Cha Bum-Kun

Quick Facts

Full Name	Cha Bum-Kun
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	May 22, 1953(1953-05-22)
Age	71
Birthplace	Hwaseong
Country	South Korea
Horoscope	Gemini

Cha Bum-Kun Biography

Cha Bum-Kun is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on May 22, 1953 in Hwaseong, South Korea. South Korean-born striker who became a star in the German leagues and a top scorer on the South Korean national team.

He and Oliver Neuville both played for Bayer Leverkrusen.

Cha played as a striker in the Bundesliga but originally played as a winger in South Korea. He became a South Korean under-20 international in 1970 and participated in the 1971 and 1972 AFC Youth Championship. In the 1972 AFC Asian Cup, he made his senior international debut at age 18 against Iraq and scored his first international goal against Khmer Republic. He was named in the Korean Football Best XI for seven consecutive years and was selected as the Korean Footballer of the Year in 1973.

Cha was born in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi and became famous when he was a player of Kyungshin High School and South Korean under-20 team in 1970. Cha entered Korea University in 1972 and won the Korean National Championship in 1974 which was the Korean FA Cup at that time. After graduation, he started senior career with Korea Trust Bank FC in 1976. He led team’s title and was named the best player at the Korean Semi-professional League in spring. In October 1976, he joined South Korean Air Force FC due to mandatory military service. Cha had a plan to enlist in the Navy FC but the ROK Air Force persuaded Cha that they will move up Cha’s discharge six months.

His son, Cha Du-ri, also became a professional soccer player.

Cha Bum-Kun Net Worth

Cha Bum-Kun is one of the richest Soccer Player from South Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cha Bum- Kun 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began his professional career with Seoul Trust Bank FC in 1976.

He was voted Asia’s Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.

Cha Bum-kun (Korean: 차범근 ; Korean pronunciation: [tɕʰa.bʌm.ɡɯn] or [tɕʰa] [pʌm.ɡɯn] ; born 22 May 1953) is a South Korean football manager and former player, nicknamed Tscha Bum or “Cha Boom” in Germany because of his name and his thunderous ball striking ability. Cha is widely regarded as one of the greatest Asian football players of all time by experts, including IFFHS and ESPN.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Cha Bum-Kun Dating?

According to our records, Cha Bum-Kun married to Oh Eun-mi. As of December 1, 2023, Cha Bum-Kun’s is not dating anyone.

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After being discharged from the military service completely, Cha still wanted to play in Bundesliga and joined Eintracht Frankfurt at age 26 in July 1979. He made an immediate impact with his new club, scoring in three consecutive games from third round to fifth round of the Bundesliga. In an interview after Aberdeen lost to Frankfurt in the 1979–80 UEFA Cup, Sir Alex Ferguson said “The problem we couldn’t solve was Tscha Bum. We could not stop him. He was unstoppable.” Frankfurt won the UEFA Cup for the first time by defeating Borussia Mönchengladbach in the final. In a 2015 interview with ESPN, Lothar Matthäus said “He was the face of Frankfurt then. He had pace, great technique, was a great dribbler and scored goals. And most importantly, he was the ultimate team man.” After the first season in Germany, he was selected as a world class in the Rangliste of the winter and was named in the Bundesliga team of the season with Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Kevin Keegan by the German sports magazine kicker. On 23 August 1980, Cha’s spine was cracked by Jürgen Gelsdorf who tackled behind him but came back to the stadium after a month. He led team’s title at the 1980–81 DFB-Pokal by scoring six goals in six matches. He became the top goalscorer of Frankfurt in three consecutive seasons.

Facts & Trivia

Cha Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Korea. Cha Bum-Kun celebrates birthday on May 22 of every year.

Cha moved into management with K League side Hyundai Horang-i, coaching them from 1991–94. His next appointment in January 1997 was Korean national team coach and he led the nation to the 1998 FIFA World Cup; however, a disastrous 5–0 defeat at the hands of the Netherlands in Korea’s second group game got Cha fired. He later blamed the KFA for the bad performance, citing lack of bonuses and alleging pro soccer games in Korea were fixed. The association promptly slapped a five-year ban on him and he soon left the country with his wife.