Han Sang-ki

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In this Korean name, the family name is Han.
Han Sang-ki
한상기
Personal information
Full name Han Sang-ki
Date of birth 1946 (age 78–79)
Place of birth Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Position Left-back
Youth career
1965–1969 Konkuk University [ko]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1970 Korea Housing Bank [ko]
1971–1972 → ROK Army [ko] (draft)
1973–1974 Korea Housing Bank [ko]
International career
1969–1972 South Korea
Managerial career
1978–1984 Kookmin Bank
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
AFC Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 1972 Thailand Team

Korean name
Hangul
한상기
Hanja
韓相基
RRHan Sanggi
MRHan Sanggi
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Han Sang-ki (Korean: 한상기, born 1946) is a South Korean retired footballer and accountant. He played as a left-back for Korea Housing Bank [ko] throughout the 1970s. He also briefly represented his home country of South Korea internationally in the 1972 AFC Asian Cup, reaching runners-up.

Youth career

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Han graduted from Joongdong Middle School [ko] in 1959.[1] He first began his career by representing Seoul for the 1st National Inter-City and Provincial Youth Soccer Tournament the following his career with Konkuk University [ko] following a list of 75 candidates in one of five groups.[2] During the 1968 season, Han Sang-ki contributed to Konkuk University reaching to the finals of the University Football League following an assist from his teammate Park Jun-chan to score the winning goal against Chung-Ang University [ko] in the 20th minute on November 29, 1968.[3]

Club career

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In the beginning of the 1969 season, Korea Commercial Bank [ko] had recently established a football club and chose to sign Han as a part of their inaugural squad later in the year.[4] Despite this announcement, Han later played for Korea Housing Bank [ko] as he represented the club for the combined Korea Finance All-Star team that played in a friendly against Brazilian club Olaria on 11 September.[5] This representation continued later into the year as they departed on January 10, 1970 for several friendlies in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong and Japan with this marking the first time a Korean club would travel abroad to play.[6] They had experienced considerable success such as the 4–2 victory against Penang on January 20 where Han scored one of the goals himself.[7] In 1971, he was drafted to play for the Republic of Korea Army [ko] with his inaugural season having him called up for the 1971 Asian Champion Club Tournament.[8] He was then called up to represent the International Military Sports Council-sanctioned 1971 Far Eastern Soldiers' Tournament which began on 5 June.[9] During the 1971 Korean National Football Championship, alongside his teammate Cho In-so, successfully blocked an offensive from the as this then allowed Choi Woon-hyang to score the golden goal of the match.[10] He then played in a friendly against Thailand on September 30, 1972 where they comfortably won 4–1.[11]

In the beginning of the 1973 season, Han returned to Housing Bank where he contributed to the narrow victory against Korea University [ko] during the 1973 Korean National Football Championship.[12] He retired in 1974 as in the following year, he began working for the company full-time.[13]

International career

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Han had first caught the attention of the Korea Football Association through being called up for the reserves of South Korea for 1969 alongside 35 other players.[14][15][16] He was then called up as a part of a preliminary squad for the upcoming 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifiers but wouldn't make the final cut.[17] He was also part of the preliminary roster for the upcoming 1972 Summer Olympics qualifiers but similarly wouldn't make the final roster.[18] On 19 January 1972, Han represented the South Korea U23 tean in a friendly against the South Korea reserves team as an experiment by the KFA to promote football in South Korea. During the match, Han was granted a penalty kick in the 35th minute which allowed for his teammate Cha Bum-kun to score the only goal for the U23 team in a 4–1 defeat.[19] Despite this however, Han was selected as a part of the final roster for the 1972 AFC Asian Cup where the Taegeuk Warriors went on to achieve runners up with Han only appearing as a substitute player.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "(後期中學合格者(후기중학합격자))" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. March 20, 1959. p. 4. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "全國市(전국시)·道(도)대항 青少年蹴球(청소년축구)" (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. August 2, 1965. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  3. ^ "建國大(건국대),決勝戰(결승전)진출" (in Korean). The Dong-A Ilbo. November 30, 1968. p. 8. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  4. ^ "銀行蹴球(은행축구)팀 版図(판도)드러나" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. p. 4. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  5. ^ "브라질 오라리오蹴球(축구)팀 對戰(대전) 金融團代表選拔(금융단대표선발)" (in Korean). The Dong-A Ilbo. September 5, 1969. p. 4. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  6. ^ "東南亞(동남아) 6개국순방 금융축구팀 결단" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. January 8, 1970. p. 4. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  7. ^ "金融(금융)팀,페낭팀 눌러" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. January 20, 1970. p. 8. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  8. ^ "아시아 챔피언컵 蹴球(축구) 陸軍(육군)팀 파견키로" (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. February 26, 1971. p. 6. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  9. ^ "極東軍人(극동군인) 축구대회 6월5일 서울開催(개최)" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. May 2, 1971. p. 8. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  10. ^ "大統領杯蹴球(대통령배축구)폐막 陸軍(육군),첫優勝(우승)의 영예" (in Korean). The Dong-A Ilbo. October 27, 1971. p. 8. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  11. ^ "韓國陸軍(한국육군)팀 大勝(대승) 泰國(태국)팀과의친선蹴球(축구)서" (in Korean). The Dong-A Ilbo. September 30, 1972. p. 8. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  12. ^ "大統領杯(대통령배)전국축구 放心(방심)의高大(고대),住銀(주은)에 PK敗(패)" (in Korean). The Dong-A Ilbo. July 14, 1973. p. 7. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  13. ^ "銀行人事(은행인사)" (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. July 28, 1975. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  14. ^ "蹴球常備軍(축구상비군)구성" (in Korean). The Dong-A Ilbo. February 4, 1969. p. 8. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  15. ^ "축구상비군 선발" (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. February 4, 1969. p. 4. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  16. ^ "優秀(우수)선수 36名(명)선발" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. February 4, 1969. p. 8. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  17. ^ "월드 컵 蹴球(축구) 서울豫選(예선)등 出戦(출전)선수 確定(확정)" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. September 25, 1969. p. 4. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  18. ^ "뮌헌올림픽·73년 월드컵 對備(대비) 排球(배구)·蹴球(축구)새常備軍(상비군)" (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. December 6, 1971. p. 8. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  19. ^ "蹴球(축구)상비군 貫禄(관록)과시" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. p. 8. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  20. ^ "亞州蹴球(아주축구)대표팀 방콕으로" (in Korean). The Dong-A Ilbo. May 5, 1972. p. 8. Retrieved September 11, 2025.