Yoo Young-sil (, ; born May 1, 1975) is a retired

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player who was a member of

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International career

Yoo began her international career as an 18-year-old defender. Yoo made her first appearance selection during

1993 AFC Women's Championship The Asian Football Confederation's 1993 AFC Women's Championship was held from 3 to 12 December 1993 in Kuching, Malaysia. The tournament was won for the fourth consecutive time by China in the final against North Korea. Group stage Group A ...

finals against

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and scored debut goal in same game. Yoo was a part of

2003 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial championship of women's national soccer teams organized by FIFA. It was held in the United States from September 20 to October 12, 2003, at s ...

for

. On 6 October 2008, Yoo announced her retirement and started to coach.

Honors

Korea Republic

* Women's East Asian Cup Winner : 2005

Individual

* Women's East Asian Cup Best defender : 2005

References

1973 births Living people South Korean women's footballers South Korea women's international footballers WK League players Women's association football defenders Sportspeople from South Jeolla Province Kyung Hee University alumni Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels WFC players 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for South Korea {{SouthKorea-women-footy-bio-stub