Park Kyu-chung

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-chung
박규정

Personal information
Date of birth	(1915-04-21)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	Apps	(Gls)
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 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.