Choi Jin-Cheul

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Choi Jin-Cheul
Personal information
Full name Choi Jin-Cheul
Date of birth March 26, 1971 (1971-03-26) (age 37)
Place of birth    Jeju, Republic of Korea Flag of South Korea
Height 187cm (6' 2")
Playing position defender
Club information
Current club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Number 4
Youth clubs
Soongsil University
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1996-2008 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 312 (28)   
National team2
1997-2006 Korea Republic   65   (4)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 21 October 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 21 October 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Choi Jin-Cheul (Hangul: 최진철, Hanja: 崔眞喆, born March 26, 1971) is a South Korean football player, who currently plays for the K-League team Jeonbuk FC. As the oldest player of the Korean Nation Team for World Cup 2006, Choi has been an influential and strongly reliable defender throughout his World Cup career (2002, 2006). Before the World Cup, he had already announced his retirement from the national team after the tournament.

[edit] International goals

# Date Opponent Result Competition
1 2002-01-30 Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica 1-3 2002 Gold Cup
2 2004-07-10 Flag of Bahrain Bahrain 2-0 Friendly match
3 2004-10-13 Flag of Lebanon Lebanon 1-1 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification
4 2005-11-16 Flag of Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 2-0 Friendly match
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South Korea squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place
1 Lee Woon‑Jae • 2 Hyun Young‑Min • 3 Choi Sung‑Yong • 4 Choi Jin‑Cheul • 5 Kim Nam‑Il • 6 Yoo Sang‑Chul • 7 Kim Tae‑Young • 8 Choi Tae‑Uk • 9 Seol Ki‑Hyeon • 10 Lee Young‑Pyo • 11 Choi Yong‑Soo • 12 Kim Byung‑Ji • 13 Lee Eul‑Yong • 14 Lee Chun‑Soo • 15 Lee Min‑Sung • 16 Cha Du‑Ri • 17 Yoon Jung‑Hwan • 18 Hwang Sun‑Hong • 19 Ahn Jung‑Hwan • 20 Hong Myung‑Bo • 21 Park Ji‑Sung • 22 Song Chong‑Gug • 23 Choi Eun‑Sung • Coach: Hiddink
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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
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors – current squad

1 Kwoun Sun-Tae • 2 Choi Chul-Soon • 3 Sung Jong-Hyun • 4 Kang Min-Soo • 5 Kim Seung-Geun • 6 Kim Hyun-Su • 7 Lee Hyun-Seung • 8 Chung Jong-Kwan • 9 Chung Kyung-Ho •(C) 10 Toni • 11 Choi Tae-Uk • 13 Kim Yong-Hee • 14 Lee Yo-Han • 15 Ze Carlo • 17 Lim You-Hwan • 18 Stevica Ristić • 19 Cho Jae-Jin • 20 Kim In-Ho • 21 Kim Min-Sik • 22 Kim Hyeung-Bum • 23 Kim Han-Won • 24 Lee Won-Jae • 25 Jung Soo-Jong • 26 Seo Jung-Jin • 27 Kim Hyeok • 28 Jung Hoon • 29 Hong Jin-Sub • 30 Lee Rok-Woo • 31 Hong Jeong-Nam • 32 Jeon Kwang-Hwan • 33 Moon Dae-Sung • 34 Jang Jo-Yoon • 35 Jo Seong-Joon • 36 Shin Dong-Bin • 37 Ha Sung-Min • 38 Kim Sang-Duk • 39 Ohn Byung-Hoon • 41 Joo Jae-Duk • Manager: Choi Kang-Hee



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