Choi Jin-cheul

Choi Jin-cheul (born 26 March 1971) is a South Korean football manager and former player.

Choi Jin-cheul
Personal information
Full name Choi Jin-cheul
Date of birth (1971-03-26) 26 March 1971
Place of birth Jindo, Jeonnam, South Korea
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1993 Soongsil University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Sangmu FC (draft)
1996–2007 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 241 (18)
International career
2002 South Korea U23 (WC) 1 (0)
1993 South Korea B
1997–2006 South Korea 65 (4)
Managerial career
2014–2015 South Korea U17
2016 Pohang Steelers
Honours
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
EAFF Championship
Gold medal – first place 2003 Japan Team
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1993 ShanghaiTeam[1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Choi Jin-cheul
Hangul
최진철
Hanja
崔眞喆
Revised RomanizationChoe Jin-cheol
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Chin-ch'ŏl
In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

International career

Choi was an influential centre-back in the South Korea national football team. He made 65 appearances for the national team including matches in 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup.[2] He formed a strong defense with Hong Myung-bo and Kim Tae-young during the 2002 World Cup.

Personal life

In November 2021, Choi signed with DH Entertainment.[3]

Career statistics

Club
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Sangmu FC (draft) 1994Semipro League ??????—????
1995Semipro League ??????—????
Total ??????—????
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1996K League 270??21——291
1997K League 90??122——212
1998K League 116??162——278
1999K League 267??92——359
2000K League 252??71——323
2001K League 210??40??1[lower-alpha 1]1261
2002K League 230??10??—240
2003K League 33140———371
2004K League 1712041??1[lower-alpha 1]0242
2005K League 19020111——321
2006K League 16100401013[lower-alpha 2]0332
2007K League 140101021—181
Total 241189071101225133831
Career total 241189071101225133831
  1. Appearance in Korean Super Cup
  2. Two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, one appearance in Korean Super Cup

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 199710
200140
2002201
200380
2004152
200531
2006140
Career total654
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Choi Jin-cheul
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
130 January 2002Pasadena, United States Costa Rica1–21–32002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
210 July 2004Gwangju, South Korea Bahrain2–02–0Friendly
313 October 2004Beirut, Lebanon Lebanon1–01–12006 FIFA World Cup Qualification
416 November 2005Seoul, South Korea Serbia and Montenegro1–02–0Friendly

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Note(s) Ref.
2018 God of Football with Hiddink Himself
2021–present Shooting Stars Himself
2022 Gundesliga Himself [5]

Honours

Player

Sangmu FC

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

South Korea B

South Korea

Individual

Entertainer
List of awards and nominations received by entertainer Choi Jin-cheul
Award ceremony Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
SBS Entertainment Awards 2022 Leader of the Year Award[lower-alpha 1] Shooting Stars Won [18]
  1. Shared with Ha Seok-ju, Kim Byung-ji, Kim Tae-young, Choi Sung-yong, Lee Eul-yong, Hyun Young-min, Lee Young-pyo, Oh Beom-seok, Cho Jae-jin and Baek Ji-hoon[17]

References
  1. 동아시아축구 대표 확정. Naver.com (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 30 March 1993. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "South Korea - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  3. Ahn, Ji-young (17 November 2021). 최진철·김정우 ‘스포테이너’ 합류…이천수·송종국과 한솥밥. Naver.com (in Korean). Munhwa Ilbo. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  4. "Choi Jin-cheul at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. Ji, Seung-hoon (14 April 2022). WC 레전드 VS 강철 군대 격돌...'군대스리가', 5월 첫방 (공식). Naver.com (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  6. Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  7. Lee, Seung-soo; Trevena, Mark (8 April 2020). "South Korea - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  8. Fujioka, Atsushi; Halchuk, Stephen; Stokkermans, Karel (25 March 2020). "Asian Champions' Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  9. "Asian Cup Winners' Cup". RSSSF. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  10. Morrison, Neil (20 December 2019). "East Asian Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  11. "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan ™ - Matches - Korea Republic-Turkey". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  12. Stokkermans, Karel (20 December 2019). "East Asian Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  13. 2002년 K-리그 시상식 21일 개최. Naver.com (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 20 December 2002.
  14. MVP 김도훈·신인왕 정조국. Naver.com (in Korean). YTN. 13 December 2003. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  15. 김두현, 2006 K-리그 ‘최고 별’ (in Korean). KBS. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  16. 전북 현대 AFC 챔피언스리그 우승. Naver.com (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 9 November 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  17. Lee, Min-ji (17 December 2022). 골때녀 잔칫날’ 감독진 11명, 올해의 리더상 [2022 SBS 연예대상] [Leader of the Year Award [2022 SBS Entertainment Awards], 11 directors]. Naver.com (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  18. Lee, Seung-gil (18 December 2022). 유재석, 감격의 '대상' 영예…통산 19번째 트로피 품었다 [2022 SBS 연예대상] (종합) [Yoo Jae-seok had the honor of the "Grand Prize"...won his 19th trophy in his career [2022 SBS Entertainment Awards] (comprehensive)]. Naver.com (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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