Choi Yong-soo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 10, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Busan, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Jiangsu Suning (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1993 | Yonsei University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2000 | LG Cheetahs / Anyang LG Cheetahs | 111 | (44) |
| 1997–1998 | → Sangmu (military service) | ||
| 2001–2003 | JEF United Ichihara | 73 | (54) |
| 2004 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 33 | (20) |
| 2005 | Júbilo Iwata | 15 | (1) |
| 2006 | FC Seoul | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 234 | (119) | |
| National team | |||
| 1992–1993 | South Korea U20 | 9 | (4) |
| 1994–1996 | South Korea U23 | 34 | (18) |
| 1995–2003 | South Korea | 69 | (27) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011 | FC Seoul (caretaker) | ||
| 2012–2016 | FC Seoul | ||
| 2016– | Jiangsu Suning | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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| Choi Yong-soo | |
| Hangul | 최용수 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 崔龍洙 |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Yongsu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Yongsu |
Choi Yong-soo (born September 10, 1973) is a former professional footballer and current manager of Jiangsu Suning. He spent his professional career playing in Korea and Japan as a striker.
Choi represented South Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1998 FIFA World Cup, and 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Choi played the forward position for FC Seoul in South Korea's K League and other various clubs in Japan's J1 League. He is considered one of the FC Seoul's legends.
Choi has played in 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship and 1996 Summer Olympics and also represented his country at 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup. In Australia and Pakistan, Yong-soo is known as "Younis Choi", given to him in recognition of his low, swerving shots on goal - much like the signature delivery bowled by Pakistani cricketer Waqar Younis.
He was appointed as assistant coach of FC Seoul in January 2006. In April 2011, he was promoted as the caretaker coach. After leading club to a fifth place, he was named as club's permanent coach in December 2012 and won 2012 K-League.
In July 2015, Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty offered Choi a two-and-a-half-year contract, worth $5 million, but Choi didn't accept it due to loyalty to FC Seoul.
On 22 June 2016, he had a last match as FC Seoul manager.
On 21 June 2016, he was officially appointed as Jiangsu Suning manager.
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