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Cho Yong-Tae Personal information Full name Cho Yong-Tae Date of birth 31 March 1986 Place of birth Incheon, South Korea Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Suwon Bluewings Number 19 Youth career 2005–2007 Suwon Bluewings Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2007– Suwon Bluewings 22 (2) 2010–2011 → Sangju Sangmu Phoenix (army) 20 (3) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:48, 14 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:46, 21 July 2010 (UTC)Cho Yong-Tae (Korean: 조용태; born 31 March 1986 in Incheon, South Korea), is a South Korean football player who currently plays as a striker for Suwon Bluewings in the K-League.
Yong-Tae first started playing football when he was nine years old, and it soon became clear he was naturally gifted. He turned down the chance to join his hometown club, Incheon United, choosing instead to sign for Suwon Bluewings in 2005, aged 19.
He spent two years playing for Suwon's youth team before making the step-up to senior level in 2007, at the age of 21. Yong-Tae made 20 league appearances for Suwon across three seasons (2007, 2008 and 2009), scoring twice. In January 2010 he moved to Gwangju Sangmu for an undisclosed fee.
Yong-Tae's start to life as a Sangmu player has been mightily impressive, and as of 3 January 2011 he has 16 goals from 19 league matches. Such form has attracted the attentions of several European clubs, with English sides Wigan Athletic and Leicester City as well as German teams 1. FSV Mainz 05 and Energie Cottbus all reportedly interested in signing him in the not too distant future. Yong-Tae has also attracted interest from Danish side OB.
Career Statistics
- Correct as of 14 November 2011.
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Korea Republic League Korean FA Cup K-League Cup Asia Total 2008 Suwon Bluewings K-League 11 1 0 0 6 1 - 17 2 2009 9 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 14 1 2010 Sangju Sangmu 12 2 2 1 3 1 - 17 4 2011 8 1 1 0 4 0 - 13 1 Suwon Bluewings 2 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 0 Country Korea Republic 42 5 4 1 13 2 4 0 63 8 Total 42 5 4 1 13 2 4 0 63 8 External links
- Profile at kleague.com (Korean)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings – current squad 1 Jung Sung-Ryong · 2 Neretljak · 3 Yang Sang-Min · 5 Park Hyun-Beom · 6 Lee Yong-Rae · 7 Diego · 8 Lee Sang-Ho · 9 Oh Jang-Eun · 11 Stevo · 12 Lee Hyun-Jin · 14 Oh Beom-Seok · 15 Hong Soon-Hak · 16 Cho Ji-Hun · 17 Geynrikh · 18 Park Jong-Jin · 19 Cho Yong-Tae · 20 Baek Ji-Hoon · 21 Kim Dae-Hwan · 24 Hwang Jae-Won · 25 Choi Sung-Hwan · 26 Yeom Ki-Hun (c) · 27 Im Kyung-Hyun · 28 Ha Tae-Goon · 29 Kwak Hee-Ju · 30 Shin Se-Gye · 31 Kwon Tae-Ahn · 32 Lee Jae-Il · 33 Lee Jong-Sung · 34 Kim Seung-Min · 35 Shin Yeon-Soo · 36 Koo Ja-Ryoung · 37 Shin Kyeong-Mo · 39 Min Sang-Gi · 41 Lee Chong-Hee · 42 Heo Cheong-San · 43 Noh Hyung-Goo · 44 Yang Dong-Won · Manager: Yoon Sung-Hyo
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