Cho Young-jeung

Cho Young-jeung

Personal information
Full name	Cho Young-jeung
Date of birth	(1954-08-18) 18 August 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth	Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Sweeper
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1977	Chung-Ang University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977	Korea First Bank
1978–1979	ROK Navy (draft)
1980	Korea First Bank
1981–1982	Portland Timbers	50	(3)
1981–1982	Portland Timbers (indoor)	15	(5)
1982–1983	Chicago Sting (indoor)	39	(6)
1983	Chicago Sting	27	(1)
1984–1987	Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso	50	(13)
Total		181	(28)
International career
1973–1974	South Korea U20
1975–1986	South Korea	113	(1)
Managerial career
1994–1996	LG Cheetahs
1998–2000	South Korea U20
Medal record Representing   South Korea Men's football Asian Games 1978 Bangkok Team 1986 Seoul Team AFC Asian Cup 1980 Kuwait Team AFC Youth Championship 1973 Iran Team [1] 1974 Thailand Team [2]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Korean name, the family name is Cho .

Cho Young-jeung (born 18 August 1954) is a South Korean former footballer who played as a defender. He won two Asian Games, and participated in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Cho was allowed to participate in tryouts for North American Soccer League (NASL) clubs by the Korea Football Association when the national team left for Los Angeles to train in February 1981. ^[3] He joined Portland Timbers after having offers from four clubs. ^[4] He played both football and indoor soccer for Portland Timbers, becoming the first Asian to play indoor soccer. ^[5] In 1982, he made the cover of Kick, the official magazine of the NASL, ^{[6] [7]} and was selected for the first team of the NASL all-stars. He returned to his country after the K League was founded in 1983.

Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso was a newly-formed weak team in the K League when Cho joined it in 1984, and so he played as a forward or midfielder in unfamiliar positions if necessary. ^[8] However, he scored nine goals in the 1984 season, and was selected as the Exemplary Award winner and one of the K League Best XI. ^[9] He also scored in six consecutive games, becoming a record holder until Hwang Sun-hong broke the record in 1995. ^[10]

Style of play

Cho was one of the best centre-backs in South Korea and the United States during the 1980s. He didn't have rapid pace and great stamina, but he was noted for his prediction, positional sense and team play. He also had a burly physique and so was skilled in tussle and tackle. ^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Korea First Bank	1977	Semipro League	?	?	?	?	—		?	?	?	?
ROK Navy (draft)	1978	Semipro League	?	?	?	?	—		?	?	?	?
	1979	Semipro League	?	?	?	?	—		?	?	?	?
	Total		?	?	?	?	—		?	?	?	?
Korea First Bank	1980	Semipro League	?	?	?	?	—		?	?	?	?
Portland Timbers	1981	North American Soccer League	25	2	—		?	?	—		25	2
	1982	North American Soccer League	25	1	—		—		—		25	2
	Total		50	3	—		?	?	—		50	3
Portland Timbers (indoor)	1981–82	North American Soccer League	15	5	—		—		—		15	5
Chicago Sting (indoor)	1982–83	Major Indoor Soccer League	39	6	—		?	?	—		39	6
Chicago Sting	1983	North American Soccer League	27	1	—		?	?	—		27	1
Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso	1984	K League	28	9	—		—		—		28	9
	1985	K League	5	1	—		—		—		5	1
	1986	K League	10	3	—		2	1	—		12	4
	1987	K League	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	Total		50	13	—		2	1	—		52	14
Career total			181	28	?	?	2	1	?	?	183	29

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year ^[12]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	1975	19	0
	1976	7	0
	1977	26	1
	1978	14	0
	1979	5	0
	1980	17	0
	1981	4	0
	1984	5	0
	1985	8	0
	1986	8	0
Career total		113	1

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Cho Young-jeung

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 February 1977	Manama, Bahrain	28	Bahrain	3–0	4–1	Friendly

Honours

Player

ROK Navy

• Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1978 ^[13]
• Korean President's Cup: 1979 ^[14]

Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso

• K League 1: 1985 ^[13]

South Korea

• Asian Games: 1978, 1986 ^[15]
• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1980 ^[16]
• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1987 ^[17]

Individual

• Korean FA Best XI: 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986 ^{[18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]}
• Korean FA Most Valuable Player: 1977 ^[19]
• NASL All-Star First Team: 1982; Second Team: 1983 ^[24]
• K League 1 Best XI: 1984, 1986 ^{[25] [26]}

Manager

LG Cheetahs

• Korean League Cup runner-up: 1994 ^[14]

See also

• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

References

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2. 청소년蹴球 후보選手 18명 確定 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 4 March 1974.
3. 蹴球協 花郎 趙榮増·金黃鎬선수 프로팀入團 테스트 허용. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 5 February 1981. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
4. 趙榮增·金黃鎬 美프로蹴球 진출. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 4 March 1981. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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18. 최우수 축구선수 金鎬坤 선정 體育記者團. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 28 January 1976. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
19. 趙榮增 최우수選手로 新聞·通信 蹴球기자 선정. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 26 December 1977. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
20. 최우수선수 金在漢 蹴球베스트11 선정. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 16 January 1979. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
21. 최우수選手 朴成華 체육기자단 蹴球11. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 26 December 1979. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
22. 80最優秀선수 李榮武 蹴球기자단 選定…27일표창 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 21 January 1981.
23. 축구「올해의 베스트11」선정. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 17 December 1986. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
24. "North American Soccer League (1968-1984)". OoCities.org. Steve Dimitry's Extinct Sports Leagues. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
25. 슈퍼리그 84大長征 회심의 골인「대우王冠」빛나다 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 12 November 1984.
26. 86 축구대제전 베스트11 선정 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 18 November 1986.

External links

• Cho Young-jeung – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Cho Young-jeung – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
• Cho Young-jeung – FIFA competition record (archived)
• North American Soccer League Player Profile
• Cho Young-jeung at National-Football-Teams.com