Is he the greatest player in the history of Korean football and even Asian football? In fact, a Korean player landed in the five major leagues 40 years ago and achieved incredible results.
"He is unstoppable."
alexander chapman ferguson
"If he is German, I will not hesitate to recruit him into the national team."
-beckenbauer
"Fortunately, I don't have to face such a terrible offensive player."
Paolo Maldini
Kahn, one of the greatest goalkeepers in Germany, said when he met him, "It's an honor to meet you. I want to get your autograph." In 2002, the German team came to South Korea to participate in the World Cup. Captain Barak also made similar remarks: "Is this his country?" I always wanted to come here. He is my idol. "
All the above are comments on the same player, and he is Che Fankun. The combination of so many praises shows the greatness of this player, and what is more commendable is that this player comes from Asia where football is underdeveloped. Even when he first landed in Europe, he was already 27 years old. How did he do all this?
1953, Che Fankun was born in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, a small city only 80 kilometers away from Seoul, the capital of South Korea. When he was in high school in Seoul, he showed extraordinary talent and became a frequent visitor to the Korean national youth team. 1972, Che Fankun was chosen by Korea University, one of the best universities in Korea, and got the opportunity to join the football team of Korea University. In the same year, he was selected into the Korean adult national team, breaking the record of the youngest international.
1972 Asian Cup, Che Fankun, who just turned 18 years old, was entrusted with a heavy responsibility. He was the first penalty kick in the penalty shootout against Iraq, and Che Fankun scored the first goal of his national team career against Cambodia. It was not until he got on the bus in the Merdeka Cup that Van Gogh really entered the public eye. After scoring three goals and helping the team win the championship, the Koreans realized that the young man's future was limitless.
From 65438 to 0976, Cha Bum kun, a college graduate, joined the newly established Trust Bank football team to participate in the semi-professional league. He won the title of the best player in the Korean league after only playing for the team for a few months. In order to solve the problem of military service, Cha Bum kun chose to join the air force football team after the season.
65438-0978, Che Fankun represented South Korea in the World Cup qualifiers. Although Che Fankun played all the games and contributed 5 goals and 2 assists, he still failed to help South Korea reach the World Cup.
At that time, studying abroad was very rare in Korean football and even in Asian football. There is no professional football league in Asia except Hong Kong, and Europeans have never set their eyes on this lost football world. Although gifted, in the view of Che Fankun, who was 25 years old at that time, he could only waste his life in the Korean semi-professional league like all ordinary Korean players. Maybe he didn't even think he could achieve so much.
From 65438 to 0978, the German team Frankfurt was invited to South Korea to participate in a football invitational tournament. Assistant coach Schultz discovered the potential of Cha Bum kun and recommended this player to Germany. Che Fankun was very excited when he learned that he hoped to play in Germany. Immediately after the football match of the Asian Games, he jumped on a flight to Germany. During the trial training, he was favored by many teams, and darmstadt signed a professional contract with him first.
1978 12.30, Che Fankun made his debut in the match between darmstadt and Bochum, becoming the first Korean player to land in five major leagues, but this was his only appearance in darmstadt. Due to the rush of time, Cha Bum kun has not finished his three-year military service, and the Korean authorities rejected his application for early retirement. In desperation, Cha Bum kun had to end his study abroad and return to South Korea in advance.
/kloc-in the summer of 0/979, Cha Fankun, who regained his freedom, finally set foot on a trip to Europe again. At this time, he was 27 years old, and Cha Fankun, who was teased by fate, finally won the opportunity to prove himself.
This time, he joined the Frankfurt team that once found him. Facing the hard-won opportunity, Che Fankun cherished it even more, and he quickly conquered the critical Germans. In the first three league matches representing Frankfurt, Cha Fan Kun scored goals in succession, successively in Stuttgart, Brunswick and Leverkusen. In his first season in the Bundesliga, Che Fankun scored 12 league goals and was selected as the best team in the Bundesliga this season. The other two players on the front line are kevin keegan and rummenigge.
This is not the most dazzling moment of Cha Bum kun this season. In the first round of the UEFA Cup that year, Frankfurt beat Scottish team Aberdeen 2-/Kloc-0-0 in two rounds, and Cha Fankun also opened his own European goal account. Sir alex ferguson, Aberdeen's manager, praised Che Fankun as an "unstoppable" Asian striker.
In the matches against Feyenoord and Dinamo Bucharest, Che Fankun scored a key goal to help the team advance. In the final, Frankfurt beat M? nchengladbach, and Cha Fankun broke through matthaeus's defensive assists and scored the decisive goal, helping the team win the first and only European Championship in the team's history. Matthaeus, a later German football legend, expressed frustration: "Karl is the best offensive player in the world".
In the second season, Cha Bum kun was injured shortly after the start of the season, but he was able to score eight league goals. During his four seasons in Frankfurt, he made 122 appearances and scored 46 goals. 1983 in the summer, Frankfurt, which was in economic crisis, was forced to sell their star players and trade Cha Fan Kun to another Bundesliga team, Leverkusen. Cha Bum kun, 30, didn't stop his goal. Cha Fankun, then 33, scored 17 league goals in the 1985/86 season, creating a personal high.
1988 UEFA Cup, Che Fankun and Leverkusen went all the way to the final against the Spaniards. 3-0 away to the opponent, Leverkusen returned home and scored 3 goals in the second half. It was Cha Fankun who equalized the score. Leverkusen, who finally survived, won the penalty shootout and the only European Cup trophy in the team's history.
Cha Bum kun once broke the Bundesliga foreign aid goal record and kept this record 1 1 year. It was not until 1989 that 36-year-old Cha Bum kun retired in Leverkusen. He made 308 appearances in the Bundesliga, scored 98 Bundesliga goals, won the UEFA Cup twice and won the Bundesliga team of the season twice. He was selected as the best team of the century in Frankfurt and was named the best player in Asian history by ESPN on 20 15.
This 27-year-old young man who came to Europe alone faced a completely different diet, culture and language in a foreign country, and only he knew the difficulties. The most precious thing is that he only got 1 yellow card in 308 Bundesliga appearances. He is an impeccable great player both in sports and morality.
The success of Cha Bum kun made the Germans put down their prejudice against Asians, and the Bundesliga became the best choice for Korean players and even Asian players to land in Europe. In 20 19, Sun Xingyi broke Che Fankun's goal record of Korean players in five major leagues. Sun Xingyi's career began in Hamburg, Germany, and he made a big splash in Leverkusen and landed in the Premier League. If it weren't for Che Fankun's successful experience, the Germans wouldn't give Sun Xingyi the chance so easily. In an interview, Sun Xingyi said that he was honored to be compared with Che Fankun.
Sun Xingyuan is just one of the Korean children who embarked on the football road under the influence of Che Fankun. Now Korean football has entered the World Cup finals for 32 consecutive years, and excellent players have landed in five major leagues. In addition to Sun Xingyuan, Li Kangren became the youngest goal winner in the World Youth Championship after Messi, and Huang Xican shined brilliantly in the Champions League, and young talents emerged one after another.
If the strength of a China player is similar to that of a Korean player, European clubs will probably choose Korean players, because countless pioneers have proved the strength of Korean football and paved the way for them to go abroad. Signing a Korean player is a wiser choice.
At present, only one player in China football has landed in the mainstream league, struggling to support it. Most domestic players are content with the status quo, leading high salaries to eat at home and die, instead of challenging a higher level of league. At this rate, when will our car Fan Kun appear? When will China football get out of the quagmire?
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