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Back[1st step] Son Heung-min explodes with his 59th goal in the international match… Breaking the record for most Koreans, surpassing Cha Bum-geun
[1st step] Son Heung-min explodes with his 59th goal in the international match… Breaking the record for most Koreans, surpassing Cha Bum-geun
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[1st step] Son Heung-min explodes with his 59th goal in the international match… Breaking the record for most Koreans, surpassing Cha Bum-geun

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Son Heung-min (LAFC) scored his 59th international goal in a friendly match against Uzbekistan held at Yongin Mir Stadium on the 6th, breaking former coach Cha Bum-geun's record and becoming the sole top scorer in Korean men's soccer international matches.

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Son Heung-min was previously tied for the highest score in a Korean men's soccer A match with former coach Cha Bum-geun with 58 goals.

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(Yongin = Yonhap News) Reporter Bae Jin-nam = Son Heung-min (34, LAFC) scored his 59th goal in the international match and finally wrote a new history in Korean soccer, surpassing the legendary former national team coach Cha Bum-geun.

Son Heung-min scored the first goal with a right-footed free kick in the 6th minute of the first half of the national soccer team's friendly match against Uzbekistan held at Yongin Mir Stadium on the 6th with the score 0-0.

With this, Son Heung-min scored his 59th goal in his 151st appearance as a member of the Korean national team, breaking the record for most goals by a Korean male in international matches, which he shared with former coach Cha Bum-geun (58 goals in 136 games).

Including female players, the record for most goals by a Korean player in an international match is midfielder Ji So-yeon (Suwon FC Women) with 76 goals (182 games).

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