Choi Jin-cheul
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Choi Jin-Cheul | ||
| Date of birth | March 26, 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Jindo, Jeonnam, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Former Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1995 | Soongsil University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2007 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 241 | (18) |
| Total | 241 | (18) | |
| National team | |||
| 1997–2006 | South Korea | 65 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2011 | Gangwon FC (Coach) | ||
| 2014–2015 | South Korea U17 | ||
| 2016 | Pohang Steelers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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| Choi Jin-cheul | |
| Hangul | 최진철 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 崔眞喆 |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Jin-cheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Chin-ch'ŏl |
Choi Jin-Cheul (born March 26, 1971) is a South Korean football player, who played for the K-League team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
Choi made 65 appearances for the South Korea national football team. He usually played as centre-back and made a very strong team with Hong Myung-Bo and Kim Tae-Young during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. 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.
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