How many caps did Cha Bum-kun win for South Korea?

Cha Bum-kun won 129 caps for South Korea, scoring 56 goals.

What did Cha Bum-kun win?

Cha Bum-kun's recorded honours include Hall of Fame 2019.

Which clubs did Cha Bum-kun play for?

SV Darmstadt 98 (1978–1979), Eintracht Frankfurt (1979–1983), Bayer 04 Leverkusen (1983–1989).

Where does Cha Bum-kun rank among South Korea's greatest footballers?

The 33 Legends almanac ranks Cha Bum-kun #2 of South Korea's 33 greatest players of all time, in the Legend tier.

33·Legends

‹ South Korea's 33

South Korea · 1980–88

Cha Bum-kun

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Rating

Caps

129

Goals

Life

1953

Clubs

SV Darmstadt 98, Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Honours

Hall of Fame 2019

Editorial rank of 33 for South Korea

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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Bayer Leverkusen trailed Espanyol 3-0 from the first leg of the 1988 UEFA Cup final when he scored the goal that made it 3-3 on aggregate and forced the shootout they went on to win. That was his second UEFA Cup after Eintracht Frankfurt's in 1980, making him the first to win the trophy with two German clubs, and he scored 98 goals in 308 Bundesliga games before the IFFHS named him Asia's player of the century. Career record: 129 caps and 56 goals for South Korea; club career at SV Darmstadt 98, Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer 04 Leverkusen; honours include Hall of Fame 2019.

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Career record

1978–1979	SV Darmstadt 98
1979–1983	Eintracht Frankfurt
1983–1989	Bayer 04 Leverkusen
South Korea	129 caps, 56 goals

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Around Bum-kun in the almanac

One rank above: Son Heung-min at #1.

One rank below: Park Ji-sung at #3.

South Korea's editorial top five: Son Heung-min · Cha Bum-kun · Park Ji-sung · Hong Myung-bo · Kim Min-jae.