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North Korean footballer
Yun Myung-chan
(
Korean
:
윤명찬
,
Chinese
:
尹明燦
; 1949 ? 17 December 2017) was a North Korean
footballer
and football manager.
Early life
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Born in
Pyongyang
in 1949, Yun and his brother were raised by his mother after his father defected to
South Korea
in 1950 during the
Korean War
.
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Playing career
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In 1964, after graduating high school, Yun joined
February 8 Sports Club
.
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He went on to represent the
North Korea national football team
from 1968 until his retirement in 1976.
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Managerial career
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Yun served as interim manager of the
North Korea national football team
between 1992 and 1993.
Defection, later life and death
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In January 1992, Yun found that his cousin had been living in
Hawaii
, and asked her to bring his father to China. In July of the same year, on his return from the
1992 AFC U-16 Championship
in Saudi Arabia, Yun met with his father in a restaurant in Beijing.
[1]
By July 1998, North Korean authorities had found out that Yun was in contact with his father, and Yun escaped to China via the
Tumen River
, leaving his wife and four children behind.
[1]
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He relocated to South Korea in April 1999, and in July and October of the same year, three of his children tried to also flee North Korea, however, his youngest son was caught and returned to The North.
[1]
Following his defection to South Korea, Yun worked as a member of the
K League
, before running a restaurant in
Daegu
.
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Yun died on 8 December 2017 in
Seoul
.
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