Cha Bum-kun

South Korean association football player
Person human Q346751
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Cha Bum-kun

Summary

Cha Bum-kun is a human[1]. He was born in Hwaseong[2]. He was born on May 22, 1953[3]. He worked as an association football player[4] and association football coach[5]. He ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,000 views/month, #6,253 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Cha Bum-kun's place of birth was Hwaseong[2].
  • Cha Bum-kun was born on May 22, 1953[3].
  • A child of Cha Bum-kun was Cha Du-ri[7].
  • A child of Cha Bum-kun was Cha Se-jji[8].
  • A child of Cha Bum-kun was Cha Ha-na[9].
  • Cha Bum-kun held citizenship in South Korea[10].
  • Korean was Cha Bum-kun's native language[11].
  • Cha Bum-kun's professions included association football player[4].
  • Cha Bum-kun's professions included association football coach[5].
  • Cha Bum-kun's education included a stint at Korea University[12].
  • Cha Bum-kun received the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[13].
  • Cha Bum-kun is recorded as male[14].
  • Cha Bum-kun's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Cha Bum-kun's league or competition is recorded as Q82595[16].
  • Cha Bum-kun's Commons category is recorded as Cha Bum-kun[17].
  • Cha Bum-kun's position played on team / speciality is recorded as wing half[18].
  • Cha Bum-kun's sport is recorded as association football[19].
  • Cha Bum-kun's family name is recorded as Cha[20].
  • Cha Bum-kun's given name is recorded as Beom-geun[21].
  • Cha Bum-kun's participant in is recorded as 1986 FIFA World Cup[22].
  • Cha Bum-kun's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Korean[23].
  • Cha Bum-kun's country for sport is recorded as South Korea[24].
  • Cha Bum-kun's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '차범근'}[25].
  • Cha Bum-kun's McCune–Reischauer romanization is recorded as Ch'a Pŏmgŭn[26].
  • Cha Bum-kun's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Cha Bum-kun was born in Hwaseong[2]. He was born on May 22, 1953[3]. Korean was his native language[11].

Education

Cha Bum-kun's education included a stint at Korea University[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include association football player[4] and association football coach[5].

Recognition

Cha Bum-kun received the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[13].

Personal Life

Children include Cha Du-ri[7], an association football player[28], b. 1980[29], of South Korea[30]; Cha Se-jji[8], b. 1986[31], of South Korea[32]; and Cha Ha-na[9], b. 1978[33], of South Korea[34].

Why It Matters

Cha Bum-kun ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,000 views/month, #6,253 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Cha Bum-kun born?

Cha Bum-kun's place of birth was Hwaseong[2].

What did Cha Bum-kun do for work?

Cha Bum-kun worked as association football player[4] and association football coach[5].

Where did Cha Bum-kun go to school?

Cha Bum-kun was educated at Korea University[12].

What awards did Cha Bum-kun receive?

Honors received include Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in 1986 FIFA World Cup
    Given name Beom-geun
    Member of sports team Eintracht Frankfurt, SV Darmstadt 98, Bayer 04 Leverkusen +2
    Family name Cha
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