Choi Soon-ho

Choi Soon-ho (Hangul: 최순호; Hanja: 崔淳鎬; born 10 January 1962 in Cheongju) is a South Korean football manager and former professional football player. Regarded as one of the greatest South Korean strikers of all time, Choi was proficient at controlling the ball with various skills, including shooting, dribbling, touch and passing, and also had rapid speed, wide vision and supple body. He normally played as a striker, but he could also play as an attacking midfielder who creates chances.[3][4]

Choi Soon-ho
Choi in 2015
Personal information
Full name Choi Soon-ho
Date of birth (1962-01-10) 10 January 1962
Place of birth Cheongju, Chungbuk, South Korea
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Cheongju Commercial High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983[1] Kwangwoon University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1987 Pohang Steelworks 55 (21)
1988–1990 Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso 28 (2)
1991 POSCO Atoms 16 (0)
1992–1993 Rodez 18 (2)
Total 117 (25)
National team‡
1979–1981 South Korea U20 10 (6)
1980–1991 South Korea 96 (30)
Teams managed
2000–2004 Pohang Steelers
2006–2008 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
2009–2011 Gangwon FC
2016–2019 Pohang Steelers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 Aug 2007
Choi Soon-ho
Hangul
최순호
Hanja
崔淳鎬
Revised RomanizationChoe Sun-ho
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Sun-ho
In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

International career

Choi was named in the South Korea squad for the 1980 AFC Asian Cup. He scored seven goals including two goals against Kuwait, and a hat-trick against United Arab Emirates in the group stage. South Korea met Kuwait again at the final, but they lost this time. He became the youngest top scorer at age 18 in the history of the AFC Asian Cup.

In March 1981, he won the 1980 AFC Youth Championship, in which he scored four goals, with the South Korea under-20 team. In the same year, he also played at the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, and defeated Italy 4–1 in the group stage by recording two goals and two assists.[4]

He was selected for the South Korea squad for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He contributed more than half of team's 17 goals with one goal and eight assists in eight games of the qualification.[4] He recorded two assists and a goal, scored outside the penalty area against Italy, in the group stage.[5]

After the World Youth Championship, a Serie A club Juventus was interested in Choi, but his team Pohang consistently rejected their offer, although their interest lasted until the end of the 1986 World Cup.[3][6]

Career statistics

Club

Source:[7]

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division ClubGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Pohang Steelworks 1980Semipro League [lower-alpha 1]— [lower-alpha 2]
1981Semipro League [lower-alpha 1]—[lower-alpha 2]
1982Semipro League [lower-alpha 1]—[lower-alpha 2]
1983K League22[lower-alpha 1]—[lower-alpha 2]22
1984K League2414———2414
1985K League52———52
1986K League81—10—91
1987K League162———162
Total552110—5621
Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso 1988K League 111[lower-alpha 1]——111
1989K League 90[lower-alpha 1]——90
1990K League 81———81
Total282——282
POSCO Atoms1991K League160———160
Rodez 1992–93French Division 2 182[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4]—182
Career total117251011825
  1. Appearance(s) in Korean National Championship
  2. Appearance(s) in Korean President's Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in Coupe de France
  4. Appearance(s) in Coupe de la Ligue

International

Source:[8]

National teamYearAppsGoals
South Korea 198088
198142
1982114
198360
198462
1985127
198694
198740
198852
1989101
1990180
199140
Total9730

International goals
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
August 25, 1980Chuncheon, South Korea Indonesia1 goal3–01980 Korea Cup
September 16, 1980Kuwait City, Kuwait Malaysia1 goal1–11980 AFC Asian Cup
September 19, 1980Kuwait City, Kuwait Qatar1 goal2–01980 AFC Asian Cup
September 21, 1980Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait2 goals3–01980 AFC Asian Cup
September 24, 1980Kuwait City, Kuwait United Arab Emirates3 goals4–11980 AFC Asian Cup
April 24, 1981Kuwait City, Kuwait Thailand2 goals5–11982 FIFA World Cup qualification
March 21, 1982Seoul, South Korea Japan1 goal3–0Friendly match
June 11, 1982Gwangyang, South Korea Bahrain1 goal3–01982 Korea Cup
November 21, 1982New Delhi, India South Yemen2 goals3–01982 Asian Games
April 19, 1984Singapore, Singapore Bahrain1 goal1–01984 Summer Olympics qualification
April 22, 1984Singapore, Singapore New Zealand1 goal2–01984 Summer Olympics qualification
June 6, 1985Daejeon, South Korea Thailand1 goal3–21985 Korea Cup
June 8, 1985Gwangju, South Korea Bahrain2 goals3–01985 Korea Cup
June 15, 1985Seoul, South Korea Iraq2 goals2–01985 Korea Cup
July 30, 1985Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia1 goal4–11986 FIFA World Cup qualification
December 14, 1985Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico Algeria1 goal2–01985 Mexico Tournament
June 10, 1986Puebla, Mexico Italy1 goal2–31986 FIFA World Cup
September 20, 1986Busan, South Korea India1 goal3–01986 Asian Games
October 3, 1986Seoul, South Korea Indonesia2 goals4–01986 Asian Games
June 19, 1988Suwon, South Korea Zambia1 goal4–01988 Korea Cup
October 26, 1988Tokyo, Japan Japan1 goal1–0Friendly match
May 27, 1989Seoul, South Korea Malaysia1 goal3–01990 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Player

Pohang Steelworks

Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso

South Korea U20

South Korea

Individual

Manager

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard

Individual

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