Byun Byung-joo (Korean: 변병주; Korean pronunciation: [pjʌn.bjʌŋ.dʑu] or [pjʌn] [pjʌŋ.dʑu]; born 26 April 1961) is a former South Korean football player.
International career
Byun played for the South Korea national football team in 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cup, but South Korea failed to win a victory in the two World Cups. He said he was being inconvenienced by hitting Bulgaria's goalpost with his shot, which could have earned South Korea's first-ever World Cup victory if successful.[1]
Byun scored South Korea's second goal, helping his team defeat Saudi Arabia 2–0 in the 1986 Asian Games final.
Byun scored with a Panenka against Antonín Panenka's country Czechoslovakia in a penalty shoot-out of the 1988 Korea Cup semi-finals.[2]
Style of play
Nicknamed the "Bullet" in South Korea, Byun showed fast dribbles and accurate crosses.[3] He was an important winger for South Korea at the time, although he was criticized for his monotonous pattern.[4]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | League cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Daewoo Royals | 1983 | K League | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1984 | K League | 19 | 4 | — | — | 19 | 4 | |||
| 1985 | K League | 4 | 1 | — | ?[a] | ? | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1986 | K League | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ?[a] | ? | 12 | 2 | |
| 1987 | K League | 30 | 5 | — | — | 30 | 5 | |||
| 1988 | K League | 11 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| 1989 | K League | 19 | 7 | — | — | 19 | 7 | |||
| Total | 97 | 22 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | 99 | 22 | ||
| Hyundai Horang-i | 1990 | K League | 10 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||
| 1991 | K League | 22 | 3 | — | — | 22 | 3 | |||
| Total | 32 | 6 | — | — | 32 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 129 | 28 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | 131 | 28 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Asian Club Championship
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 1981 | 8 | 2 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1984 | 13 | 1 | |
| 1985 | 12 | 2 | |
| 1986 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 10 | 3 | |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 8 | 1 | |
| Career total | 76 | 11 | |
- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 September 1981 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 6 |  Singapore |
2–0 | 2–0 | 1981 Pestabola Merdeka |
| 2 | 13 September 1981 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 7 |  Iraq |
1–0 | 1–1 | 1981 Pestabola Merdeka |
| 3 | 9 August 1983 | San José, Costa Rica | 22 |  Costa Rica |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 4 October 1984 | Seoul, South Korea | 27 |  Cameroon |
2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 21 July 1985 | Seoul, South Korea | 41 |  Indonesia |
1–0 | 2–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 30 July 1985 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 42 | Indonesia |
1–0 | 4–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 5 October 1986 | Seoul, South Korea | 54 |  Saudi Arabia |
2–0 | 2–0 | 1986 Asian Games |
| 8 | 19 June 1988 | Suwon, South Korea | 57 |  Zambia |
1–0 | 4–0 | 1988 Korea Cup |
| 9 | 11 December 1988 | Doha, Qatar | 63 |  Iran |
1–0 | 3–0 | 1988 AFC Asian Cup |
| 10 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 11 | 5 September 1990 | Seoul, South Korea | 74 |  Australia |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Yonsei University
- Korean President's Cup: 1980
Daewoo Royals
- K League 1: 1984, 1987
- Korean National Championship: 1989
- Korean League Cup runner-up: 1986
- Asian Club Championship: 1985–86
- Afro-Asian Club Championship: 1986
South Korea
- Asian Games: 1986[6]
- Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1987[7]
- AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1988[8]
- Dynasty Cup: 1990[9]
Individual
- Korean FA Best XI: 1981[10]
- AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 1988[11]
References
- ^ [내 마음의 월드컵] ④변병주 청구고 감독 (in Korean). Maeil Newspaper. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ 파넨카 종주국 체코 상대로 파넨카 성공시킨 변병주 (in Korean). KBS Sports. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ 박주영을 키운 '쌕쌕이' 변병주는 누구 (in Korean). TV Report. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ 「총알」邊炳柱 국제대회200회 출장 꿈. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 13 April 1990. Retrieved 9 January 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ "Byun Byung-joo at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (6 September 2018). "Asian Games". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Egypt v Korea Republic, 06 January 1988". 11v11. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (7 February 2019). "Asian Nations Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ Bobrowsky, Josef; Stokkermans, Karel (20 June 2007). "Dynasty Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ 축구 최우수선수 趙廣來 뽑혀. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 8 January 1982. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Asian Nations Cup 1988". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 16 December 2010.
External links
- Byun Byung-joo – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Byun Byung-joo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Byun Byung-joo at National-Football-Teams.com
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