Chung played as a
one-club man for
K League club
Daewoo Royals after graduating from
Korea University. He led Daewoo to three K League titles and once won the
league MVP award. Considered one of the best K League defenders during the 1980s, Chung also played for
South Korean national team. He largely contributed to South Korea's qualification for the
1986 FIFA World Cup, and was named the
Most Valuable Player by
Korea Football Association after
qualifiers. He played all three of South Korea's group matches in the 1986 World Cup, but failed to advance to the knockout stage. He captained South Korea in the
1990 FIFA World Cup, but only played the first match due to an Achilles injury. Chung left for England to study the system of foreign football in 1995 after finishing his playing career in South Korea. He also negotiated with
Fulham, a
fourth division team at the time, to join as a player, but the contract was vitiated because he did not get a work permit. == Style of play ==