Choi Jin-cheul

Choi Jin-cheul
	Choi in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	26 March 1971
Place of birth	Jindo, Jeonnam, South Korea
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
College career
Years	Team
1990–1993	Soongsil University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–1995	Sangmu FC (draft)
1996–2007	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
International career
2002	South Korea U23
1993	South Korea B
1997–2006	South Korea
Managerial career
2014–2015	South Korea U17
2016	Pohang Steelers
Medal record
Men's football
Representing South Korea
EAFF Championship
East Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Choi Jin-Cheul (born 26 March 1971) is a former South Korean football player. He has played for Korea Republic national team.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	!Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sangmu FC (draft)	1994	Semipro League							—
	1995	Semipro League							—
	Total								—
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1996	K League	27	0			2	1	—		—		29	1
	1997	K League	9	0			12	2	—		—		21	2
	1998	K League	11	6			16	2	—		—		27	8
	1999	K League	26	7			9	2	—		—		35	9
	2000	K League	25	2			7	1	—		—		32	3
	2001	K League	21	0			4	0			1^[a]	1	26	1
	2002	K League	23	0			1	0			—		24	0
	2003	K League	33	1	4	0	—		—		—		37	1
	2004	K League	17	1	2	0	4	1			1^[a]	0	24	2
	2005	K League	19	0	2	0	11	1	—		—		32	1
	2006	K League	16	1	0	0	4	0	10	1	3^[b]	0	33	2
	2007	K League	14	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	—		18	1
	Total		241	18	9	0	71	10	12	2	5	1	338	31
Career total			241	18	9	0	71	10	12	2	5	1	338	31

1 2 Appearance in Korean Super Cup
↑ Two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, one appearance in Korean Super Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[2]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	1997	1	0
	2001	4	0
	2002	20	1
	2003	8	0
	2004	15	2
	2005	3	1
	2006	14	0
Career total		65	4

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Choi Jin-cheul
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	30 January 2002	Pasadena, United States	Costa Rica	1–2	1–3	2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2	10 July 2004	Gwangju, South Korea	Bahrain	2–0	2–0	Friendly
3	13 October 2004	Beirut, Lebanon	Lebanon	1–0	1–1	2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification
4	16 November 2005	Seoul, South Korea	Serbia and Montenegro	1–0	2–0	Friendly

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2018	God of Football with Hiddink	Himself
2021–present	Kick A Goal	Himself
2022	Gundesliga	Himself	^[3]

Honours

Player

Sangmu FC

Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1994^[4]

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Korean FA Cup: 2000, 2003, 2005^[5]
Korean Super Cup: 2004^[5]
AFC Champions League: 2006^[6]
Asian Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 2001–02^[7]

South Korea B

East Asian Games: 1993^[8]

South Korea

EAFF Championship: 2003^[9]

Individual

K League All-Star: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]
K League 1 Best XI: 2002, 2003, 2006^[16]^[17]^[18]
AFC Champions League Most Valuable Player: 2006^[19]

Television personality

List of awards and nominations received by TV personality Choi Jin-cheul
Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
SBS Entertainment Awards	2022	Leader of the Year Award^[a]	Kick A Goal	Won	^[21]

↑ Shared with Ha Seok-ju, Kim Byung-ji, Kim Tae-young, Choi Sung-yong, Lee Eul-yong, Hyun Young-min, Lee Young-pyo, Oh Beom-seok, Cho Jae-jin and Baek Ji-hoon^[20]

