Known for rugged defending and leadership in Korean football's earlier professional era; biggest achievements: 1986 World Cup participation, Asian Games and domestic honors, long national-team service.
One rank above: Park Kyung-hoon at #30.
One rank below: Kim Jin-su at #32.
South Korea's editorial top five: Son Heung-min · Cha Bum-kun · Park Ji-sung · Hong Myung-bo · Kim Min-jae.