Choi Yong-soo

Choi Yong-soo (born September 10, 1973) is a former professional footballer. He spent his professional career playing in Korea and Japan as a striker.

Choi Yong-soo
Personal information
Full name Choi Yong-soo
Date of birth (1973-09-10) 10 September 1973
Place of birth Busan, South Korea
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1990–1993 Yonsei University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2000 Anyang LG Cheetahs 111 (44)
1997–1998 → Sangmu FC (draft)
2001–2004 JEF United Ichihara 73 (54)
2004 → Kyoto Purple Sanga (loan) 33 (20)
2005 Júbilo Iwata 15 (1)
2006 FC Seoul 2 (0)
Total 234 (119)
National team
1992–1993 South Korea U20 9 (4)
1994–1996 South Korea U23 31[lower-alpha 1] (18)
1995–2003 South Korea 69 (27)
Teams managed
2011 FC Seoul (caretaker)
2012–2016 FC Seoul
2016–2017 Jiangsu Suning
2018–2020 FC Seoul
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Choi Yong-soo
Hangul
최용수
Hanja
崔龍洙
Revised RomanizationChoe Yongsu
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Yongsu
For the boxer, see Choi Yong-soo (boxer).
In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi represented South Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1998 FIFA World Cup, and 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Choi played the forward position for FC Seoul in South Korea's K League and other various clubs in Japan's J1 League. He is considered one of the FC Seoul's legends.[1]

International career

Choi has played in 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship and 1996 Summer Olympics and also represented his country at 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup. In Australia and Pakistan, Yong-soo is known as "Younis Choi", given to him in recognition of his low, swerving shots on goal – much like the signature delivery bowled by Pakistani cricketer Waqar Younis.

Managerial career

Choi was appointed as assistant coach of FC Seoul in August 2006. In April 2011, he was promoted as the caretaker coach. After leading club to a fifth place, he was named as club's permanent coach in December 2012 and won 2012 K League. In 2013, Choi led the club to the final of the 2013 AFC Champions League. They drew all two matches of the final against the chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande but didn't get the title due to the away goals rule. Choi was named the AFC Coach of the Year.

On 21 June 2016, he was officially appointed as a manager of the chinese club Jiangsu Suning. He finished as runner-up in the Chinese Super League and the Chinese FA Cup. On 1 June 2017, he officially resigned Jiangsu Suning manager.

On 11 October 2018, Choi was officially reappointed as FC Seoul manager. On 9 December 2018, Choi won the K League playoffs against Busan IPark, successfully keeping FC Seoul in the K League.[2]

Career statistics

Club
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Anyang LG Cheetahs 1994K League 299—61—3510
1995K League 219—72—2811
1996K League 1641061—235
1999K League 20123572—3019
2000K League 251094213615
Total111444535102115260
Sangmu FC (draft) 1997Semi-pro League ——
1998Semi-pro League ——
Total ——
JEF United Ichihara 2001J1 League 26213452—3427
2002J1 League 23164310—2819
2003J1 League 24170020—2617
Total 73547782—8863
Kyoto Purple Sanga (loan) 2004J2 League 332010——3420
Júbilo Iwata 2005J1 League 151001042203
FC Seoul 2006K League 200000—20
Career total 2341191212441263296146

International

Source:[3]

National teamYearAppsGoals
South Korea U20 199264
199330
Total94
South Korea U23 199410
19951711
1996137
Total31[lower-alpha 1]18
South Korea 199551
199600
19971511
19982413
199900
200050
200162
200280
200360
Total6927
Career total10949
  1. Does not include nine appearances and seven goals against club teams, an appearance against South Korea national team

International goals
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
January 31, 1995Hong Kong Colombia1 goal1–01995 Carlsberg Cup
3
May 28, 1997Daejeon, South Korea Hong Kong2 goals4–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4
June 14, 1997Suwon, South Korea Ghana1 goal3–01997 Korea Cup
5
August 24, 1997Daegu, South Korea Tajikistan1 goal4–1Friendly match
8
September 6, 1997Seoul, South Korea Kazakhstan3 goals3–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
9
September 12, 1997Seoul, South Korea Uzbekistan1 goal2–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
10
October 11, 1997Almaty, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan1 goal1–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
12
October 18, 1997Tashkent, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan2 goals5–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
13
January 27, 1998Bangkok, Thailand Egypt1 goal2–01998 King's Cup
14
January 29, 1998Bangkok, Thailand Thailand1 goal2–01998 King's Cup
15
January 31, 1998Bangkok, Thailand Egypt1 goal1–1 (5–4 p)1998 King's Cup
16
February 7, 1998Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand1 goal1–0Friendly match
17
April 18, 1998Skopje, Macedonia North Macedonia1 goal2–2Friendly match
18
May 27, 1998Seoul, South Korea Czech Republic1 goal2–2Friendly match
20
December 2, 1998Bangkok, Thailand Turkmenistan2 goals2–31998 Asian Games
22
December 4, 1998Bangkok, Thailand Vietnam2 goals4–01998 Asian Games
24
December 7, 1998Bangkok, Thailand Japan2 goals2–01998 Asian Games
25
December 11, 1998Bangkok, Thailand Kuwait1 goal1–01998 Asian Games
26
September 13, 2001Daejeon, South Korea Nigeria1 goal2–2Friendly match
27
November 13, 2001Gwangju, South Korea Croatia1 goal1–1Friendly match

Managerial
As of 30 July 2020
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
FC Seoul[lower-greek 1] 26 April 2011 22 June 2016 266 138 70 58 051.88
Jiangsu Suning 1 July 2016 1 June 2017 42 19 8 15 045.24
FC Seoul[lower-greek 2] 18 October 2018 30 July 2020 63 22 15 26 034.92
Total 371 179 93 99 048.25
  1. Includes K League, Korean League Cup, Korean FA Cup and AFC Champions League
  2. Includes K League, Korean League Cup, Korean FA Cup and AFC Champions League

Honours

Player

FC Seoul

South Korea U20

South Korea

Individual

Manager

FC Seoul

Jiangsu Suning

Individual

Personal life

He divorced his wife in November 2006 after a 15-month-long marriage. His former wife, a one-time contestant in a Miss Korea pageant, went through the legal procedures to take half the estate properties under Choi's name per their prenuptial agreement.[5]

References
  1. "'독수리' 최용수, FC 서울 둥지 복귀" (in Korean). FC Seoul.com. 30 January 2006.
  2. Ha, Sung-ryong (18 December 2018). 간신히 1부 잔류한 FC서울…최용수 감독 "잠도 못 잤다" [FC Seoul, barely staying on the K-league Classic, coach Choi Yong-soo said, "I couldn't sleep."] (in Korean). SBS.
  3. 최용수 CHOI Yongsoo FW. KFA.or.kr (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. "Asian Player of the Year". RSSSF. 18 January 2018.
  5. ‘독수리’ 최용수，결혼 15개월 만에 파경. Naver.com (in Korean). 24 November 2006.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Kang Chun-ho		 Anyang LG Cheetahs captain
1999–2000		 Succeeded by
Kim Gwi-hwa
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