Cho Jae-jin

Cho Jae-jin (born 9 July 1981) is a former South Korean football player.

Cho Jae-jin
Personal information
Full name Cho Jae-jin
Date of birth (1981-07-09) 9 July 1981
Place of birth Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1997–1999 Daeshin High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 16 (0)
2002–2003 → Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo (draft) 31 (3)
2004–2007 Shimizu S-Pulse 101 (45)
2008 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 26 (8)
2009–2010 Gamba Osaka 35 (10)
Total 209 (67)
International career
1999–2000 South Korea U20 5 (3)
2003–2004 South Korea U23 28 (11)
2003–2008 South Korea 40 (10)
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
AFC Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place2007 Indonesia/Malaysia
/Thailand/Vietnam		Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Cho Jae-jin
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJo Jae-jin
McCune–ReischauerCho Chaejin
In this Korean name, the family name is Cho.

Playing career

Cho emerged as a national star when he played for South Korean under-23 team in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] He scored two goals in a 3–3 draw with Mali, helping his team advance to the quarter-finals.

Cho showed impressive performances including 45 goals in 101 J1 League appearances while playing for Shimizu S-Pulse from 2004 to 2007. He was also selected for South Korean national team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and played three World Cup matches as a powerful target man. David Pleat, an expert of The Guardian at the time, selected him as one of six talents outside the Premier League after the World Cup.[2]

After his successful stint at Shimizu, Cho tried to join a Premier League club, and received offers from Newcastle United, Fulham, Portsmouth and West Ham United. However, he signed for K League club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors after failing to negotiate with them.[3][4]

Cho has congenital hip dysplasia, and started to suffer from pain when he was 22. He had relied on the drug to continue playing football, but eventually announced his retirement on 18 March 2011.[5]

Personal life

Cho is a close friend of Kim Dong-jin, who was also a member of South Korean Olympic team.

Cho appeared in advertisements for Adidas, Cosmopolitan and clothing brand "ASK" in South Korea.

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2000K League 50??00??50
2001K League 30??00??30
2004K League 810000—81
Total 161??00??161
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo (draft) 2002Semipro League ??????—??
2003K League 31321——334
Total 31321??—334
Shimizu S-Pulse 2004J1 League 1271011—148
2005J1 League 2993273—3914
2006J1 League 32162130—3717
2007J1 League 28131031—3214
Total 1014573145—12253
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2008K League 2682152—3311
Gamba Osaka 2009J1 League 25103010613511
2010J1 League 100121040162
Total 351042201015113
Career total 2096715721710125582

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[7][8]
National team YearAppsGoals
South Korea 200372
200431
200530
2006145
2007102
200830
Career total4010
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Cho Jae-jin
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
125 September 2003Incheon, South Korea Vietnam2–05–02004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
224 October 2003Muscat, Oman   Nepal1–07–02004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
319 December 2004Busan, South Korea Germany3–13–1Friendly
41 February 2006Hong Kong Denmark1–01–32006 Lunar New Year Cup
526 May 2006Seoul, South Korea Bosnia and Herzegovina2–02–0Friendly
66 September 2006Suwon, South Korea Chinese Taipei5–08–02007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
77–0
811 October 2006Seoul, South Korea Syria1–01–12007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
95 July 2007Seoul, South Korea Uzbekistan1–02–1Friendly
102–0

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Note(s) Ref.
2021 Kick A Goal Season 1 Himself [9]
2021–2022 Kick A Goal Season 2 Himself
2022–2023 Kick A Goal Season 3 Himself
2022 The Fishermen and the City Season 4 Himself Episode 12

Honours

Player

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo

Shimizu S-Pulse

Gamba Osaka

South Korea

Television personality
List of awards and nominations received by TV personality Cho Jae-jin
Award ceremony Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
SBS Entertainment Awards 2022 Leader of the Year Award[lower-alpha 1] Kick A Goal Won [16]
  1. Shared with Ha Seok-ju, Kim Byung-ji, Kim Tae-young, Choi Jin-cheul, Choi Sung-yong, Lee Eul-yong, Hyun Young-min, Lee Young-pyo, Oh Beom-seok and Baek Ji-hoon[15]

References
  1. 한국올림픽축구대표팀 명단 (in Korean). Busan Ilbo. 19 July 2004.
  2. "Six top talents made for the Premiership". The Guardian. 29 June 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. 조재진, 멀고 험한 프리미어리그 진출 (in Korean). OhmyNews. 30 December 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  4. 조재진 전북 현대 입단 “잉글랜드 진출 꿈은 계속” (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  5. 조재진, 은퇴 선언 '충격'…부상으로 선수생활 불가능 (in Korean). Korea Economic Daily. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  6. Cho Jae-jin – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
  7. "Cho Jae-jin at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  8. Cho Jae-jin at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. Yoo, Kyung-sang (12 October 2022). 골때녀’ 새 감독 조재진, 아나콘다 8연패 원인? “체력”. Naver.com (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  10. Lee, Seung-soo; Trevena, Mark (8 April 2020). "South Korea – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  11. Fujioka, Atsushi; Halchuk, Stephen; Stokkermans, Karel (25 March 2020). "Asian Champions' Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  12. Fujioka, Atsushi (21 July 2002). "Asian Super Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  13. Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  14. Stokkermans, Karel (7 February 2019). "Asian Nations Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  15. Lee, Min-ji (17 December 2022). 골때녀 잔칫날’ 감독진 11명, 올해의 리더상 [2022 SBS 연예대상] [Leader of the Year Award [2022 SBS Entertainment Awards], 11 directors]. Naver.com (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  16. Lee, Seung-gil (18 December 2022). 유재석, 감격의 '대상' 영예…통산 19번째 트로피 품었다 [2022 SBS 연예대상] (종합) [Yoo Jae-seok had the honor of the "Grand Prize"...won his 19th trophy in his career [2022 SBS Entertainment Awards] (comprehensive)]. Naver.com (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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