Yun Pong-chol

Yun Pong-chol
Date of birth	January 24, 1971
size	176 cm
Weight	76 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
2001-2010	Pyongchol

Korean spelling
Chosŏn'gŭl	윤봉철
Revised Romanization	Yun Bong-cheol
McCune- Reischauer	Yun Pongch'ŏl
See also : Korean name

Yun Pong-chol (born January 24, 1971 ) is a former North Korean ice hockey player and later coach.

Career

Yun Pong-chol played for the first time at the C-World Championship in 1993 in the North Korean national team . After the East Asians did not take part in world championships for the next eight years, he did not return to international assignments until the 2002 World Cup in qualifying for Division II, where he and his team made it to Division II for the upcoming World Cup. There he played at the World Championships in 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 and 2009 . After relegation in 2009 he was part of the squad again in Division III in 2010 . However, he was not used and, like two years earlier , acted as the North Koreans' assistant coach.

At club level, Yun plays for Pyongchol in the North Korean ice hockey league . With the team he was North Korean national champion in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2010.

Achievements and Awards

• 2003 North Korean champion with Pyongchol
• 2004 North Korean champion with Pyongchol
• 2006 North Korean champion with Pyongchol
• 2007 North Korean champion with Pyongchol
• 2008 Promotion to Division II at the World Championship Division III (as assistant coach)
• 2010 North Korean champion with Pyongchol
• 2010 Promotion to Division II at the World Championship Division III, Group B (as assistant coach)

Web links

• Yun Pong-chol at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Yun Pong-chol at eurohockey.com

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Yun is the family name here, Pong-chol is the first name.