Choi Soon-ho
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Full name | Choi Soon-ho | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 10 January 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cheongju, Chungbuk, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Striker Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cheongju Commercial High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1983[1] | Kwangwoon University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1980–1987 | Pohang Steelworks | 55 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1990 | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 28 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 | POSCO Atoms | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | Rodez | 18 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 117 | (25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1979–1981 | South Korea U20 | 10 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1980–1991 | South Korea | 96 | (30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2004 | Pohang Steelers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Gangwon FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Pohang Steelers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 Aug 2007 |
Choi Soon-ho | |
Hangul | 최순호 |
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Hanja | 崔淳鎬 |
Revised Romanization | Choe Sun-ho |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Sun-ho |
Choi Soon-ho (Hangul: 최순호; Hanja: 崔淳鎬; born 10 January 1962 in Cheongju) is a South Korean football manager and former professional football player. Regarded as one of the greatest South Korean strikers of all time, Choi was proficient at controlling the ball with various skills, including shooting, dribbling, touch and passing, and also had rapid speed, wide vision and supple body. He normally played as a striker, but he could also play as an attacking midfielder who creates chances.[3][4]
International career
Choi was named in the South Korea squad for the 1980 AFC Asian Cup. He scored seven goals including two goals against Kuwait, and a hat-trick against United Arab Emirates in the group stage. South Korea met Kuwait again at the final, but they lost this time. He became the youngest top scorer at age 18 in the history of the AFC Asian Cup.
In March 1981, he won the 1980 AFC Youth Championship, in which he scored four goals, with the South Korea under-20 team. In the same year, he also played at the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, and defeated Italy 4–1 in the group stage by recording two goals and two assists.[4]
He was selected for the South Korea squad for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He contributed more than half of team's 17 goals with one goal and eight assists in eight games of the qualification.[4] He recorded two assists and a goal, scored outside the penalty area against Italy, in the group stage.[5]
After the World Youth Championship, a Serie A club Juventus was interested in Choi, but his team Pohang consistently rejected their offer, although their interest lasted until the end of the 1986 World Cup.[3][6]
Career statistics
Club
Source:[7]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Club | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Pohang Steelworks | 1980 | Semipro League | [a] | — | [b] | |||||||
1981 | Semipro League | [a] | — | [b] | ||||||||
1982 | Semipro League | [a] | — | [b] | ||||||||
1983 | K League | 2 | 2 | [a] | — | [b] | 2 | 2 | ||||
1984 | K League | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | 24 | 14 | ||||
1985 | K League | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||||
1986 | K League | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |||
1987 | K League | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
Total | 55 | 21 | 1 | 0 | — | 56 | 21 | |||||
Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 1988 | K League | 11 | 1 | [a] | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
1989 | K League | 9 | 0 | [a] | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
1990 | K League | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
Total | 28 | 2 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||||
POSCO Atoms | 1991 | K League | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
Rodez | 1992–93 | French Division 2 | 18 | 2 | [c] | [d] | — | 18 | 2 | |||
Career total | 117 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 25 |
- ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Korean National Championship
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Korean President's Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Coupe de France
- ^ Appearance(s) in Coupe de la Ligue
International
Source:[8]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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South Korea | 1980 | 8 | 8 |
1981 | 4 | 2 | |
1982 | 11 | 4 | |
1983 | 6 | 0 | |
1984 | 6 | 2 | |
1985 | 12 | 7 | |
1986 | 9 | 4 | |
1987 | 4 | 0 | |
1988 | 5 | 2 | |
1989 | 10 | 1 | |
1990 | 18 | 0 | |
1991 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 97 | 30 |
International goals
- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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August 25, 1980 | Chuncheon, South Korea | Indonesia | 1 goal | 3–0 | 1980 Korea Cup |
September 16, 1980 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | Malaysia | 1 goal | 1–1 | 1980 AFC Asian Cup |
September 19, 1980 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | Qatar | 1 goal | 2–0 | 1980 AFC Asian Cup |
September 21, 1980 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | Kuwait | 2 goals | 3–0 | 1980 AFC Asian Cup |
