Choi Jin-cheul

Choi Jin-Cheul (born 26 March 1971) is a former South Korean football player. He has played for Korea Republic national team.

Choi Jin-cheul
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Choi in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth26 March 1971 (aged 55)
Place of birthJindo, Jeonnam, South Korea
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionCentre-back
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1993Soongsil University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1995Sangmu FC (draft)
1996–2007Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors241(18)
National team
2002South Korea U231[lower-greek 1](0)
1993South Korea B
1997–2006South Korea65(4)
Teams managed
2014–2015South Korea U17
2016Pohang Steelers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals !Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sangmu FC (draft) 1994 Semipro League
1995 Semipro League
Total
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1996 K League 27 0 2 1 29 1
1997 K League 9 0 12 2 21 2
1998 K League 11 6 16 2 27 8
1999 K League 26 7 9 2 35 9
2000 K League 25 2 7 1 32 3
2001 K League 21 0 4 0 1[a] 1 26 1
2002 K League 23 0 1 0 24 0
2003 K League 33 1 4 0 37 1
2004 K League 17 1 2 0 4 1 1[a] 0 24 2
2005 K League 19 0 2 0 11 1 32 1
2006 K League 16 1 0 0 4 0 10 1 3[b] 0 33 2
2007 K League 14 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 18 1
Total 241 18 9 0 71 10 12 2 5 1 338 31
Career total 241 18 9 0 71 10 12 2 5 1 338 31
  1. 1.0 1.1 Appearance in Korean Super Cup
  2. Two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, one appearance in Korean Super Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 1997 1 0
2001 4 0
2002 20 1
2003 8 0
2004 15 2
2005 3 1
2006 14 0
Career total 65 4
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Choi Jin-cheul
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 January 2002 Pasadena, United States  Costa Rica 1–2 1–3 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2 10 July 2004 Gwangju, South Korea  Bahrain 2–0 2–0 Friendly
3 13 October 2004 Beirut, Lebanon  Lebanon 1–0 1–1 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification
4 16 November 2005 Seoul, South Korea  Serbia and Montenegro 1–0 2–0 Friendly

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Note(s) Ref.
2018 God of Football with Hiddink Himself
2021–present Kick A Goal Himself
2022 Gundesliga Himself [3]

Honours

Player

Sangmu FC

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

South Korea B

South Korea

Individual

Television personality

List of awards and nominations received by TV personality Choi Jin-cheul
Award ceremony Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
SBS Entertainment Awards 2022 Leader of the Year Award[a] Kick A Goal Won [21]

Notes

  1. Appearance as an overage player in a friendly

References

  1. No Title (in ko). Naver (30 March 1993)The Hankyoreh. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. Choi Jin-cheul at Korea Football Association (in ko)KFA. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. Ji, Seung-hoon. No Title (in ko). Naver (April 14, 2022)YTN. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  4. Lee, Seung-soo. South Korea - List of Champions. RSSSF (13 May 2020). Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Lee, Seung-soo. South Korea - List of Cup Winners. RSSSF (8 April 2020). Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  6. Fujioka, Atsushi. Asian Champions' Cup. RSSSF (25 March 2020). Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  7. Asian Cup Winners' Cup. RSSSF (2016-03-03). Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  8. Morrison, Neil. East Asian Games. RSSSF (20 December 2019). Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  9. Stokkermans, Karel (20 December 2019). East Asian Championship. https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eastasia.html. Retrieved 2 September 2020. 
  10. . Kyeonggi Ilbo. 2002-08-03. https://www.kyeonggi.com/article/200208030051884. Retrieved 2024-06-19. 
  11. . The Dong-a Ilbo. 2003-08-04. https://www.donga.com/news/Sports/article/all/20030804/7970344/1. Retrieved 2024-06-19. 
  12. . Suwon Samsung Bluewings. 2004-07-04. http://www.bluewings.kr/index.php?mid=news&fbclid=IwAR0WgBzba1EOH9D4XY2ENQvMQl9g3rDxMwMETHWBiu7dIB3QG0eBeamrECM&page=366&document_srl=272969. Retrieved 2024-06-19. 
  13. . Suwon Samsung Bluewings. 2005-08-10. http://www.bluewings.kr/news/273229. Retrieved 2024-06-20. 
  14. . OhmyNews. 2006-08-09. https://star.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/OhmyStar/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0000351765. Retrieved 2024-06-19. 
  15. . The Chosun Ilbo. 2007-07-30. https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/07/30/2007073000491.html. Retrieved 2024-06-19. 
  16. No Title (in ko). Naver (20 December 2002)Yonhap News Agency.
  17. No Title (in ko). Naver (13 December 2003)YTN. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  18. No Title (in ko) (20 December 2006)Korean Broadcasting System. Retrieved 28 April 2020.[dead link]
  19. No Title (in ko). Naver (9 November 2006)Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  20. Lee, Min-ji. No Title (in ko). Naver (December 17, 2022)Newsen. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  21. Lee, Seung-gil. No Title (in ko). Naver (December 18, 2022)My Daily. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

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