Park Kyu-chung

Park Kyu-chung
박규정
Personal information
Date of birth	21 April 1915
Place of birth	Korea under Japanese rule
Date of death	2000 (aged 75–76)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1931–1933	Kwangseong High School
1934–1938	Boseong College
Senior career*
Years	Team
1939–1940	Pyongyang FC
1946	Kyungsung FC
1947–1949	Joseon Electric
	ROK Army
International career
	South Korea
Managerial career
1959	South Korea U-20
1961–1962	ROK Army OPMG (Coach)
1962	South Korea B (Coach)
1966	South Korea U-20
1968	Yangzee FC (Coach)
1971–1973	Korea Trust Bank
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Park Kyu-chung (Hangul: 박규정, Hanja: 朴奎禎, 21 April 1915 – 2000) was a South Korean football defender who played for the South Korea in the 1948 Summer Olympics^[1] and the 1954 FIFA World Cup.^[2]

Park Kyu Chong was the first player in the history of the FIFA World Cup at the age of 39+ to play in matches. June 17, 1954 Park Kyu Chong played in a match against Hungary at the age of 39 years 57 days. Stanley Matthews (England) participated in the game England - Belgium at the age of 39 years 136 days on the same day, but with a little late.