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Huh Yoon-jung

1936 – 2022

South Korean footballer

Association football player
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Lived 1936 – 2022 (aged 85–86). Huh Yoon-jung was a South Korean association football player.

Huh Yoon-jung (30 September 1936 – August 2022) was a South Korean footballer who played as a forward.

Playing career In 1962, South Korea hosted the World Military Cup final and played against Greek national military team, the winners of the qualifiers. South Korea lost to Greece on aggregate, but Huh received attention by scoring the winning goal in the second leg. After the World Military Cup, Huh was selected for South Korean national team, playing in the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1964 AFC Asian Cup. He is also the first South Korean footballer to join a foreign football club.

Personal life Huh was a relative of Huh Jung-moo, another famous South Korean footballer. (Some sources claimed Huh was Jung-moo's uncle.) Jung-moo started playing football after Huh urged him to become a youth football player. He died on August 2022.

Honours Korea Coal Corporation Korean National Championship: 1964

South Korea B AFC Asian Cup third place: 1964

Individual KASA Best Korean Footballer: 1967

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Important facts

Born
30 September 1936, Jindo County
Birth century
20th century
Died
2022
Occupation
Association football player
Nationality
South Korea

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b. 1963
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Huh Jung-moo
b. 1955
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Huh Yoon-jung?

South Korean footballer

When was Huh Yoon-jung born?

Huh Yoon-jung was born on 30 September 1936 in Jindo County.

When did Huh Yoon-jung die?

Huh Yoon-jung died in 2022.

What was Huh Yoon-jung's occupation?

Huh Yoon-jung was an association football player.

What nationality was Huh Yoon-jung?

Huh Yoon-jung was South Korean.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Huh Yoon-jung

· Wikidata: Q5934806

· DBpedia: Huh Yoon-jung

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