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Yoon Jong-Hwan is a South Korean manager and former football player.
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Choi Yun-kyum is a South Korean football manager at K League 2 side joining recently from K3 League, Chungbuk Cheongju FC. He played in the K-League for Yukong Elephants from 1985 to 1992. After he retired, he moved into coaching, firstly as an assistant coach before moving in a head coach position. His second son, Choi Min-ho, is currently a member of the boy band SHINee.
The 1983 Korean Super League was the first ever season of the K League, the top football league in South Korea. A total of five teams participated in the league. Two of them were professional teams, and three of them were semi-professional teams. Each founding member had its mascot: eagle, elephant, dolphin, royal (crown) and magpie.
Kim Gi-Dong is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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