Cho Young-jeung

Cho Young-jeung (born 18 August 1954) is a South Korean former footballer who played as a defender. He won two Asian Games, and participated in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Cho Young-jeung
Personal information
Full name Cho Young-jeung
Date of birth (1954-08-18) 18 August 1954
Place of birth Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Sweeper
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1977 Chung-Ang University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977 Korea First Bank
1978–1979 ROK Navy (draft)
1980 Korea First Bank
1981–1982 Portland Timbers 50 (3)
1981–1982 Portland Timbers (indoor) 15 (5)
1982–1983 Chicago Sting (indoor) 39 (6)
1983 Chicago Sting 27 (1)
1984–1987 Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso 50 (13)
Total 181 (28)
International career
1973–1974 South Korea U20
1975–1986 South Korea 113 (1)
Managerial career
1994–1996 LG Cheetahs
1998–2000 South Korea U20
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1978 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul Team
AFC Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 1980 Kuwait Team
AFC Youth Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Iran Team[1]
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Thailand Team[2]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Cho Young-jeung
Hangul
조영증
Hanja
趙榮增
Revised RomanizationJo Yeongjeung
McCune–ReischauerCho Yŏngjŭng
In this Korean name, the family name is Cho.

Club career

Cho was allowed to participate in tryouts for North American Soccer League (NASL) clubs by the Korea Football Association when the national team left for Los Angeles to train in February 1981.[3] He joined Portland Timbers after having offers from four clubs.[4] He played both football and indoor soccer for Portland Timbers, becoming the first Asian to play indoor soccer.[5] In 1982, he made the cover of Kick, the official magazine of the NASL,[6][7] and was selected for the first team of the NASL all-stars. He returned to his country after the K League was founded in 1983.

Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso was a newly-formed weak team in the K League when Cho joined it in 1984, and so he played as a forward or midfielder in unfamiliar positions if necessary.[8] However, he scored nine goals in the 1984 season, and was selected as the Exemplary Award winner and one of the K League Best XI.[9] He also scored in six consecutive games, becoming a record holder until Hwang Sun-hong broke the record in 1995.[10]

Style of play

Cho was one of the best centre-backs in South Korea and the United States during the 1980s. He didn't have rapid pace and great stamina, but he was noted for his prediction, positional sense and team play. He also had a burly physique and so was skilled in tussle and tackle.[11]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Korea First Bank 1977Semipro League ????—????
ROK Navy (draft) 1978Semipro League ????—????
1979Semipro League ????—????
Total ????—????
Korea First Bank 1980Semipro League ????—????
Portland Timbers 1981North American Soccer League 252—??—252
1982North American Soccer League 251———252
Total 503—??—503
Portland Timbers (indoor) 1981–82North American Soccer League 155———155
Chicago Sting (indoor) 1982–83Major Indoor Soccer League 396—??—396
Chicago Sting 1983North American Soccer League 271—??—271
Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso 1984K League 289———289
1985K League 51———51
1986K League 103—21—124
1987K League 70———70
Total 5013—21—5214
Career total 18128??21??18329

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[12]
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Korea 1975190
197670
1977261
1978140
197950
1980170
198140
198450
198580
198680
Career total 1131
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Cho Young-jeung
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
118 February 1977Manama, Bahrain28 Bahrain3–04–1Friendly

Honours

Player

ROK Navy

Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso

South Korea

Individual

Manager

LG Cheetahs

See also

References
  1. 아시아 青少年축구파견 代表選手18명 확정 (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 20 February 1973.
  2. 청소년蹴球 후보選手 18명 確定 (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 4 March 1974.
  3. 蹴球協 花郎 趙榮増·金黃鎬선수 프로팀入團 테스트 허용. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 5 February 1981. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  4. 趙榮增·金黃鎬 美프로蹴球 진출. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 4 March 1981. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  5. 趙榮增 美실내축구서도 人氣 東洋선수론 최초…팬들 사랑 독차지. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 21 January 1982. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  6. "North American Soccer League programs". Fun While It Lasted. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  7. 81년도판「킥」지의 표지인물로등장한 趙榮増선수. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 23 July 1982. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  8. 포지션 변경에 성공한 K리그 선수들은? (in Korean). K League. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  9. 모범상 럭키금성 趙榮増. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 12 November 1984. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  10. 프로축구 황선홍 7경기 연속골. Naver.com (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 28 September 1995. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  11. [나의 선수시절28] 조영증' 영리한 수비로 새로운 영역 마련 (in Korean). KFA. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  12. "Cho Young-jeung at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  13. Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  14. Lee, Seung-soo; Trevena, Mark (8 April 2020). "South Korea - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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  16. Stokkermans, Karel (7 February 2019). "Asian Nations Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  17. "Egypt v Korea Republic, 06 January 1988". 11v11. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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  19. 趙榮增 최우수選手로 新聞·通信 蹴球기자 선정. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 26 December 1977. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  20. 최우수선수 金在漢 蹴球베스트11 선정. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 16 January 1979. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  21. 최우수選手 朴成華 체육기자단 蹴球11. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 26 December 1979. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  22. 80最優秀선수 李榮武 蹴球기자단 選定…27일표창 (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 21 January 1981.
  23. 축구「올해의 베스트11」선정. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 17 December 1986. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  24. "North American Soccer League (1968-1984)". OoCities.org. Steve Dimitry's Extinct Sports Leagues. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  25. 슈퍼리그 84大長征 회심의 골인「대우王冠」빛나다 (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 12 November 1984.
  26. 86 축구대제전 베스트11 선정 (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 18 November 1986.
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