Former national-team striker and coach who played at four World Cups
| Life | 1968 |
| Era | 현대 |
| Clan | 평해 황씨 |
Hwang Sun-hong (黃善洪) is a South Korean former footballer turned coach, born on 14 July 1968 in Eungbong-myeon, Yesan, South Chungcheong. The English Wikipedia entry on the Pyeonghae Hwang clan lists him among its notable members, and the Korean Wikipedia includes him in its Pyeonghae Hwang category. After graduating from Konkuk University he went to Germany in 1991 to play as an amateur and professional, and returned in 1993 to become a first-choice striker for Pohang Steelers.
He played 103 internationals and scored 50 goals between 1988 and 2002 and represented Korea at the 1990, 1994, 1998 and 2002 World Cups. At the 2002 World Cup he scored the opening goal against Poland in the first match, laying the ground for the semi-final run. He set a record of goals in eight consecutive K League matches in 1995 and in 1999 was the only Korean to win the J League top scorer award, with Cerezo Osaka. He retired after an injury in 2002.
After retiring he began as a Jeonnam Dragons coach, then managed Busan I'Park (2008-2010) and Pohang Steelers (2011-2015), leading Pohang to the FA Cup in 2012 and 2013 and the league title in 2013. He won the league again with FC Seoul in 2016 and in 2021 became head coach of the Olympic under-23 team. As he is a living person, only public career facts are given, and his current club is not stated because it changes with time.