Known for disciplined defending and reliability on the right side; biggest achievements: 1986 World Cup participation, 1988 Asian Cup runner-up, long Korean national-team service.
One rank above: Ko Jong-soo at #29.
One rank below: Cho Young-jeung at #31.
South Korea's editorial top five: Son Heung-min · Cha Bum-kun · Park Ji-sung · Hong Myung-bo · Kim Min-jae.