Cho Yong-hyung

Cho Yong-hyung

Personal information
Full name	Cho Yong-Hyung
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Al Rayyan
Number	13
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005	Bucheon SK	22	(0)
2006	Jeju United	25	(0)
2007	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	18	(0)
2008-2010	Jeju United	57	(1)
2010–	Al Rayyan	37	(1)
International career‡
2008–	South Korea	41	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 January 2011

Cho Yong-hyung
Hangul	조용형
Hanja	趙容亨
Revised Romanization	Jo Yong-hyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Cho Yonghyŏng

Cho Yong-Hyung (Korean: 조용형, born 3 November 1983) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Al Rayyan Sports Club in Qatar. He is known for his versatility as he can play as a full-back on either side of the pitch, as well as a centre back and a defensive midfielder.

He is capable of playing on either side as a full back, as a center back, or as a defensive midfielder. Cho Yong-Hyung is praised in the K-League for his positional sense and steadiness under pressure. Throughout South Korea, Cho has already become regarded as the successor to Hong Myung-Bo, South Korea’s legendary center half who took part in four FIFA World Cups.

Club career

K-League

Cho debuted for Bucheon SK in the 2005 season, where he was voted into the K-League Best XI after a successful season. He continued with the club in the 2006 season when it converted to Jeju United. In 2007, he spent a season at Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, the most successful K-League club in terms of Championship victories, before transferring back to Jeju United for the 2008 season where he continues to play to this day.

Premier League

In 2010, it was claimed that European interest in Cho had risen. English clubs Aston Villa, Fulham and Newcastle United of the Premier League, had their sights on the South Korean player and would look to sign him in the summer of 2010 after the World Cup.

International career

Cho made his first appearance for South Korea against Chile on January 30, 2008. Cho was voted best defender at the 2010 East Asian Football Championship. Cho played for South Korea at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Honors

Individual

K-League Best XI: 2005

East Asian Football Championship Best Defender: 2010

Club career statistics

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External links

• K-League Player Record Template:Ko icon
• National Team Player Record Template:Ko icon
• FIFA Player Statistics
• Club & Country Statistics