Choi Sung-yong

Choi Sung-Yong
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Personal information
Full name	Choi Sung-Yong
Date of birth	(1975-12-25) 25 December 1975 (age 46)
Place of birth	Masan, Gyeongnam, South Korea
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Wingback / midfielder
Club information
Current team	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (coach)
Youth career
1994–1996	Korea University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Sangmu (army)	Not joined K1
1999–2000	Vissel Kobe	51	(0)
2001	LASK Linz	19	(1)
2002–2006	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	78	(1)
2006–2007	Yokohama FC	22	(0)
2007	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	8	(0)
2008–2010	Thespa Kusatsu	48	(0)
National team
1993	South Korea U-20
1994–1996	South Korea U-23	37	(0)
1995–2003	South Korea	65	(1)
Teams managed
2011–2012	Gangwon FC (reserve coach)
2013–	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Choi Sung-Yong (born 25 December 1975) is a former South Korean football wingback and midfielder.

He played in all of South Korea's matches at the 1998 World Cup and was also a member of the 2002 World Cup squad. He made his debut for the South Korea national team in 1995 against Japan.

After the 2002 FIFA World Cup in his country, he joined Korean premier club Suwon Samsung Bluewings and helped the team to win the Championship title.

Statistics[]

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International goals[]

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
4 March 1998	Yokohama, Japan	China PR	1 goal	2-1	1998 Dynasty Cup

References[]

External links[]

• Choi Sung-yong – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• National Team Player Record^{[permanent dead link]} (in Korean)
• Choi Sung-yong – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Choi Sung-yong at National-Football-Teams.com
• Choi Sung-yong at J.League (in Japanese)