Choi Yong-soo

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Choi Yong-soo
Personal information
Full name Choi Yong-soo
Date of birth (1973-09-10) 10 September 1973 (age 48)
Place of birth Busan, South Korea
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
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)
National team
1992–1993 South Korea U20 9 (4)
1994–1996 South Korea U23 31[a] (18)
1995–2003 South Korea 69 (27)
Teams managed
2011 FC Seoul (caretaker)
2012–2016 FC Seoul
2016–2017 Jiangsu Suning
2018–2020 FC Seoul
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Choi Yong-soo
Hangul
최용수
Hanja
崔龍洙
Revised RomanizationChoe Yongsu
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Yongsu
For the boxer, see Choi Yong-soo (boxer).
In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Choi Yong-soo (born 10 September 1973) is a former professional footballer. He spent his professional career playing in Korea and Japan as a striker.

Choi represented South Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1998 FIFA World Cup, and 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Club career[]

Choi played the forward position for FC Seoul in South Korea's K League and other various clubs in Japan's J1 League. He is considered one of the FC Seoul's legends.[1]

International career[]

Choi has played in 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship and 1996 Summer Olympics and also represented his country at 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup. In Australia and Pakistan, Yong-soo 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]

Managerial career[]

Choi was appointed as assistant coach of FC Seoul in August 2006. In April 2011, he was promoted as the caretaker coach. After leading club to a fifth place, he was named as club's permanent coach in December 2012 and won 2012 K League. In 2013, Choi led the club to the final of the 2013 AFC Champions League. They drew all two matches of the final against the chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande but didn't get the title due to the away goals rule. Choi was named the AFC Coach of the Year.

On 21 June 2016, he was officially appointed as a manager of the 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 Jiangsu Suning manager.

On 11 October 2018, Choi was officially reappointed as FC Seoul manager. On 9 December 2018, Choi won the K League playoffs against Busan IPark, successfully keeping FC Seoul in the K League.[2]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
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 Semi-pro League — —
1998 Semi-pro 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

International[]

Source:[3]

National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea U20 1992 6 4
1993 3 0
Total 9 4
South Korea U23 1994 1 0
1995 17 11
1996 13 7
Total 31[a] 18
South Korea 1995 5 1
1996 0 0
1997 15 11
1998 24 13
1999 0 0
2000 5 0
2001 6 2
2002 8 0
2003 6 0
Total 69 27
Career total 109 49
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Does not include nine appearances and seven goals against club teams, an appearance against South Korea national team

International goals[]

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
 31 January 1995 Hong Kong  Colombia 1 goal 1–0 1995 Carlsberg Cup
3
 28 May 1997 Daejeon, South Korea  Hong Kong 2 goals 4–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4
 14 June 1997 Suwon, South Korea  Ghana 1 goal 3–0 1997 Korea Cup
5
 24 August 1997 Daegu, South Korea  Tajikistan 1 goal 4–1 Friendly match
8
 6 September 1997 Seoul, South Korea  Kazakhstan 3 goals 3–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
9
 12 September 1997 Seoul, South Korea  Uzbekistan 1 goal 2–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
10
 11 October 1997 Almaty, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 1 goal 1–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
12
 18 October 1997 Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Uzbekistan 2 goals 5–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
13
 27 January 1998 Bangkok, Thailand  Egypt 1 goal 2–0 1998 King's Cup
14
 29 January 1998 Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 1 goal 2–0 1998 King's Cup
15
 31 January 1998 Bangkok, Thailand  Egypt 1 goal 1–1 (5–4 p) 1998 King's Cup
16
 7 February 1998 Auckland, New Zealand  New Zealand 1 goal 1–0 Friendly match
17
 18 April 1998 Skopje, Macedonia  North Macedonia 1 goal 2–2 Friendly match
18
 27 May 1998 Seoul, South Korea  Czech Republic 1 goal 2–2 Friendly match
20
 2 December 1998 Bangkok, Thailand  Turkmenistan 2 goals 2–3 1998 Asian Games
22
 4 December 1998 Bangkok, Thailand  Vietnam 2 goals 4–0 1998 Asian Games
24
 7 December 1998 Bangkok, Thailand  Japan 2 goals 2–0 1998 Asian Games
25
 11 December 1998 Bangkok, Thailand  Kuwait 1 goal 1–0 1998 Asian Games
26
 13 September 2001 Daejeon, South Korea  Nigeria 1 goal 2–2 Friendly match
27
 13 November 2001 Gwangju, South Korea  Croatia 1 goal 1–1 Friendly match

Managerial[]

As of 30 July 2020
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
FC Seoul[α] 26 April 2011 22 June 2016 266 138 70 58 051.88
Jiangsu Suning 1 July 2016 1 June 2017 42 19 8 15 045.24
FC Seoul[β] 18 October 2018 30 July 2020 63 22 15 26 034.92
Total 371 179 93 99 048.25
  1. ^ Includes K League, Korean League Cup, Korean FA Cup and AFC Champions League
  2. ^ Includes K League, Korean League Cup, Korean FA Cup and AFC Champions League

Honours[]

Player[]

FC Seoul

South Korea U20

  • AFC Youth Championship runner-up: 1992

South Korea

Individual

Manager[]

FC Seoul

Jiangsu Suning

Individual

Personal life[]

He 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.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "'독수리' 최용수, FC 서울 둥지 복귀" (in Korean). FC Seoul.com. 30 January 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  2. ^ Ha, Sung-ryong (18 December 2018). 간신히 1부 잔류한 FC서울…최용수 감독 "잠도 못 잤다" [FC Seoul, barely staying on the K-league Classic, coach Choi Yong-soo said, "I couldn't sleep."] (in Korean). SBS.
  3. ^ 최용수 CHOI Yongsoo FW. KFA.or.kr (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Asian Player of the Year". RSSSF. 18 January 2018.
  5. ^ ‘독수리’ 최용수，결혼 15개월 만에 파경. Naver.com (in Korean). 24 November 2006.

External links[]

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Kang Chun-ho 		Anyang LG Cheetahs captain
1999–2000 		Succeeded by
Kim Gwi-hwa
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