Choi Jin-cheul (born 26 March 1971) is a South Korean football manager and former player.

International career

Choi was an influential centre-back in the

South Korea national football team The South Korea national football team (; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in men's international football and is governed by the Korea Football Association. South Korea has emerged as a major football power in Asia ...

. He made 65 appearances for the national team including matches in 2002 and

2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host th ...

. He formed a strong defense with

Hong Myung-bo Hong Myung-bo ( ko, 홍명보, Hanja: 洪明甫; ; born 12 February 1969) is a South Korean former footballer who played as a sweeper, and the current head coach of Ulsan Hyundai. Hong is often considered one of the greatest Asian footballers ...

and Kim Tae-young during the 2002 World Cup.

Personal life

In November 2021, Choi signed with DH Entertainment.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Filmography

Variety show

Honours

Player

Sangmu FC * Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1994 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors *

Korean FA Cup The Korean FA Cup is a national football cup knockout competition of South Korea, held annually by the Korea Football Association (KFA). Before the FA Cup was established in 1996, two predecessor competitions named All Joseon Football Tournament ...

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, 2003, 2005 *

Korean Super Cup The Korean Super Cup was the annual curtain-raiser to the South Korean football season from 1999 to 2006, and was contested between the champions of K League and Korean FA Cup. It was dropped from the South Korean football calendar in 2007. Afte ...

: 2004 * AFC Champions League: 2006 *

Asian Cup Winners' Cup The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC. The winne ...

runner-up: 2001–02 South Korea B *

East Asian Games The East Asian Games was a multi-sport event organized by the East Asian Games Association (EAGA) and held every four years from 1993 to 2013. Among those who competed included athletes from East Asian countries and territories of the Olympic ...

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South Korea *

FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ha ...

fourth place: 2002 * EAFF Championship: 2003 Individual * K League 1 Best XI: 2002, 2003, 2006 * AFC Champions League Most Valuable Player: 2006

Entertainer

References

External links

Choi Jin-cheul – National Team Stats
at KFA * * * 1971 births Living people South Korean footballers Association football defenders South Korea international footballers South Korean football managers Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players K League 1 players 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2004 AFC Asian Cup players 2006 FIFA World Cup players Pohang Steelers managers South Korea national under-17 football team managers People from South Jeolla Province {{SouthKorea-footy-defender-stub