Huh Jung-moo

South Korean footballer

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Born: January 13, 1955
Age in 2026: 71
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Birth year: 1955

About Huh Jung-moo

Huh Jung-moo (Korean: 허정무; Hanja: 許丁茂; born 13 January 1955) is a former South Korean football player and manager. His wife felt homesick, and he also didn't feel the need to continue his life abroad after hearing the news that a professional league was founded in his country. Huh was on the South Korea national team from 1974 to 1986, and won two gold medals in the Asian Games. Huh won the 1993 Korean League Cup with POSCO Atoms and the 1997 Korean FA Cup with Jeonnam Dragons before becoming permanent manager of South Korea national team in 1998.

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Huh Jung-moo timeline

1974Huh was on the South Korea national team from 1974 to 1986, and won two gold medals in the Asian Games.
1993Huh won the 1993 Korean League Cup with POSCO Atoms and the 1997 Korean FA Cup with Jeonnam Dragons before becoming permanent manager of South Korea national team in 1998.

The world when Huh Jung-moo was born

Huh Jung-moo was born in 1955. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1955

#1 song"Rock Around the Clock" – Bill Haley & His Comets
Top movieMarty
Top TV showThe $64,000 Question
Best-selling bookLolita – Vladimir Nabokov

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBrooklyn Dodgers win their first World Series
Top headlineRosa Parks sparks the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Technology milestoneDisneyland opens in Anaheim, California
Defining fadJames Dean and rebel culture
Notable inventionVelcro commercially available
World population2.77 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
Sports championBrooklyn Dodgers (World Series)
Also wonSyracuse Nationals (NBA)
U.S. population165.3M

1955 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Huh Jung-moo's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1955	2026
Gas	$0.29	$3.45/gal
Average home	$10,950	$435,000
Average income	$6,200	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.75	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.50	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	165.3M	341 million

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