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The Pohang Steelers are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province that compete in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. The Steelers were founded on 1 April 1973 as POSCO FC, named after the steel company POSCO, which still owns the club today. They are one of South Korea's most successful teams, having won the K League five times and the AFC Champions League three times.
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Lee Eul-yong is a South Korean football coach, manager and former player.
Huh Jung-moo is a former South Korean football player and manager.
Choi Soon-ho is a former South Korean football manager and player.
Park Kyung-hoon is a South Korean football manager and former player. Park played for the South Korean national team in 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cup. He also won the 1986 Asian Games with the national team.
The South Korea men's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Korea Volleyball Association. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has competed in the Olympic Games eight times, but has not featured since the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. The national team's best performance at the Olympic Games was 5th place at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, California, United States. The national team at the FIVB World Championship competed nine times, with their best result at 4th place in 1978. On continental level, The national team won three gold medals at the Asian Games in 1978, 2002 and 2006. And at the Asian Championship, the national team won four gold medals, two of these was at home in 1989 Seoul and 2001 Changwon and the other two are in 1993 and 2003. The national team now ranks 32nd in the FIVB World Rankings and their current head coach is Im Do-heon.
Park Joo-ho is a former South Korean football player who usually played as a defender. A versatile player, his primary position is left-back but he is also able play in midfield as a defensive or wide midfielder.
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Cho Byung-deuk is a South Korean former football player and goalkeeper coach.
Kim Jong-boo is a South Korean football manager and former player. He was one of the most influential footballers in South Korea during the 1980s.
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K League is South Korea's professional football league. It includes the first division K League 1 and the second division K League 2.
Jeong Shung-hoon is a South Korean footballer who most recently played for Bucheon FC as striker. He has also represented South Korea national football team.
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