Choi Yong-Soo

This is a Korean name; the family name is Choi.

Choi Yong-Soo

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Personal information
Full name	Choi Yong-Soo
Date of birth	September 10, 1973 (1973-09-10) (age 38)
Place of birth	Busan, South Korea
Height	1.84 m (6 ft  1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Manager (Former Forward)
Club information
Current club	FC Seoul
Youth career
1992–1993	Yonsei University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994–1995	LG Cheetahs	50	(18)
1996–2000	Anyang LG Cheetahs	61	(26)
1997–1998	→ Sangmu FC (Army)
2001–2003	JEF United Ichihara	73	(54)
2004	Kyoto Purple Sanga	33	(20)
2005	Júbilo Iwata	15	(1)
2006	FC Seoul	2	(0)
National team‡
1993	South Korea U-20
1994–1996	South Korea U-23	34	(18)
1995–2003	South Korea	67	(27)
Teams managed
2006–2011	FC Seoul (Assistant manager)
2011–	FC Seoul (Caretaker manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 April 2007. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2007

Choi Yong-Soo
Hangul	최용수
Hanja	崔龍洙
Revised Romanization	Choe Yong-Su
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Yong-su

Choi Yong-Soo (born September 10, 1973, in Busan, South Korea) is a former professional footballer and current coach. He spent his professional career playing for Korea and Japan and was regarded as a prolific striker in both countries, known for his hard-nose aggressiveness and work rate.

Choi has played in 1996 Summer Olympics and also represented his country at 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Nickname

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.

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.^[1]

Statistics

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
1994	LG Cheetahs	K-League	29	9	-		6	1	-		35	10
1995			21	9	-		7	2	-		28	11
1996	Anyang LG Cheetahs	K-League	16	4			6	1	-
1997	Sangmu	None	-				-		-
1998			-				-		-
1999	Anyang LG Cheetahs	K-League	20	12	3	5	7	2	-		30	19
2000			25	10			9	4	-
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Asia		Total
2001	JEF United Ichihara	J. League 1	26	21	3	4	5	2	-		34	28
2002			23	16	4	3	1	0	-		28	19
2003			24	17	0	0	2	0	-		26	17
2004	Kyoto Purple Sanga	J. League 2	33	20	1	0	-		-		34	20
2005	Júbilo Iwata	J. League 1	15	1	0	0	1	0	4	2	20	3
Korea Republic			League		Korean FA Cup		K-League Cup		Asia		Total
2006	FC Seoul	K-League	2	0	0	0	0	0	-		2	0
Country	Korea Republic		113	44			35	10	-
	Japan		121	75	8	7	9	2	4	2	142	86
Total			234	119			44	12	4	2

^[2]

South Korea national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1995	3	0
1996	0	0
1997	15	11
1998	23	11
1999	0	0
2000	5	0
2001	6	2
2002	8	0
2003	6	0
Total	67	27

Honours

Player

LG Cheetahs

• K-League Cup Runners-up (1) : 1994

Anyang LG Cheetahs

• K-League Winners (1) : 2000
• K-League Cup Runners-up (1) : 1999
• Korean Super Cup Runners-up (1) : 1998

FC Seoul

• K-League Cup Winners (1) : 2006

Individual

• K-League MVP Award : 2000
• K-League Rookie of the Year Award : 2000
• K-League Best XI : 2000
• Korean FA Cup Top Scorer Award : 1999

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
May 28, 1997	Daejeon	Hong Kong	2 goals	4-0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
June 14, 1997	Suwon	Ghana	1 goal	3-0	1997 Korea Cup
August 24, 1997	Daegu	Tajikistan	1 goal	4-1	Friendly match
September 6, 1997	Seoul	Kazakhstan	3 goals	3-0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
September 12, 1997	Seoul	Uzbekistan	1 goal	2-1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
October 11, 1997	Almaty	Kazakhstan	1 goal	1-1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
October 18, 1997	Tashkent	Uzbekistan	2 goals	5-1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
January 27, 1998	Bangkok	Egypt	1 goal	2-0	1998 King's Cup
January 29, 1998	Bangkok	Thailand	1 goal	2-0	1998 King's Cup
January 31, 1998	Bangkok	Egypt	1 goal	1-1 (5-4 PSO)	1998 King's Cup
February 7, 1998	Auckland	New Zealand	1 goal	1-0	Friendly match
March 7, 1998	Tokyo	Hong Kong	1 goal	1-0	1998 Dynasty Cup
April 18, 1998	Skopje	Macedonia	1 goal	2-2	Friendly match
May 27, 1998	Seoul	Czech Republic	1 goal	2-2	Friendly match
December 2, 1998	Bangkok	Turkmenistan	2 goals	2-3	1998 Asian Games
December 4, 1998	Bangkok	Vietnam	2 goals	4-0	1998 Asian Games
December 7, 1998	Bangkok	Japan	2 goals	2-0	1998 Asian Games
December 11, 1998	Bangkok	Kuwait	1 goal	1-0	1998 Asian Games
September 13, 2001	Daejeon	Nigeria	1 goal	2-2	Friendly match
November 13, 2001	Gwangju	Croatia	1 goal	1-1	Friendly match

References

1. ^ ‘독수리’최용수，결혼 15개월 만에 파경
2. ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=6328

External links

• K-League Player Record (Korean)
• National Team Player Record (Korean)
• FIFA Player Statistics
• Club & Country Statistics

Awards
Preceded by Ahn Jung-Hwan	K-League Most Valuable Player 2000	Succeeded by Shin Tae-Yong

Persondata
Name	Choi, Yong-Soo
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	September 10, 1973
Place of birth	Busan, South Korea
Date of death
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