Choi Jin-cheul

Choi Jin-cheul
Hangul	최진철
Hanja	崔眞喆
Revised Romanization	Choe Jin-cheol
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Chin-ch'ŏl

Choi Jin-Cheul
최진철
Personal information
Full name	Choi Jin-Cheul
Date of birth	March 26, 1971 (age 50)
Place of birth	Jindo, Jeonnam, South Korea
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1990–1995	Soongsil University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–2007	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Total
National team
1997–2006	South Korea
Teams managed
2008–2011	Gangwon FC (Coach)
2014–2015	South Korea U17
2016	Pohang Steelers
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Choi Jin-Cheul (born March 26, 1971) is a South Korean former football player who played for the K-League team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

Choi made 65 appearances for the South Korea national football team.^[1] He usually played as centre-back and made a very strong team with Hong Myung-Bo and Kim Tae-Young during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. As the oldest player of the Korean Nation Team for World Cup 2006, Choi was an influential and strongly reliable defender throughout his World Cup career (2002, 2006). Before the World Cup, he had already announced his retirement from the national team after the tournament.

In november 2021 Choi has signed with DH Entertainment.^[2]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
South Korea			League		KFA Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
1996	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	K League 1	27	0	?	?	2	1	-
1997			9	0	?	?	12	2	-
1998			11	6	?	?	16	2	-
1999			26	7	?	?	9	2	-
2000			25	2	?	?	7	1	-
2001			21	0	?	?	4	0	?	?
2002			23	0	?	?	1	0	?	?
2003			33	1	4	0	-		-		37	1
2004			17	1	2	0	4	1	?	?
2005			19	0	2	0	11	1	-		32	1
2006			16	1	0	0	4	0	10	1	30	2
2007			14	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	18	1
Total	South Korea		241	18			71	10
Career total			241	18			71	10

International goals[]

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
January 30, 2002	Pasadena, United States	Costa Rica	1 goal	1-3	2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
July 10, 2004	Gwangju, South Korea	Bahrain	1 goal	2-0	Friendly match
October 13, 2004	Beirut, Lebanon	Lebanon	1 goal	1-1	2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification
November 16, 2005	Seoul, South Korea	Serbia and Montenegro	1 goal	2-0	Friendly match

Honors[]

Club[]

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

FA Cup champion (3) : 2000, 2003, 2005
Korean FA Cup runner-up : 1999
Korean Super Cup champion (1) : 2004
Korean Super Cup runner-up : 2001, 2006
AFC Champions League champion (1) : 2006
Asian Cup Winners Cup runner-up : 2000

International[]

South Korea

FIFA World Cup fourth place: 2002
EAFF East Asian Cup (1) : 2003

Individual[]

K-League Best XI : 2002, 2003, 2006 (all DF)
K-League All-Star Game : 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

References[]

^ Mamrud, Roberto (2009-07-16). "South Korea - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
^ Ahn Ji-young (November 17, 2021). "최진철·김정우 '스포테이너' 합류…이천수·송종국과 한솥밥" [Choi Jin-cheol and Kim Jung-woo join 'Spotainer'... Lee Chun-su, Song Jong-guk and Hansot-bap] (in Korean). Munhwa. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Naver.

External links[]

Choi Jin-cheul – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
Choi Jin-cheul – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
National Team Player Record^{[permanent dead link]} (in Korean)
Choi Jin-cheul – FIFA competition record (archived)
Choi Jin-cheul at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] Mamrud, Roberto (2009-07-16). "South Korea - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-08-31.

[2] Ahn Ji-young (November 17, 2021). "최진철·김정우 '스포테이너' 합류…이천수·송종국과 한솥밥" [Choi Jin-cheol and Kim Jung-woo join 'Spotainer'... Lee Chun-su, Song Jong-guk and Hansot-bap] (in Korean). Munhwa. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Naver.

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