Choe Myong-Ho
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Choe Myong-Ho | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Pyongyang, North Korea | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Pyongyang CSG | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Kyonggongop | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Kyonggongop | 20 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 1 | (0) |
| 2009– | Pyongyang CSG | 27[citation needed] | (12[citation needed]) |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2006 | North Korea U-17 | 10 | (5) |
| 2008– | North Korea[1] | 5 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Choe Myong-Ho (Chosŏn'gŭl: 최명호, Hanja: 崔敏鎬; born 3 July 1988 in Pyongyang[2]) is a North Korean footballer, who currently plays for Pyongyang City Sports Group.
Career
Choe was one of the first native North Koreans to join a club abroad, Krylia Sovetov Samara of Russian Premier League, and the first to play in Russia.[3]
He was selected as the 2005 AFC Youth Player of the Year.[4]
Before moving to Russia, Choe Myong-Ho had played for the Ministry of Light Industry team (Kyonggongop) in the DPR Korea League of his native country.[5]
Due to his remarkable skills and talent the player has been called the "North Korean Ronaldo".[6]
Despite moving to the Russian club in 2006, Choe only made his full debut for the first team on 27 June 2007, in the Russian Cup, as Krylia Sovetov lost to KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny, by a single goal.[7]
One of his teammates at Samara was Oh Beom-Seok who is from the South Korea.
Choe wasn't registered by Krylia to play in the 2009 season.[8]
International career
He was a member of his country's U-17 national team,[9] Choe Myong-Ho took part in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship (scoring three times in four games) and the AFC U-17 Championship 2006,[5] where his side finished runners-up.
References
- ↑ Choe Myong-Ho at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Эпштейн, Арнольд. "Северные корейцы учат русский, стоят на голове и ждут документы с родины" (in Russian). Спорт-Экспресс. Retrieved 29 October 2006.
- ↑ Tertitskii, Fedor (2 February 2009). "North Korean Footballers in Russia". The Daily NK. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ↑ "AFC Player of the Year Awards Al Montashari scoops top Asian award". FIFA.com. 1 December 2006. Retrieved 29 October 2006.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Interview with Chief Manager and Players of DPRK U-17". 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2006.
- ↑ Прияткина, Мария (28 August 2006). "Северокорейский Рональдо в Самаре" (in Russian). Самарский Футбол. Retrieved 29 October 2006.
- ↑ "Profile at the official Krylia Sovetov site" (in Russian).
- ↑ "Крылья Советов (Самара) – Заявка клуба – Сезон 2009" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ↑ Choe Myong-Ho – FIFA competition record
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