Choi Soon-ho

Choi Soon-ho
Hangul	최순호
Hanja	崔淳鎬
Revised Romanization	Choe Sun-ho
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Sun-ho

Choi Soon-Ho
최순호
Personal information
Full name	Choi Soon-Ho
Date of birth	January 10, 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	Cheongju, Chungbuk, South Korea
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Manager (Former Forward)
Youth career
1981–1982	Kwangwoon University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1982	POSCO FC (Semi-professional)
1983–1987	POSCO Atoms
1988–1990	Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso
1991	POSCO Atoms
1992–1993	Rodez AF
Total
International career‡
1979–1981	South Korea U-20
1980–1991	South Korea
Managerial career
1992	POSCO Atoms (Coach)
1999–2000	Pohang Steelers Reserve
2000–2004	Pohang Steelers
2006–2008	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
2009–2011	Gangwon FC
2016-	Pohang Steelers
Medal record
Representing South Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2016; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 Aug 2007

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Choi Soon-Ho (최순호; born January 10, 1962 in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do) is a South Korean football manager and former professional football player. He is known as one of the prominent players in Korean soccer history.

Club career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
South Korea			League		KFA Cup		League Cup		Total
1983	POSCO Atoms	K-League	2	2	-		-		2	2
1984			24	14	-		-		24	14
1985			5	2	-		-		5	2
1986			8	1	-		1	0	9	1
1987			16	2	-		-		16	2
1988	Lucky Goldstar Hwangso		11	1	-		-		11	1
1989			9	0	-		-		9	0
1990			8	1	-		-		8	1
1991	Pohang Steelers		16	0	-		-		16	0
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Total
1992–93	Rodez AF	Ligue 2	18	2			-		18	2
Total	South Korea		99	26	-		1	0	100	26
Total	France		18	2			-		18	2
Career total			107	28			1	0	118	28

International career

His international career was started in 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was the top scorer of the 1980 AFC Asian Cup with 7 goals. He was only 18, which makes him the youngest top scorer in the Asian Cup history.

Choi scored 2 goals against Italy U-20 in 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship. The game ended 4-1 for Korea.

In the 1986 World Cup, he scored a goal against the defending champions Italy.

International career statistics

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Korea Republic national team
Year	Apps	Goals
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
August 25, 1980	Chuncheon	Indonesia	1 goal	3-0	1980 President's Cup
August 27, 1980	Daejeon	Thailand	1 goal	3-2	1980 President's Cup
September 16, 1980	Kuwait City	Malaysia	1 goal	1-1	1980 AFC Asian Cup
September 19, 1980	Kuwait City	Qatar	1 goal	2-0	1980 AFC Asian Cup
September 21, 1980	Kuwait City	Kuwait	2 goals	3-0	1980 AFC Asian Cup
September 24, 1980	Kuwait City	United Arab Emirates	3 goals	4-1	1980 AFC Asian Cup
April 24, 1981	Kuwait City	Thailand	2 goals	5-1	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
March 21, 1982	Seoul	Japan	1 goal	3-0	Korea-Japan Annual Match
May 10, 1982	Bangkok	Indonesia	1 goal	2-0	1982 King's Cup
June 11, 1982	Gwangyang	Bahrain	1 goal	3-0	1982 President's Cup
November 21, 1982	New Delhi	South Yemen	2 goals	3-0	1982 Asian Games
June 6, 1985	Daejeon	Thailand	1 goal	3-2	1985 President's Cup
June 8, 1985	Gwangju	Bahrain	2 goals	3-0	1985 President's Cup
June 15, 1985	Seoul	Iraq	2 goals	2-0	1985 President's Cup
July 30, 1985	Jakarta	Indonesia	1 goal	4-1	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
December 14, 1985	Nezahualcoyotl	Algeria	1 goal	2-0	1985 Mexico Tournament
June 10, 1986	Puebla	Italy	1 goal	2-3	1986 FIFA World Cup
September 20, 1986	Busan	India	1 goal	3-0	1986 Asian Games
October 3, 1986	Seoul	Indonesia	2 goals	4-0	1986 Asian Games
June 19, 1988	Suwon	Zambia	1 goal	4-0	1988 President's Cup
October 26, 1988	Tokyo	Japan	1 goal	1-0	Korea-Japan Annual Match
May 27, 1989	Seoul	Malaysia	1 goal	3-0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification