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.
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Full name | Choi Yong-soo | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Choi Yong-soo | |
Hangul | 최용수 |
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Hanja | 崔龍洙 |
Revised Romanization | Choe Yongsu |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Yongsu |
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 | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Anyang LG Cheetahs | 1994 | K League | 29 | 9 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 35 | 10 | ||
1995 | K League | 21 | 9 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 28 | 11 | |||
1996 | K League | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 23 | 5 | ||
1999 | K League | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | 30 | 19 | ||
2000 | K League | 25 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 15 | |||
Total | 111 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 152 | 60 | ||
Sangmu FC (draft) | 1997 | Semi-pro League | — | — | ||||||||
1998 | Semi-pro League | — | — | |||||||||
Total | — | — | ||||||||||
JEF United Ichihara | 2001 | J1 League | 26 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 34 | 27 | |
2002 | J1 League | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 19 | ||
2003 | J1 League | 24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 17 | ||
Total | 73 | 54 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | 88 | 63 | |||
Kyoto Purple Sanga (loan) | 2004 | J2 League | 33 | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 20 | ||
Júbilo Iwata | 2005 | J1 League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 3 |
FC Seoul | 2006 | K League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 234 | 119 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 296 | 146 |
International
Source:[3]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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South Korea U20 | 1992 | 6 | 4 |
1993 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 4 | |
South Korea U23 | 1994 | 1 | 0 |
1995 | 17 | 11 | |
1996 | 13 | 7 | |
Total | 31[lower-alpha 1] | 18 | |
South Korea | 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 | |
Total | 69 | 27 | |
Career total | 109 | 49 | |
- 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.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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January 31, 1995 | Hong Kong | ![]() | 1 goal | 1–0 | 1995 Carlsberg Cup | |
May 28, 1997 | Daejeon, South Korea | ![]() | 2 goals | 4–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
June 14, 1997 | Suwon, South Korea | ![]() | 1 goal | 3–0 | 1997 Korea Cup | |
August 24, 1997 | Daegu, South Korea | ![]() | 1 goal | 4–1 | Friendly match | |
September 6, 1997 | Seoul, South Korea | ![]() | 3 goals | 3–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
September 12, 1997 | Seoul, South Korea | ![]() | 1 goal | 2–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
October 11, 1997 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | ![]() | 1 goal | 1–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
October 18, 1997 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ![]() | 2 goals | 5–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
January 27, 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() | 1 goal | 2–0 | 1998 King's Cup | |
January 29, 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() | 1 goal | 2–0 | 1998 King's Cup | |
January 31, 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() | 1 goal | 1–1 (5–4 p) | 1998 King's Cup | |
February 7, 1998 | Auckland, New Zealand | ![]() | 1 goal | 1–0 | Friendly match | |
April 18, 1998 | Skopje, Macedonia | ![]() | 1 goal | 2–2 | Friendly match | |
May 27, 1998 | Seoul, South Korea | ![]() | 1 goal | 2–2 | Friendly match | |
December 2, 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() | 2 goals | 2–3 | 1998 Asian Games | |
December 4, 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() | 2 goals | 4–0 | 1998 Asian Games | |
December 7, 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() | 2 goals | 2–0 | 1998 Asian Games | |
December 11, 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() | 1 goal | 1–0 | 1998 Asian Games | |
September 13, 2001 | Daejeon, South Korea | ![]() | 1 goal | 2–2 | Friendly match | |
November 13, 2001 | Gwangju, South Korea | ![]() | 1 goal | 1–1 | Friendly match | |
Managerial
- As of 30 July 2020
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
FC Seoul[lower-greek 1] | 26 April 2011 | 22 June 2016 | 266 | 138 | 70 | 58 | 51.88 |
Jiangsu Suning | 1 July 2016 | 1 June 2017 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 45.24 |
FC Seoul[lower-greek 2] | 18 October 2018 | 30 July 2020 | 63 | 22 | 15 | 26 | 34.92 |
Total | 371 | 179 | 93 | 99 | 48.25 | ||
- Includes K League, Korean League Cup, Korean FA Cup and AFC Champions League
- Includes K League, Korean League Cup, Korean FA Cup and AFC Champions League
Honours
Player
FC Seoul
South Korea U20
- AFC Youth Championship runner-up: 1992
South Korea
- FIFA World Cup fourth place: 2002
- EAFF Championship: 2003
Individual
Manager
FC Seoul
- K League 1: 2012
- Korean FA Cup: 2015
- AFC Champions League runner-up: 2013
Jiangsu Suning
- Chinese FA Cup runner-up: 2016
Individual
- K League 1 Manager of the Year: 2012
- Asian Coach of the Year: 2013
- Korean FA Cup Best Manager: 2015
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
- "'독수리' 최용수, FC 서울 둥지 복귀" (in Korean). FC Seoul.com. 30 January 2006.
- 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.
- 최용수 CHOI Yongsoo FW. KFA.or.kr (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- "Asian Player of the Year". RSSSF. 18 January 2018.
- ‘독수리’ 최용수,결혼 15개월 만에 파경. Naver.com (in Korean). 24 November 2006.
External links
- Choi Yong-Su at Olympedia
- Choi Yong-Su at the International Olympic Committee
- Choi Yong-Su at the Olympic Channel
- Choi Yongsoo – FIFA competition record
- Choi Yongsoo – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Choi Yong-soo – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2018-07-11)
- Choi Yong-Soo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Choi Yong Soo at J.League (in Japanese)
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Preceded by Kang Chun-ho |
Anyang LG Cheetahs captain 1999–2000 |
Succeeded by Kim Gwi-hwa |