Hwang Jae-man (Korean: 박수덕, 1 January 1953 – 5 January 2010) was a South Korean former football player and manager, playing as a left-back and midfielder. He is known as a long throw-in during his playing days, and has scored on several occasions with mid-range shots based on powerful kicks. He also displayed solid defensive skills with strong man-to-man marks, and from his twilight years onwards, he captained the club and South Korea, demonstrating leadership.
Club career
He was born in Orokcheonri, Anyongmyeon, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi (modern-day , Suwon, Gyeonggi-do), and attended Suwonbuk Middle School, , and Joongdong High School, and entered Korea University in 1971. He then scored several attacking goals in the 1974 Korean National Football Championship, contributing significantly to the team's victory in the tournament, and was awarded the Honorable Mention of the tournament for his performance. He then joined the Korea Trust Bank Football Club in 1975, and became a first-year member of the team after the team merged with the Seoul Bank Football Club in 1976 and was reorganized as the . He was also originally scheduled to join the Army Football Club in 1975, but his schedule was changed, and he joined the in 1976.
Later in 1978, rumors of a move to Hyundai Football Club, which was preparing to be founded as a semi-professional team, were abandoned, and in 1979 he played in the All-Star Game as a member of the Military Unemployment All-Stars. He also played in the Goyeon OB All-Star Game in the same year, and was discharged from the Air Force that year and returned to Seoul Trust Bank. In 1980, he agreed to join the newly formed Hallelujah FC, and on September 9, 1979, he played in a charity match against Vitória in Brazil as part of Hallelujah, helping the club to a 3–0 victory. Later, on the 20th, he played in a charity match between Hallelujah and Eintracht Frankfurt, where he was awarded a penalty kick but would miss, failing to prevent the team from losing 0–2.
Rumors about Hwang playing overseas in the North American Soccer League would emerge but he would never make the transfer to any club there, instead continuing to play for Hallelujah, becoming an original member of the club when it was founded on December 12, 1980. He then made his official debut for the club on March 24, 1981, against Americano, contributing to the team's 2–1 win, and on April 22 he played in a match against South Korea, which the team lost 1–2. Lee Young-moo, took over as captain after he left the team without permission, and on June 26, he assisted Oh Seok-jae's equalizer with a long throw-in just before the end of the second half in a dramatic draw against Operário. In the quarter-finals of the tournament, he once again faced against South Korea, but again failed to qualify for the finals after losing 1–2, and on November 4 of that year, he changed his position as the team's manager.
After the K League's establishment in 1983, Hallelujah was selected to participate in the 1983 season but due to the shortage of players, Hwang would return to participate as a player and later coached the team during the All-Star Game in November of that year. At the age of 34, as the team's injuries increased, he was listed as a candidate player despite his coaching status and made a record of one appearance during the 1984 season.
International career
He participated in the 1971 AFC Youth Championship as a part of the South Korea U-20 team, and was the team's final penalty kicker in the semi-final against Japan, leading the team to a runner-up finish. He then played again in the 1972 AFC Youth Championship, where he played well and contributed to the team's two consecutive runners-up finishes.
He was also selected for the 1972 AFC Asian Cup, and made his official debut for the South Korea national football team on May 5 in a group match against Iraq, but Hwang missed the penalty shootout and the team lost 7–2 on penalties. However, he played as a key player until the final, contributing to the team achieving the runner-up title, and was also selected for the 1972 Merdeka Tournament, where he played well as a key player and contributed to the team's victory. He also participated in the 21st Japan-Korea Regular Tournament and the 1972 President's Cup Football Tournament, but the team would perform poorly in both tournaments. However, he was given another opportunity in a friendly match against Australia and also played in the 1972 King's Cup, where he was well received despite the team's poor performance. For these performances, he would win his first title at the 1972 KFA Awards.