Cho Jae-Jin

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Cho.

Cho Jae-Jin (born July 9, 1981 in Paju) is a South Korean football player currently playing for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of Korea. He was a member of his national team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

[edit] Career

Cho emerged as a national star when he played for South Korea in the 2004 Olympics. He was instrumental in Korea's second half comeback against Mali. Down 3-0, between 55" and 62" Cho scored two consecutive goals, both assisted by Kim Dong-Jin. Later in the Mali penalty box, a Mali defender in a vain attempt to defend against Cho, committed an own goal equalizing the game at 3-3. South Korea placed second in Group A and qualified for the next round, in which it was defeated by Paraguay, the runner-up team.

Before playing for Shimizu S-Pulse, Cho had played for Suwon Samsung Bluewings but did not enjoy much success. He is a close friend of Kim Dong-Jin, who was also a member of the 2004 Olympic team and now plays for Zenit St. Petersburg in Russia. He has also announced a desire to play in England and has been on record stating he envies Lee Dong Gook's move to Middlesbrough.^{[citation needed]}

While at S-Pulse he had received offers from FC Utrecht, Ajax, West Ham United among other European teams. FC Utrecht was the team Cho was most likely to sign for, but was reportedly unhappy with the deal offered.^[4] Having rejected the move, Cho saw out the final months of his contract with S-Pulse, before again searching for a move to Europe. However, after unsuccessful trials at Newcastle United, Portsmouth and Fulham, Cho returned to Korea in February 2008 where he signed for K. League side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. ^[5]

[edit] Other works

In 2004, he was chosen to pose for clothing brand "ASK." Cho has also appeared in advertisements for Adidas and Korean edition of Cosmopolitan.^[6] When the Red Devil sold jerseys of footballers to commemorate South Korea's performance in 2004, 34.5% of buyers who purchased Cho's uniform were female compared to 8% for Ahn Jung Hwan's jersey.^[7] he is also been made famous to many due to his abilities in the console game pro evolution soccer 6.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• List of Koreans
• South Korea national football team

v • d • e South Korea squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Lee Woon‑Jae • 2 Kim Young‑Chul • 3 Kim Dong‑Jin • 4 Choi Jin‑Cheul • 5 Kim Nam‑Il • 6 Kim Jin‑Kyu • 7 Park Ji‑Sung • 8 Kim Do‑Heon • 9 Ahn Jung‑Hwan • 10 Park Chu‑Young • 11 Seol Ki‑Hyeon • 12 Lee Young‑Pyo • 13 Lee Eul‑Yong • 14 Lee Chun‑Soo • 15 Baek Ji‑Hoon • 16 Chung Kyung‑Ho • 17 Lee Ho • 18 Kim Sang‑Sik • 19 Cho Jae‑Jin • 20 Kim Yong‑Dae • 21 Kim Young‑Kwang • 22 Song Chong‑Gug • 23 Cho Won‑Hee • Coach: Advocaat