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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | South Korea U20 | 9 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1996 | South Korea U23 | 41 [lower-greek 1] | (25) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2003 | South Korea | 69 | (27) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | FC Seoul (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | FC Seoul | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Jiangsu Suning | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | FC Seoul | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Gangwon FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Choi Yong-soo | |
Hangul | 최용수 |
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Hanja | 崔龍洙 |
Revised Romanization | Choe Yongsu |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Yongsu |
Choi Yong-soo (born 10 September 1973) is a South Korean professional football manager and former player.
Choi played as a striker for Anyang LG Cheetahs (currently FC Seoul) in South Korea's K League. In 2000,he led Anyang to the K League title,receiving the K League MVP Award. He is considered one of the FC Seoul's legends. [1]
Choi also played for the South Korean national team in 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Choi was appointed as the assistant coach of FC Seoul in August 2006,and was promoted as the caretaker manager in April 2011. He was finally named a permanent coach after leading Seoul as a caretaker manager during the 2011 season. He led his team to the 2012 K League title and the 2013 AFC Champions League Final. They drew all two matches of the Champions League final against Guangzhou Evergrande,a Chinese club led by Marcello Lippi,but couldn't get the title due to the away goals rule. Nevertheless,Choi was named the AFC Coach of the Year.
On 21 June 2016,he was officially appointed as the manager of a 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 from Jiangsu Suning.
On 11 October 2018,Choi was officially reappointed as the manager of FC Seoul,which was being threatened with relegation. On 9 December 2018,Choi won the relegation playoffs against Busan IPark,successfully keeping Seoul in the K League. [2] On 30 July 2020,he resigned from Seoul due to his poor results in the 2020 season. [3]
On 17 November 2021,Choi started to manage Gangwon FC. On 14 June 2023,Choi was replaced by Yoon Jong-hwan at Gangwon FC.
Choi 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]
In Australia and Pakistan,Choi 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.[ citation needed ]
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 | Semipro League | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | ? | ? | ||
1998 | Semipro 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 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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South Korea | 1995 | 5 | 1 |
1997 | 15 | 11 | |
1998 | 24 | 13 | |
2000 | 5 | 0 | |
2001 | 6 | 2 | |
2002 | 8 | 0 | |
2003 | 6 | 0 | |
Career total | 69 | 27 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 31 January 1995 | Hong Kong | 1 | Colombia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1995 Lunar New Year Cup |
2 | 28 May 1997 | Daejeon, South Korea | 7 | Hong Kong | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 3–0 | ||||||
4 | 14 June 1997 | Suwon, South Korea | 9 | Ghana | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1997 Korea Cup |
5 | 24 August 1997 | Daegu, South Korea | 12 | Tajikistan | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
6 | 6 September 1997 | Seoul, South Korea | 14 | Kazakhstan | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7 | 2–0 | ||||||
8 | 3–0 | ||||||
9 | 12 September 1997 | Seoul, South Korea | 15 | Uzbekistan | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
10 | 11 October 1997 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 18 | Kazakhstan | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
11 | 18 October 1997 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 19 | Uzbekistan | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
12 | 3–0 | ||||||
13 | 27 January 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | 21 | Egypt | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1998 King's Cup |
14 | 29 January 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | 22 | Thailand | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1998 King's Cup |
15 | 31 January 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | 23 | Egypt | 1–1 | 1–1 ( a.e.t. ) (5–4 p ) | 1998 King's Cup |
16 | 7 February 1998 | Auckland, New Zealand | 24 | New Zealand | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
17 | 18 April 1998 | Skopje, Macedonia | 30 | North Macedonia | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
18 | 27 May 1998 | Seoul, South Korea | 34 | Czech Republic | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
19 | 2 December 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | 39 | Turkmenistan | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1998 Asian Games |
20 | 2–0 | ||||||
21 | 4 December 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | 40 | Vietnam | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1998 Asian Games |
22 | 4–0 | ||||||
23 | 7 December 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | 41 | Japan | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1998 Asian Games |
24 | 2–0 | ||||||
25 | 11 December 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | 43 | Kuwait | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1998 Asian Games |
26 | 13 September 2001 | Daejeon, South Korea | 54 | Nigeria | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
27 | 13 November 2001 | Gwangju, South Korea | 55 | Croatia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
FC Seoul [lower-alpha 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-alpha 1] | 18 October 2018 | 30 July 2020 | 63 | 22 | 15 | 26 | 34.92 |
Gangwon FC | 17 November 2021 | 14 June 2023 | 63 | 21 | 14 | 28 | 33.33 |
Total | 434 | 200 | 107 | 127 | 46.08 | ||
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