Cho Byung-Kuk

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Cho.
Cho Byung-Kuk
Personal information
Full name Cho Byung-Kuk
Date of birth July 1, 1981 (1981-07-01) (age 26)
Place of birth    Ulsan, Republic of Korea Flag of South Korea
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Number 5
Youth clubs
Yonsei University
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2002-2004
2005-Present
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
61 (3)
52 (0)   
National team2
2003- Korea Republic 11 (1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 17 June 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 31 May 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Korean name
Hangul 조병국
Hanja 曺秉局
Revised Romanization Jo Byeong-guk
McCune-Reischauer Cho Pŏng-guk

Cho Byung-Kuk (born July 1, 1981) is a South Korean football player who began his professional career in 2002 with K-League club Suwon Samsung Bluewings. He moved to Chunnam Dragons at the end of the 2004 season in a swap deal which saw Kim Nam-Il move to Suwon. As of 2005, he is playing for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.

He was part of the South Korean 2004 Olympic football team, who finished second in Group A, making it through to the next round, before being defeated by silver medal winners Paraguay.

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