September 24, 1980 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | 3 goals | 4–1 | 1980 AFC Asian Cup |
April 24, 1981 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | Thailand | 2 goals | 5–1 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification |
March 21, 1982 | Seoul, South Korea | Japan | 1 goal | 3–0 | Friendly match |
June 11, 1982 | Gwangyang, South Korea | Bahrain | 1 goal | 3–0 | 1982 Korea Cup |
November 21, 1982 | New Delhi, India | South Yemen | 2 goals | 3–0 | 1982 Asian Games |
April 19, 1984 | Singapore, Singapore | Bahrain | 1 goal | 1–0 | 1984 Summer Olympics qualification |
April 22, 1984 | Singapore, Singapore | New Zealand | 1 goal | 2–0 | 1984 Summer Olympics qualification |
June 6, 1985 | Daejeon, South Korea | Thailand | 1 goal | 3–2 | 1985 Korea Cup |
June 8, 1985 | Gwangju, South Korea | Bahrain | 2 goals | 3–0 | 1985 Korea Cup |
June 15, 1985 | Seoul, South Korea | Iraq | 2 goals | 2–0 | 1985 Korea Cup |
July 30, 1985 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia | 1 goal | 4–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
December 14, 1985 | Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico | Algeria | 1 goal | 2–0 | 1985 Mexico Tournament |
June 10, 1986 | Puebla, Mexico | Italy | 1 goal | 2–3 | 1986 FIFA World Cup |
September 20, 1986 | Busan, South Korea | India | 1 goal | 3–0 | 1986 Asian Games |
October 3, 1986 | Seoul, South Korea | Indonesia | 2 goals | 4–0 | 1986 Asian Games |
June 19, 1988 | Suwon, South Korea | Zambia | 1 goal | 4–0 | 1988 Korea Cup |
October 26, 1988 | Tokyo, Japan | Japan | 1 goal | 1–0 | Friendly match |
May 27, 1989 | Seoul, South Korea | Malaysia | 1 goal | 3–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Player
Pohang Steelworks
- K League 1: 1986[9]
- Korean Semi-professional League: 1981 Autumn, 1982[10]
- Korean National Championship runner-up: 1985[9]
Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso
South Korea U20
South Korea
- Asian Games: 1986[12]
- AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1980[13]
- Dynasty Cup: 1990[14]
- Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1987[15]
Individual
- AFC Asian Cup top goalscorer: 1980[16]
- AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 1980[17]
- Korean Football Best XI: 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986[18][19][20][21]
- AFC Youth Championship Most Valuable Player: 1980[22]
- AFC Youth Championship top goalscorer: 1980[23]
- K League 1 Best XI: 1984[24]
- Korean Footballer of the Year: 1990[25]
- K League 30th Anniversary Best XI: 2013[26]
Manager
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
Individual
- Korea National League Manager of the Year: 2007, 2008[29][30]
- Korean President's Cup Best Manager: 2008[31]
References
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- ^ 아시아 靑少年축구 한국代表팀 결단식. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 26 November 1980.
- ^ a b 감스트 : 장지현 해설위원 합방 초대박 레전드! (Jang Ji Hyun football commentator Joint broadcasting). YouTube.com (in Korean). GAMST TV. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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- ^ 崔淳鎬「월드컵 스타들」에 뽑혀. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 10 July 1986. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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- ^ 최순호 CHOI Soonho MF (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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- ^ 축구 베스트11 선정 許丁茂 MVP 뽑혀. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 17 January 1985. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ 85축구 베스트11 선정. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 22 January 1986. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ 축구「올해의 베스트11」선정. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 17 December 1986. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ 韓國, 21年만에단독優勝 金錫垣절묘한어시스트…崔淳鎬헤 딩. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 2 March 1981.
- ^ 崔淳鎬 4게임서 4골 最多득점┈守備補完이 課題. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 2 March 1981.
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- ^ 한국 축구 레전드 베스트11 발표 (in Korean). YTN. 31 May 2013.
- ^ Schöggl, Hans (21 February 2019). "South Korea - List of Second Level Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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- ^ 울산미포, 내셔널리그 수상식 5개 부문 수상. Naver.com (in Korean). Newsis. 25 November 2008.
- ^ 울산미포조선, 고양 KB 꺾고 대통령배 우승. Naver.com (in Korean). Sportalkorea. 27 March 2008.
External links
- Choi Soon-ho – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Choi Soon-ho – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Choi Soon-ho – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Choi Soon-ho at National-Football-Teams.com
- International Appearances & Goals
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- South Korean footballers
- South Korean expatriate footballers
- South Korea international footballers
- South Korean football managers
- Pohang Steelers managers
- Gangwon FC managers
- Pohang Steelers players
- FC Seoul players
- FC Seoul non-playing staff
- Rodez AF players
- K League 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- 1980 AFC Asian Cup players
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
- Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of South Korea
- People from Cheongju
- Expatriate footballers in France
- South Korean expatriate sportspeople in France
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Footballers at the 1982 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
- Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
- FIFA Century Club