Choi Jin-cheul
Choi Jin-Cheul (born March 26, 1971) is a South Korean former football player who played for the K-League team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Choi Jin-Cheul | ||
| Date of birth | March 26, 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Jindo, Jeonnam, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1995 | Soongsil University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2007 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 241 | (18) |
| Total | 241 | (18) | |
| National team | |||
| 1997–2006 | South Korea | 65 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2011 | Gangwon FC (Coach) | ||
| 2014–2015 | South Korea U17 | ||
| 2016 | Pohang Steelers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
| Choi Jin-cheul | |
| Hangul | 최진철 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 崔眞喆 |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Jin-cheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Chin-ch'ŏl |
Choi made 65 appearances for the South Korea national football team.[1] He usually played as centre-back and made a very strong team with Hong Myung-Bo and Kim Tae-Young during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. As the oldest player of the Korean Nation Team for World Cup 2006, Choi was an influential and strongly reliable defender throughout his World Cup career (2002, 2006). Before the World Cup, he had already announced his retirement from the national team after the tournament.
Career statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 1996 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | K League 1 | 27 | 0 | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | - | |||
| 1997 | 9 | 0 | ? | ? | 12 | 2 | - | |||||
| 1998 | 11 | 6 | ? | ? | 16 | 2 | - | |||||
| 1999 | 26 | 7 | ? | ? | 9 | 2 | - | |||||
| 2000 | 25 | 2 | ? | ? | 7 | 1 | - | |||||
| 2001 | 21 | 0 | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | ? | ? | ||||
| 2002 | 23 | 0 | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | ||||
| 2003 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 1 | ||||
| 2004 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ? | ? | ||||
| 2005 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | - | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2006 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2007 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | South Korea | 241 | 18 | 71 | 10 | |||||||
| Career total | 241 | 18 | 71 | 10 | ||||||||
International goals
- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 30, 2002 | Pasadena, United States |  Costa Rica | 1 goal | 1-3 | 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| July 10, 2004 | Gwangju, South Korea |  Bahrain | 1 goal | 2-0 | Friendly match |
| October 13, 2004 | Beirut, Lebanon |  Lebanon | 1 goal | 1-1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
| November 16, 2005 | Seoul, South Korea | %253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Serbia and Montenegro | 1 goal | 2-0 | Friendly match |
Honors
Club
- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
- FA Cup champion (3) : 2000, 2003, 2005
- Korean FA Cup runner-up : 1999
- Korean Super Cup champion (1) : 2004
- Korean Super Cup runner-up : 2001, 2006
- AFC Champions League champion (1) : 2006
- Asian Cup Winners Cup runner-up : 2000
Individual
- K-League Best XI : 2002, 2003, 2006 (all DF)
- K-League All-Star Game : 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
References
- Mamrud, Roberto (2009-07-16). "South Korea - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
External links
- Choi Jin-cheul – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Choi Jin-cheul – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- National Team Player Record (in Korean)
- Choi Jin-cheul – FIFA competition record
- Choi Jin-cheul at National-Football-Teams.com
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