and received criticisms. After the 1978 Asian Games, he left for the Bundesliga and didn't play for South Korea. His last international tournament was the 1986 FIFA World Cup, South Korea's first World Cup since 1954. He showed exemplary performance in intensive checks by opponents, but failed to prevent South Korea's elimination in the group stage. Managerial career Cha moved into management with K League side Hyundai Horang-i, coaching them from 1991–94. His next appointment in January 1997 was Korean national team coach and he led the nation to the 1998 FIFA World Cup; however, a disastrous 5–0 defeat at the hands of the Netherlands in Korea's second group game got Cha fired. He later blamed the KFA for the bad performance, citing lack of bonuses and alleging pro soccer games in Korea were fixed. The association promptly slapped a five-year ban on him and he soon left the country with his wife. After an 18-month spell coaching Shenzhen Ping'an in China, Cha took up a commentator position with MBC in Korea. He returned to coaching in late 2003 when offered the Suwon Samsung Bluewings position. Cha achieved immediate success with Suwon by lifting the 2004 K League championship, an achievement he ranked as even better than the UEFA Cup he won as a player in 1988. He later resigned in June 2010 as Suwon manager. Personal life Cha is a devout Christian and said the faith is one of his three biggest values along with family and football. Cha's second child, Cha Du-ri, also played for South Korean national team and Bundesliga clubs, following in his father's footsteps. In November 2019, Cha received the Cross of Merit from the German government. Career statistics Club International The KFA is showing the list of Cha's 136 international appearances in its official website. The RSSSF is also claiming 136 appearances about Cha's international career, but its details have some discrepancies. FIFA registered him with 130 appearances in the FIFA Century Club by excluding six matches in the Summer Olympics qualification. Scores list South Korea's goal tally first. Honours Player Korea University Korean National Championship: 1974 Korea Trust Bank Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1976 ROK Air Force Korean National Championship runner-up: 1976 Eintracht Frankfurt UEFA Cup: 1979–80 DFB-Pokal: 1980–81 Bayer Leverkusen UEFA Cup: 1987–88 South Korea U20 AFC Youth Championship runner-up: 1971, 1972 South Korea Asian Games: 1978 AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1972