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Full name | Choi Soon-Ho | |||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | January 10, 1962 | |||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cheongju, Chungbuk, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Manager (Former Forward) | |||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||
1981–1982 | Kwangwoon University | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||
1980–1982 | POSCO FC (Semi-professional) | ? | (?) | |||||||||||||||
1983–1987 | POSCO Atoms | 55 | (21) | |||||||||||||||
1988–1990 | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | 28 | (2) | |||||||||||||||
1991 | POSCO Atoms | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | Rodez AF | 18 | (2) | |||||||||||||||
Total | 117 | (25) | ||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||
1979–1981 | South Korea U-20 | 10 | (6) | |||||||||||||||
1980–1991 | South Korea | 97 | (30) | |||||||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||||
1992 | POSCO Atoms (Coach) | |||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Pohang Steelers Reserve | |||||||||||||||||
2000–2004 | Pohang Steelers | |||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | |||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Gangwon FC | |||||||||||||||||
2016– | Pohang Steelers | |||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 Aug 2007 |
Choi Soon-ho | |
Hangul | 최순호 |
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Hanja | 崔淳鎬 |
Revised Romanization | Choe Sun-ho |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Sun-ho |
Choi Soon-Ho (최순호; born January 10, 1962 in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do) is a South Korean football manager and former professional football player. He is known as one of the prominent players in Korean soccer history.
His international career was started in 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was the top scorer of the 1980 AFC Asian Cup with 7 goals. He was only 18, which makes him the youngest top scorer in the Asian Cup history.
Choi scored 2 goals against Italy U-20 in 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship. The game ended 4-1 for Korea.
In the 1986 World Cup, he scored a goal against the defending champions Italy.