Choi Sang-Kook (born February 15, 1961) is a South Korea football manager and former footballer who plays as a forward. He played only for POSCO Atoms.

Club career

Choi Sang-Kook was the top scorer in the

1987 K-League The 1987 Korean Professional Football League was the fifth season of the K League. Before the start of this season, the Korean Professional Football Committee was separated from the Korea Football Association. A total of 5 professional teams part ...

season and he was also the top assister. He broke

Piyapong Piew-on Piyapong Pue-on ( th, ปิยะพงษ์ ผิวอ่อน; ) born: Padej Khankruea ( th, เผด็จ ขันเครือ; ; November 14, 1959) is a Thai retired football player who played as a striker. He was a member of the ...

's record in the

1985 K-League The 1985 Korean Super League was the third season of top football league in South Korea. A total of eight teams participated in the league. Six of them were professional teams ( Hallelujah Eagles, Yukong Elephants, Daewoo Royals, POSCO Atoms, Lu ...

season. He is the last man that was the top scorer and assister in the same season .

International career

He was part of the South Korea national football team. He played at

1984 AFC Asian Cup The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the 8th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by Singapore between 1 December and 16 December 198 ...

1986 Asian Games The 1986 Asian Games ( ko, 1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임, Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad ( ko, 제10 ...

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

and many of South Korea's matches. He played at the

1990 FIFA World Cup qualification The qualification competition for the 1990 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Confederation of African Football (CAF), CONCACAF (North ...

, but he failed to join the final squad.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

:''Results list South Korea's goal tally first.''

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* * * 1961 births Living people Men's association football forwards South Korean men's footballers South Korea men's international footballers Pohang Steelers players K League 1 players 1984 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for South Korea People from Chungju Sportspeople from North Chungcheong Province {{SouthKorea-footy-forward-stub