea's first-ever World Cup victory if successful.[1]

Byun scored South Korea's second goal, helping his team defeat Saudi Arabia 2–0 in the 1986 Asian Games final.

Byun scored with a Panenka against Antonín Panenka's country Czechoslovakia in a penalty shoot-out of the 1988 Korea Cup semi-finals.[2]

Style of play

Nicknamed the "Bullet" in South Korea, Byun showed fast dribbles and accurate crosses.[3] He was an important winger for South Korea at the time, although he was criticized for his monotonous pattern.[4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Daewoo Royals 1983 K League 4 1 — — 4 1
1984 K League 19 4 — — 19 4
1985 K League 4 1 — ?[a] ? 4 1
1986 K League 10 2 2 0 ?[a] ? 12 2
1987 K League 30 5 — — 30 5
1988 K League 11 2 — — 11 2
1989 K League 19 7 — — 19 7
Total 97 22 2 0 ? ? 99 22
Hyundai Horang-i 1990 K League 10 3 — — 10 3
1991 K League 22 3 — — 22 3
Total 32 6 — — 32 6
Career total 129 28 2 0 ? ? 131 28
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Asian Club Championship

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 1981 8 2
1982 6 0
1983 8 1
1984 13 1
1985 12 2
1986 7 1
1987 1 0
1988 10 3
1989 3 0
1990 8 1
Career total 76 11
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Byun Byung-joo
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 September 1981 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6  Singapore 2–0 2–0 1981 Pestabola Merdeka
2 13 September 1981 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 7  Iraq 1–0 1–1 1981 Pestabola Merdeka
3 9 August 1983 San José, Costa Rica 22  Costa Rica 1–1 1–1 Friendly
4 4 October 1984 Seoul, South Korea 27  Cameroon 2–0 5–0 Friendly
5 21 July 1985 Seoul, South Korea 41  Indonesia 1–0 2–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 30 July 1985 Jakarta, Indonesia 42  Indonesia 1–0 4–1 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 5 October 1986 Seoul, South Korea 54  Saudi Arabia 2–0 2–0 1986 Asian Games
8 19 June 1988 Suwon, South Korea 57  Zambia 1–0 4–0 1988 Korea Cup
9 11 December 1988 Doha, Qatar 63  Iran 1–0 3–0 1988 AFC Asian Cup
10 3–0
11 5 September 1990 Seoul, South Korea 74  Australia 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honours

Yonsei University

Daewoo Royals

South Korea

Individual

References

  1. ^ [내 마음의 월드컵] ④변병주 청구고 감독 (in Korean). Maeil Newspaper. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. ^ 파넨카 종주국 체코 상대로 파넨카 성공시킨 변병주 (in Korean). KBS Sports. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ 박주영을 키운 '쌕쌕이' 변병주는 누구 (in Korean). TV Report. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  4. ^ 「총알」邊炳柱 국제대회200회 출장 꿈. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 13 April 1990. Retrieved 9 January 2022 – via Naver.
  5. ^ "Byun Byung-joo at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  6. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (6 September 2018). "Asian Games". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Egypt v Korea Republic, 06 January 1988". 11v11. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  8. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (7 February 2019). "Asian Nations Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  9. ^ Bobrowsky, Josef; Stokkermans, Karel (20 June 2007). "Dynasty Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  10. ^ 축구 최우수선수 趙廣來 뽑혀. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 8 January 1982. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Asian Nations Cup 1988". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 16 December 2010.


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