Choi Yong-soo (Korean: 최 용수, born 10 September 1973) is a South Korean professional football manager and former player. He competed for South Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Choi Yong-soo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 10 September 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Busan, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1993 | Yonsei University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1994–2000 | Anyang LG Cheetahs | 111 | (44) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | → Sangmu FC (draft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2004 | JEF United Ichihara | 73 | (54) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | → Kyoto Purple Sanga (loan) | 33 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Júbilo Iwata | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | FC Seoul | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 234 | (119) | |||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | South Korea U20 | 9 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1996 | South Korea U23 | 41[α] | (25) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2003 | South Korea | 69 | (27) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | FC Seoul (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | FC Seoul | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Jiangsu Suning | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | FC Seoul | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Gangwon FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Choi Yong-soo | |
Hangul | 최용수 |
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Hanja | 崔龍洙 |
Revised Romanization | Choe Yongsu |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Yongsu |
Playing career
editChoi played as a striker for Anyang LG Cheetahs (currently FC Seoul) in South Korea's K League. In 2000, he led Anyang to the K League title, receiving the K League MVP Award. He is considered one of the FC Seoul's legends.[2]
Choi also played for the South Korean national team in 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Managerial career
editChoi was appointed as the assistant coach of FC Seoul in August 2006, and was promoted as the caretaker manager in April 2011. He was finally named a permanent coach after leading Seoul as a caretaker manager during the 2011 season. He led his team to the 2012 K League title and the 2013 AFC Champions League Final. They drew all two matches of the Champions League final against Guangzhou Evergrande, a Chinese club led by Marcello Lippi, but couldn't get the title due to the away goals rule. Nevertheless, Choi was named the AFC Coach of the Year.
On 21 June 2016, he was officially appointed as the manager of a Chinese club Jiangsu Suning. He finished as runner-up in the Chinese Super League and the Chinese FA Cup. On 1 June 2017, he officially resigned from Jiangsu Suning.
On 11 October 2018, Choi was officially reappointed as the manager of FC Seoul, which was being threatened with relegation. On 9 December 2018, Choi won the relegation playoffs against Busan IPark, successfully keeping Seoul in the K League.[3] On 30 July 2020, he resigned from Seoul due to his poor results in the 2020 season.[4]
On 17 November 2021, Choi started to manage Gangwon FC. On 14 June 2023, Choi was replaced by Yoon Jong-hwan at Gangwon FC.
Personal life
editChoi 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.[5]
In Australia and Pakistan, Choi 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.[citation needed]
Career statistics
editClub
editClub | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Anyang LG Cheetahs | 1994 | K League | 29 | 9 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 35 | 10 | ||
1995 | K League | 21 | 9 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 28 | 11 | |||
1996 | K League | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 23 | 5 | ||
1999 | K League | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | 30 | 19 | ||
2000 | K League | 25 | 10 | ? | ? | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 15 | |
Total | 111 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 152 | 60 | ||
Sangmu FC (draft) | 1997 | Semipro League | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | ? | ? | ||
1998 | Semipro League | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | ? | ? | |||
Total | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | ? | ? | ||||
JEF United Ichihara | 2001 | J1 League | 26 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 34 | 27 | |
2002 | J1 League | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 19 | ||
2003 | J1 League | 24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 17 | ||
Total | 73 | 54 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | 88 | 63 | |||
Kyoto Purple Sanga (loan) | 2004 | J2 League | 33 | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 20 | ||
Júbilo Iwata | 2005 | J1 League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 3 |
FC Seoul | 2006 | K League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 234 | 119 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 296 | 146 |
International
editNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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South Korea | 1995 | 5 | 1 |
1997 | 15 | 11 | |
1998 | 24 | 13 | |
2000 | 5 | 0 | |
2001 | 6 | 2 | |
2002 | 8 | 0 | |
2003 | 6 | 0 | |
Career total | 69 | 27 |
- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 |
31 January 1995 | Hong Kong | 1 | Colombia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1995 Lunar New Year Cup |
2 | 28 May 1997 | Daejeon, South Korea | 7 | Hong Kong | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 |
3–0 | ||||||
4 |
14 June 1997 | Suwon, South Korea | 9 | Ghana | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1997 Korea Cup |
5 |
24 August 1997 | Daegu, South Korea | 12 | Tajikistan | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
6 | 6 September 1997 | Seoul, South Korea | 14 | Kazakhstan | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7 | 2–0 | ||||||
8 |
3–0 | ||||||
9 |
12 September 1997 | Seoul, South Korea | 15 | Uzbekistan | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
10 |
11 October 1997 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 18 | Kazakhstan | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
