Choi Yong-soo

Sooth Korean fitbawer

Choi Yong-soo (born 10 September 1973) is a umwhile profeesional fitbawer an current manager o FC Seoul. He spent his profeesional career playin in Korea an Japan as a striker.

Choi Yong-soo
Personal information
Date o birth (1973-09-10) 10 September 1973 (age 50)
Place o birth Busan, Sooth Korea
Hicht 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playin poseetion Manager (Umwhile Forrit)
Club information
Current team
FC Seoul (manager)
Hauflin career
1992–1993 Yonsei Varsity
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2000 LG Cheetahs / Anyang LG Cheetahs 111 (44)
1997–1998Sangmu (military service) ? (?)
2001–2003 JEF United Ichihara 73 (54)
2004–2005 Kyoto Purple Sanga 33 (20)
2005 Júbilo Iwata 15 (1)
2006 FC Seoul 2 (0)
Total 234 (119)
Naitional team
1993 Sooth Korea U-20 9 (4)
1994–1996 Sooth Korea U-23 34 (18)
1995–2003 Sooth Korea 69 (27)
Teams manisht
2006–2011 FC Seoul (assistant)
2011– FC Seoul
* Senior club appearances an goals coontit for the domestic league anerly
Choi Yong-soo
Hangul
최용수
Hanja
崔龍洙
Revised RomanisationChoe Yongsu
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Yongsu

Choi representit Sooth Korea at the 1996 Simmer Olympics, 1998 FIFA Warld Cup, an 2002 FIFA Warld Cup.

Playin career eedit

Club career eedit

Choi played the forward poseetion for LG Cheetahs / Anyang LG Cheetahs / FC Seoul in Sooth Korea's K League Classic an ither various clubs in Japan's J-League. He is considered ane o the FC Seoul's legends.

Internaitional career eedit

Choi haes played in 1996 Simmer Olympics an representit his kintra at 1998 an 2002 FIFA Warld Cup. In Australie an Pakistan, Choi is kent as "Younis Choi", gien tae him in recogneetion o his law, swervin shots on goal - hintle lik the signature delivery bouled bi Pakistani cricketer Waqar Younis.

Managerial career eedit

He wis appointit as assistant coach o FC Seoul in Januar 2006. In Apryle 2011, he wis promotit as the caretaker coach. Efter leadin club tae a fift place, he wis namit as club's permanent coach in Dizember 2012 an wan the 2012 K-League.

Statistics eedit

Club career eedit

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Tot
Saison Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Korea Republic League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Tot
1994 LG Cheetahs K League 29 9 - 6 1 - 35 10
1995 21 9 - 7 2 - 28 11
1996 Anyang LG Cheetahs K League 16 4 1 0 6 1 - 23 5
1997 Sangmu None - - -
1998 - - -
1999 Anyang LG Cheetahs K League 20 12 3 5 7 2 - 30 19
2000 25 10 9 4 2 1 36 15
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Asia Tot
2001 JEF United Ichihara J. League 1 26 21 3 4 5 2 - 34 27
2002 23 16 4 3 1 0 - 28 19
2003 24 17 0 0 2 0 - 26 17
2004 Kyoto Purple Sanga J. League 2 33 20 1 0 - - 34 20
2005 Júbilo Iwata J. League 1 15 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 20 3
Korea Republic League FA Cup League Cup Asia Tot
2006 FC Seoul K League 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0
Country Korea Republic 113 44 4 5 35 10 2 1 154 60
Japan 121 75 8 7 9 2 4 2 142 86
Tot 234 119 12 12 44 12 6 3 296 146

Internaitional career [1] eedit

Korea Republic national team
Year Apps Goals
1995 5 1
1996 0 0
1997 15 11
1998 24 13
1999 0 0
2000 5 0
2001 6 2
2002 8 0
2003 6 0
Tot 69 27

Internaitional goals eedit

Results leet Sooth Korea's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
Januar 31, 1995   Hongkong   Colombie 1 goals 1-0 1995 Carlsberg Cup
3
May 28, 1997   Daejeon   Hong Kong 2 goals 4-0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4
Juin 14, 1997   Suwon   Ghana 1 goal 3-0 1997 Korea Cup
5
August 24, 1997   Daegu   Tajikistan 1 goal 4-1 Friendly match
8
September 6, 1997   Seoul   Kazakhstan 3 goals 3-0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
9
September 12, 1997   Seoul   Uzbekistan 1 goal 2-1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
10
October 11, 1997   Almaty   Kazakhstan 1 goal 1-1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
12
October 18, 1997   Tashkent   Uzbekistan 2 goals 5-1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
13
Januar 27, 1998   Bangkok   Egyp 1 goal 2-0 1998 King's Cup
14
Januar 29, 1998   Bangkok   Thailand 1 goal 2-0 1998 King's Cup
15
Januar 31, 1998   Bangkok   Egyp 1 goal 1-1 (5-4 PSO) 1998 King's Cup
16
Februar 7, 1998   Auckland   New Zealand 1 goal 1-0 Friendly match
17
Apryle 18, 1998   Skopje   North Macedonie 1 goal 2-2 Friendly match
18
May 27, 1998   Seoul   Czech Republic 1 goal 2-2 Friendly match
20
December 2, 1998   Bangkok   Turkmenistan 2 goals 2-3 1998 Asian Games
22
December 4, 1998   Bangkok   Vietnam 2 goals 4-0 1998 Asian Games
24
December 7, 1998   Bangkok   Japan 2 goals 2-0 1998 Asian Games
25
December 11, 1998   Bangkok   Kuwait 1 goal 1-0 1998 Asian Games
26
September 13, 2001   Daejeon   Nigerie 1 goal 2-2 Friendly match
27
November 13, 2001   Gwangju   Croatie 1 goal 1-1 Friendly match

Managerial statistics eedit

As o End of 2013 Season
Team Nation Frae Tae Record
G W D L Win % GF GA GD
FC Seoul   26 Apryle 2011 Present 138 77 33 28 055.80 239 148 +91
Tot 138 77 33 28 055.80 239 148 +91

Honours eedit

Player eedit

LG Cheetahs / Anyang LG Cheetahs / FC Seoul

Individual eedit

Manager eedit

FC Seoul

Individual eedit

Personal life eedit

He divorcit his wife in November 2006 efter a 15-month-lang marriage. His umwhile wife, a ane-time contestant in a Miss Korea pageant, went throu the legal procedurs tae tak hauf the estate properties unner Choi's name per thair prenuptial greement.[2]

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