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Cho Jae-Jin Personal information Full name Cho Jae-Jin Date of birth 9 July 1981 Place of birth Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Retired (Former Striker) Youth career Daeshin High School Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2004 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 16 (0) 2002–2003 → Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo (Army) 31 (3) 2004–2007 Shimizu S-Pulse 101 (45) 2008 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 26 (8) 2009–2010 Gamba Osaka 35 (10) Total 209 (67) National team‡ 2003–2004 South Korea U-23 27 (11) 2003–2008 South Korea 40 (10) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 January 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 January 2010Cho Jae-Jin Hangul 조재진 Hanja 曺宰溱 Revised Romanization Jo Jae-jin McCune–Reischauer Cho Chaejin Cho Jae-Jin (born 9 July 1981 in Paju) is a retired South Korean football player. He was a member of national team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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Career
Cho emerged as a national star when he played for South Korea in the 2004 Olympics. He was instrumental in Korea's second half comeback against Mali. Down 3-0, between 55" and 62" Cho scored two consecutive goals, both assisted by Kim Dong-Jin. Later in the Mali penalty box, a Mali defender in a vain attempt to defend against Cho, committed an own goal equalizing the game at 3-3. South Korea placed second in Group A and qualified for the next round, in which it was defeated by Paraguay, the runner-up team.
Before playing for Shimizu S-Pulse, Cho had played for Suwon Samsung Bluewings but did not enjoy much success. He is a close friend of Kim Dong-Jin, who was also a member of the 2004 Olympic team and now plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg in Russia. He has also announced a desire to play in England and has been on record stating he envies Lee Dong-Gook's move to Middlesbrough.[citation needed]
During his highly successful stint at S-Pulse Cho had received offers from FC Utrecht, Ajax, West Ham United among other European teams. FC Utrecht was the team Cho was most likely to sign for, but was reportedly unhappy with the deal offered.[1] Having rejected the move, Cho saw out the final months of his contract with S-Pulse, before again searching for a move to Europe. However, after unsuccessful trials at Newcastle United, Portsmouth and Fulham, Cho returned to Korea in February 2008 where he signed for K. League side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
After a beleaguered season of bad form back in the K-League, Cho signed for Gamba Osaka on Christmas Day of 2008 for a fee of $3.5 Million.[2] There was interest from Qatar's Al-Gharafa which had brought Juninho from the French football club Lyon prior to its offer, which Cho rejected.
On 18 March 2011, he has announced his retirement from football due to continuing problems with congenital dysplasia of the hip.
Other works
In 2004, he was chosen to pose for clothing brand "ASK." Cho has also appeared in advertisements for Adidas and Korean edition of Cosmopolitan. When the South Korea national football team sold football shirts to commemorate South Korea's performance in 2004, 34.5% of buyers who purchased Cho's shirt were female compared to 8% for Ahn Jung Hwan's shirt. He has also been made famous to many due to his prowess in the video game Pro Evolution Soccer 6.
Club career statistics
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 2000 Suwon Samsung Bluewings K-League 5 0 0 0 ? ? 5 0 2001 3 0 0 0 ? ? 3 0 2002 Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo Amateur - - - - - 2003 K-League 31 3 2 1 - - 33 4 2004 Suwon Samsung Bluewings K-League 8 1 0 0 0 0 - 8 1 Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Total 2004 Shimizu S-Pulse J. League Division 1 12 7 1 0 1 1 - 14 8 2005 29 9 3 2 7 3 - 39 14 2006 32 16 2 1 3 0 - 37 17 2007 28 13 1 0 3 1 - 32 14 South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total 2008 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors K-League 26 8 2 1 5 2 - 33 11 Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Total 2009 Gamba Osaka J. League Division 1 25 10 3 0 1 0 6 1 35 11 2010 10 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 16 2 Total South Korea 73 12 4 2 5 2 82 16 Japan 136 55 11 5 16 5 10 1 173 66 Career total 209 67 15 7 21 7 10 1 255 82 International career statistics
South Korea national team Year Apps Goals 2003 7 2 2004 3 1 2005 2 0 2006 13 4 2007 10 2 2008 3 0 Total 38 9 International goals
- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition September 25, 2003 
Incheon
Vietnam1 goal 5-0 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification October 24, 2003 
Muscat
Nepal1 goal 7-0 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification December 19, 2004 Busan
Germany1 goal 3-1 Friendly match February 1, 2006 
Hong Kong
Denmark1 goal 1-3 2006 Carlsberg Cup May 26, 2006 Seoul
Bosnia and Herzegovina1 goal 2-0 Friendly match September 6, 2006 Suwon
Chinese Taipei2 goals 8-0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification October 11, 2006 Seoul
Syria1 goal 2-1 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification July 5, 2007 Seoul
Uzbekistan2 goals 2-1 Friendly match Team honors
- Gamba Osaka
- Emperor's Cup - 2009
References
External links
- K-League Player Record (Korean)
- National Team Player Record (Korean)
- FIFA Player Statistics
- Club & Country Statistics
See also
- List of Koreans
- South Korea national football team
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- South Korean footballers
- South Korean expatriate footballers
- South Korea international footballers
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings players
- Gwangju Sangmu players
- Shimizu S-Pulse players
- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players
- Gamba Osaka players
- K-League players
- J. League players
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- 2007 AFC Asian Cup players
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of South Korea
- People from Paju
- South Korean expatriates in Japan
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