11 | 18 October 1997 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 19 | Uzbekistan | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
12 |
3–0 | ||||||
13 |
27 January 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | 21 | Egypt | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1998 King's Cup |
14 |
29 January 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | 22 | Thailand | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1998 King's Cup |
15 |
31 January 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | 23 | Egypt | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) |
1998 King's Cup |
16 |
7 February 1998 | Auckland, New Zealand | 24 | New Zealand | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
17 |
18 April 1998 | Skopje, Macedonia | 30 | North Macedonia | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
18 |
27 May 1998 | Seoul, South Korea | 34 | Czech Republic | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
19 | 2 December 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | 39 | Turkmenistan | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1998 Asian Games |
20 |
2–0 | ||||||
21 | 4 December 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | 40 | Vietnam | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1998 Asian Games |
22 |
4–0 | ||||||
23 | 7 December 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | 41 | Japan | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1998 Asian Games |
24 |
2–0 | ||||||
25 |
11 December 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | 43 | Kuwait | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1998 Asian Games |
26 |
13 September 2001 | Daejeon, South Korea | 54 | Nigeria | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
27 |
13 November 2001 | Gwangju, South Korea | 55 | Croatia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 14 June 2023
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
FC Seoul[a] | 26 April 2011 | 22 June 2016 | 266 | 138 | 70 | 58 | 51.88 |
Jiangsu Suning | 1 July 2016 | 1 June 2017 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 45.24 |
FC Seoul[a] | 18 October 2018 | 30 July 2020 | 63 | 22 | 15 | 26 | 34.92 |
Gangwon FC | 17 November 2021 | 14 June 2023 | 63 | 21 | 14 | 28 | 33.33 |
Total | 434 | 200 | 107 | 127 | 46.08 |
- ^ a b Includes K League, Korean League Cup, Korean FA Cup and AFC Champions League
Honours
editPlayer
editFC Seoul
Sangmu FC
- Korean Semi-professional League (Autumn): 1997, 1998[7]
South Korea U20
- AFC Youth Championship runner-up: 1992[9]
South Korea
Individual
- K League Rookie of the Year: 1994[11]
- AFC Asian All Stars: 1997[12]
- K League All-Star: 1998, 1999, 2000[13][14][15]
- Korean Semi-professional League (Autumn) top goalscorer: 1998[16]
- Korean FA Cup top goalscorer: 1999[17]
- K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 2000[18]
- K League 1 Best XI: 2000[18]
- J.League All-Star: 2001, 2003[19][20]
Manager
editFC Seoul
- K League 1: 2012
- Korean FA Cup: 2015
- AFC Champions League runner-up: 2013
Jiangsu Suning
- Chinese FA Cup runner-up: 2016
Individual
- K League 1 Manager of the Year: 2012
- AFC Coach of the Year: 2013
- K League Manager of the Month: September 2014, March/April 2016, March 2019[21][22][23]
- Korean FA Cup Best Manager: 2015
Notes
edit- ^ Includes ten appearances and seven goals in non-international matches (nine appearances and seven goals against non-national teams, one appearance against another KFA team).
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Choi Yong-soo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ '독수리' 최용수, FC 서울 둥지 복귀 (in Korean). FC Seoul. 30 January 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ Ha, Sung-ryong (18 December 2018). 간신히 1부 잔류한 FC서울…최용수 감독 "잠도 못 잤다" [FC Seoul, barely staying on the K-league Classic, coach Choi Yong-soo said, "I couldn't sleep."] (in Korean). Seoul Broadcasting System.
- ^ 최용수 FC서울 감독, 성적 부진 '자진사퇴' (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ '독수리' 최용수,결혼 15개월 만에 파경. Naver (in Korean). 24 November 2006.
- ^ "Choi Yong-soo at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ a b Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ Lee, Seung-soo; Trevena, Mark (8 April 2020). "South Korea - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ Di Maggio, Roberto; Garin, Erik; Jönsson, Mikael; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel (22 November 2018). "Asian U-19/U-20 Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (20 December 2019). "East Asian Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ 「적토마」고정운 MVP영예. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 20 November 1994.
- ^ "Asian Player of the Year". RSSSF. 18 January 2018.
- ^ 프로축구 올스타전. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 8 August 1998. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ 신세대 축구스타 잠실벌서 뜬다. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 21 July 1999. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ '00 나이키 올스타 출전 선수 보기 (in Korean). '00 Nike All-Star Game. Archived from the original on 17 January 2001. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ 패기의 상무 2연패 가을철 실업축구연맹전. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 17 September 1998. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "South Korea 1999". RSSSF. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ a b [프로축구] 최용수, 첫 MVP 등극. Naver (in Korean). Kukmin Ilbo. 1 December 2000.
- ^ "2001 Jリーグたらみオールスターサッカー" (in Japanese). J.League Data Site. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "2003 JOMO オールスターサッカー" (in Japanese). J.League Data Site. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ 최용수 FC서울 감독, 9월 K-리그 이달의 감독 선정 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ 최용수 감독, 3·4월 K리그 `이달의 감독` 선정 (in Korean). The Korea Economic Daily. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ 신라스테이, K리그 후원…3월 `이달의 감독상`에 최용수 감독 선정 (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
External links
edit- Choi Yongsoo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Choi Yongsoo – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Choi Yong-soo – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean) at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 July 2018)
- Choi Yong-Soo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Choi Yong Soo at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Choi Yong-Su at Olympedia (archive)
- Choi Yong-Su at Olympics.com