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Choi Sung-Kuk Personal information Full name Choi Sung-Kuk Date of birth 8 February 1983 Place of birth Seoul, Republic of Korea Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) Playing position Forward, Winger Youth career 2001-2002 Korea University Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2003-2006 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 84 (10) 2005 → Kashiwa Reysol (Loan) 8 (0) 2007-2010 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 49 (7) 2009-2010 → Gwangju Sangmu (Army) 48 (13) 2011 Suwon Bluewings 12 (1) National team‡ 2002-2003 South Korea U-20 ? (8) 2003-2004 South Korea U-23 27 (4) 2003-2011 South Korea 26 (2) HonoursCompetitor for South Korea
Men's football Asian Games Bronze 2002 Busan Team * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 February 2011Choi Sung-Kuk Hangul 최성국 Hanja 崔成國 Revised Romanization Choe Seong-Guk McCune–Reischauer Ch'oe Sŏngguk Choi Sung-Kuk (born 8 February 1983) is a South Korean football Forward.
He was part of the South Korea 2004 Olympic football team, who finished second in Group A, making it through to the next round, before being defeated by silver medal winners Paraguay. He was also capped for South Korean U-20 team at 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
A member of Korea's squad for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, he scored a goal in the opening match against Saudi Arabia.
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Club career
Ulsan
Choi joined Ulsan Hyundai,the K-League giant in 2003. With his decent help, Ulsan came second in the league that season. In 2005, he was loaned out to J. League side Kashiwa Reysol, but after 5 months' disappointing spell, he returned to Ulsan. Following his return, Ulsan won the league that year, also becoming the top scorer for the Hauzen Cup, which is Korean League Cup. It seemed definite that Choi would become Ulsan's icon, but he moved to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, which made many Ulsan supporters extremely angry at the board.
Seongnam
Choi helped Seongnam becoming runner-up that season, but in 2008, he was disappointing, and announced he would join the army in 2009, which made many Seongnam fans angry. He moved to Gwangju Sangmu, the army team at the beginning of the 2009 season. There, partnershiped with Kim Myung-Joong, he has been the core of Gwangju's surprising upset.
In late 2010, he came back Seongnam and participated 2010 FIFA Club World Cup as 2010 AFC Champions League Champions. He scored in quarterfinal against United Arab Emirates side Al-Wahda.
Suwon
Choi moved to Suwon Samsung Bluewings prior to 2011 season.
- Match-fixing scandal in June 2011
He was implicated in a match-fixing scandal while playing for the military team, Sangmu. He denied his involvement when media reports raised the allegations about throwing matches, but soon admitted it as the scandal deepened. Consequently, he was tentatively dropped from his team Suwon Bluewings.
It was officially announced in August 2011 that he would not be able to play in the all league system in South Korea for up to five years.
Club career statistics
- As of 25 July 2011
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 2003 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i K-League 27 7 0 0 - - 27 7 2004 19 1 4 3 0 0 - 23 4 Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Total 2005 Kashiwa Reysol J. League Division 1 8 0 0 0 4 0 - 12 0 South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total 2005 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i K-League 16 1 1 0 0 0 - 17 1 2006 22 1 1 0 13 8 4 4 40 13 2007 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 27 3 0 0 1 0 8 3 36 6 2008 18 4 2 0 8 3 - 28 7 2009 Gwangju Sangmu 26 9 0 0 2 0 - 28 9 2010 22 4 3 1 2 0 - 27 5 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 7 1 2011 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 12 1 1 1 0 0 6 0 19 2 Total South Korea 193 31 12 5 26 11 21 8 252 55 Japan 8 0 0 0 4 0 - 12 0 Career total 201 31 12 5 30 11 21 8 264 55 International career statistics
South Korea national team Year Apps Goals 2003 4 1 2004 4 0 2005 3 0 2006 3 0 2007 7 1 2008 3 0 2009 0 0 2010 1 0 2011 1 0 Total 26 2 International goals
- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition September 27, 2003 Incheon
Oman
1 goal 1-0 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification July 11, 2007 Jakarta
Saudi Arabia
1 goal 1-1 2007 AFC Asian Cup External links
- K-League Player Record (Korean)
- National Team Player Record (Korean)
- FIFA Player Statistics
- Club & Country Statistics
South Korea Squads South Korea squad – 2004 Summer Olympics 1 Kim Young-Kwang • 2 Choi Won-Kwon • 3 Kim Chi-Gon • 4 Park Yong-Ho • 5 Cho Byung-Kuk • 6 Yoo Sang-Chul • 7 Kim Do-Heon • 8 Chung Kyung-Ho • 9 Lee Chun-Soo • 10 Choi Sung-Kuk • 11 Choi Tae-Uk • 12 Park Kyu-Seon • 13 Kim Dong-Jin • 14 Kim Jung-Woo • 15 Lee Jung-Youl • 16 Namgung Do • 17 Cho Jae-Jin • 18 Kim Jee-Hyuk • Coach: Kim Ho-GonSouth Korea squad – 2007 AFC Asian Cup Third Place 1 Lee Woon‑Jae (c) • 2 Song Chong‑Gug • 3 Kim Jin‑Kyu • 4 Kim Dong‑Jin • 6 Lee Ho • 7 Choi Sung‑Kuk • 8 Kim Do‑Heon • 9 Cho Jae‑Jin • 10 Lee Chun‑Soo • 11 Lee Keun‑Ho • 12 Lee Dong‑Gook • 13 Kim Chi‑Gon • 14 Kim Sang‑Sik • 15 Kim Chi‑Woo • 16 Oh Beom‑Seok • 17 Kim Jung‑Woo • 18 Woo Sung‑Yong • 19 Yeom Ki‑Hun • 20 Son Dae‑Ho • 21 Kim Yong‑Dae • 22 Kang Min‑Soo • 23 Jung Sung‑Ryong • 27 Oh Jang‑Eun • Coach: VerbeekCategories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Association football wingers
- South Korean footballers
- South Korean expatriate footballers
- South Korea international footballers
- Ulsan Hyundai FC players
- Kashiwa Reysol players
- Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma players
- Gwangju Sangmu players
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings players
- K-League players
- J. League players
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- 2007 AFC Asian Cup players
- Olympic footballers of South Korea
- People from Seoul
- South Korean expatriates in Japan
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