Choi Yong-soo
For the boxer, see Choi Yong-soo (boxer).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 10, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Busan, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Manager (Former Forward) | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Seoul (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1993 | Yonsei University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–2000 | LG Cheetahs / Anyang LG Cheetahs | 111 | (44) |
| 1997–1998 | → Sangmu (military service) | ? | (?) |
| 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 | 34 | (18) |
| 1995–2003 | South Korea | 69 | (27) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2011 | FC Seoul (coach) | ||
| 2011 | FC Seoul (caretaker) | ||
| 2012– | FC Seoul | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
| Choi Yong-soo | |
| Hangul | 최용수 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 崔龍洙 |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Yongsu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Yongsu |
Choi Yong-soo (born September 10, 1973) is a former professional footballer and current manager of FC Seoul. He spent his professional career playing in Korea and Japan as a striker.
Choi represented South Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1998 FIFA World Cup, and 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Playing career
Club career
Choi played the forward position for FC Seoul in South Korea's K League and other various clubs in Japan's J-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
He was appointed as assistant coach of FC Seoul in January 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 July 2015, Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty offered Choi as Manager with contract (2 years 6 months and $5 million). But Choi didn't accept offer due to loyalty of FC Seoul. [2]
Statistics
Club career
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Korea Republic | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 1994 | LG Cheetahs | K League | 29 | 9 | - | 6 | 1 | - | 35 | 10 | ||
| 1995 | 21 | 9 | - | 7 | 2 | - | 28 | 11 | ||||
| 1996 | Anyang LG Cheetahs | 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 | Total | |||||||
| 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 | Total | |||||||
| 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 | ||
| Total | 234 | 119 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 296 | 146 | ||
International career [3]
| 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 |
| Total | 69 | 27 |
International goals
- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | January 31, 1995 | .svg.png){kind=small} Hongkong |  Colombia | 1 goals | 1-0 | 1995 Carlsberg Cup |
| | May 28, 1997 |  Daejeon | Hong Kong | 2 goals | 4-0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| | June 14, 1997 | Suwon |  Ghana | 1 goal | 3-0 | 1997 Korea Cup |
| | August 24, 1997 | Daegu |  Tajikistan | 1 goal | 4-1 | Friendly match |
| | September 6, 1997 | Seoul |  Kazakhstan | 3 goals | 3-0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| | September 12, 1997 | Seoul |  Uzbekistan | 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 |  Egypt | 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 | Egypt | 1 goal | 1-1 (5-4 PSO) | 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 |  Czech Republic | 1 goal | 2-2 | Friendly match |
| | December 2, 1998 | Bangkok |  Turkmenistan | 2 goals | 2-3 | 1998 Asian Games |
| | December 4, 1998 | Bangkok |  Vietnam | 2 goals | 4-0 | 1998 Asian Games |
| | December 7, 1998 | Bangkok |  Japan | 2 goals | 2-0 | 1998 Asian Games |
| | December 11, 1998 | Bangkok |  Kuwait | 1 goal | 1-0 | 1998 Asian Games |
| | September 13, 2001 | Daejeon |  Nigeria | 1 goal | 2-2 | Friendly match |
| | November 13, 2001 | Gwangju |  Croatia | 1 goal | 1-1 | Friendly match |
Managerial statistics
- As of 7 April 2015
| Team | Nation | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | ||||
| FC Seoul | |
26 April 2011 | Present | 197 | 102 | 52 | 43 | 51.78 | 312 | 195 | +117 |
| Total | 197 | 102 | 52 | 43 | 51.78 | 312 | 195 | +117 | |||
Honours
Player
- International
- 2002 FIFA World Cup : 4th place
Manager
- K League (1): 2012
- Korean FA Cup (1): 2015
- Korean FA Cup Runner-up: 2014
- AFC Champions League Runner-up: 2013
Individual
Player
- K League MVP Award: 2000
- K League Rookie of the Year Award: 1994
- K League Best XI: 2000
- Korean FA Cup Top Scorer Award: 1999
Manager
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.[4]
References
- ↑ "‘독수리’ 최용수, FC 서울 둥지 복귀" (in Korean). FC Seoul.com. 30 January 2006.
- ↑ "'의리'지킨 최용수, FC서울 잔류 "장쑤 안간다"" (in Korean). Yonhap News. 3 July 2015.
- ↑ National Team Stats at KFA
- ↑ ‘독수리’ 최용수，결혼 15개월 만에 파경
External links
- Choi Yong-soo – K League stats at kleague.com
- Choi Yong-soo – National Team Stats at KFA (Korean)
- Choi Yong-soo – FIFA competition record
- Choi Yong-soo at National-Football-Teams.com
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ahn Jung-hwan |
K League Most Valuable Player 2000 |
Succeeded by Shin Tae-yong |
| Preceded by Jung Kwang-seok |
K-League Rookie of the Year 1994 |
Succeeded by Roh Sang-rae |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Kang Chun-ho |
Anyang LG Cheetahs captain 1999–2000 |
Succeeded by Kim Gwi-hwa |
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