Notes

↑ Appearance as an overage player in a friendly

References

↑ 동아시아축구 대표 확정. Naver (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 30 March 1993. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
↑ "Choi Jin-cheul at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
↑ Ji, Seung-hoon (April 14, 2022). WC 레전드 VS 강철 군대 격돌...'군대스리가', 5월 첫방 (공식). Naver (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
↑ Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
1 2 Lee, Seung-soo; Trevena, Mark (8 April 2020). "South Korea - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
↑ Fujioka, Atsushi; Halchuk, Stephen; Stokkermans, Karel (25 March 2020). "Asian Champions' Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
↑ "Asian Cup Winners' Cup". RSSSF. 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
↑ Morrison, Neil (20 December 2019). "East Asian Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
↑ Stokkermans, Karel (20 December 2019). "East Asian Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
↑ 홍명보 ’영원한 왕별’ (in Korean). Kyeonggi Ilbo. 2002-08-03. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
↑ [프로축구]이관우 K리그 별중의 별…올스타 팬투표 최다득표 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 2003-08-04. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
↑ 수원 4인방, 2004 K리그 올스타전 출장 (in Korean). Suwon Samsung Bluewings. 2004-07-04. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
↑ 차범근 감독, 수원 선수들과 함께 K리그 올스타전 참가! (in Korean). Suwon Samsung Bluewings. 2005-08-10. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
↑ '진공청소기' 김남일, 올스타전 최고 득표 (in Korean). OhmyNews. 2006-08-09. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
↑ K리그 올스타전에 나설 별들 확정 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 2007-07-30. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
↑ 2002년 K-리그 시상식 21일 개최. Naver (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 20 December 2002.
↑ MVP 김도훈·신인왕 정조국. Naver (in Korean). YTN. 13 December 2003. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
↑ 김두현, 2006 K-리그 ‘최고 별’ (in Korean). Korean Broadcasting System. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
↑ 전북 현대 AFC 챔피언스리그 우승. Naver (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 9 November 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
↑ Lee, Min-ji (December 17, 2022). 골때녀 잔칫날’ 감독진 11명, 올해의 리더상 [2022 SBS 연예대상] [Leader of the Year Award [2022 SBS Entertainment Awards], 11 directors]. Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
↑ Lee, Seung-gil (December 18, 2022). 유재석, 감격의 '대상' 영예…통산 19번째 트로피 품었다 [2022 SBS 연예대상] (종합) [Yoo Jae-seok had the honor of the "Grand Prize"...won his 19th trophy in his career [2022 SBS Entertainment Awards] (comprehensive)]. Naver (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

[KSC-3] 1 2 Appearance in Korean Super Cup

[4] Two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, one appearance in Korean Super Cup

[24] Shared with Ha Seok-ju, Kim Byung-ji, Kim Tae-young, Choi Sung-yong, Lee Eul-yong, Hyun Young-min, Lee Young-pyo, Oh Beom-seok, Cho Jae-jin and Baek Ji-hoon^[20]

[1] Appearance as an overage player in a friendly

[2] 동아시아축구 대표 확정. Naver (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 30 March 1993. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

[5] "Choi Jin-cheul at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[6] Ji, Seung-hoon (April 14, 2022). WC 레전드 VS 강철 군대 격돌...'군대스리가', 5월 첫방 (공식). Naver (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved April 14, 2022.

[Leagues-7] Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[Cups-8] 1 2 Lee, Seung-soo; Trevena, Mark (8 April 2020). "South Korea - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[9] Fujioka, Atsushi; Halchuk, Stephen; Stokkermans, Karel (25 March 2020). "Asian Champions' Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[10] "Asian Cup Winners' Cup". RSSSF. 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2022-03-26.

[11] Morrison, Neil (20 December 2019). "East Asian Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[12] Stokkermans, Karel (20 December 2019). "East Asian Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[13] 홍명보 ’영원한 왕별’ (in Korean). Kyeonggi Ilbo. 2002-08-03. Retrieved 2024-06-19.

[14] [프로축구]이관우 K리그 별중의 별…올스타 팬투표 최다득표 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 2003-08-04. Retrieved 2024-06-19.

[15] 수원 4인방, 2004 K리그 올스타전 출장 (in Korean). Suwon Samsung Bluewings. 2004-07-04. Retrieved 2024-06-19.

[16] 차범근 감독, 수원 선수들과 함께 K리그 올스타전 참가! (in Korean). Suwon Samsung Bluewings. 2005-08-10. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

[17] '진공청소기' 김남일, 올스타전 최고 득표 (in Korean). OhmyNews. 2006-08-09. Retrieved 2024-06-19.

[18] K리그 올스타전에 나설 별들 확정 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 2007-07-30. Retrieved 2024-06-19.

[19] 2002년 K-리그 시상식 21일 개최. Naver (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 20 December 2002.

[20] MVP 김도훈·신인왕 정조국. Naver (in Korean). YTN. 13 December 2003. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[21] 김두현, 2006 K-리그 ‘최고 별’ (in Korean). Korean Broadcasting System. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

[acl06-22] 전북 현대 AFC 챔피언스리그 우승. Naver (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 9 November 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

[23] Lee, Min-ji (December 17, 2022). 골때녀 잔칫날’ 감독진 11명, 올해의 리더상 [2022 SBS 연예대상] [Leader of the Year Award [2022 SBS Entertainment Awards], 11 directors]. Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

[25] Lee, Seung-gil (December 18, 2022). 유재석, 감격의 '대상' 영예…통산 19번째 트로피 품었다 [2022 SBS 연예대상] (종합) [Yoo Jae-seok had the honor of the "Grand Prize"...won his 19th trophy in his career [2022 SBS Entertainment Awards] (comprehensive)]. Naver (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

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