Choi Yong-soo

Choi Yong-soo (born 10 September 1973) is a South Korean professional football manager and former player.

For the boxer, see Choi Yong-soo (boxer).

Choi Yong-soo
Personal information
Full name Choi Yong-soo
Date of birth (1973-09-10) 10 September 1973
Place of birth Busan, South Korea
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1993 Yonsei University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2000 Anyang LG Cheetahs 111 (44)
1997–1998 → Sangmu FC (draft)
2001–2004 JEF United Ichihara 73 (54)
2004 → Kyoto Purple Sanga (loan) 33 (20)
2005 Júbilo Iwata 15 (1)
2006 FC Seoul 2 (0)
Total 234 (119)
International career
1992–1993 South Korea U20 9 (4)
1994–1996 South Korea U23 41[lower-greek 1] (25)
1995–2003 South Korea 69 (27)
Managerial career
2011 FC Seoul (caretaker)
2012–2016 FC Seoul
2016–2017 Jiangsu Suning
2018–2020 FC Seoul
2021–2023 Gangwon FC
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
AFC Youth Championship
Silver medal – second place 1992 United Arab Emirates Team
EAFF Championship
Gold medal – first place 2003 Japan Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Choi Yong-soo
Hangul
최용수
Hanja
崔龍洙
Revised RomanizationChoe Yongsu
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Yongsu
In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Playing career

Choi played as a striker for Anyang LG Cheetahs (currently FC Seoul) in South Korea's K League. In 2000, he led Anyang to the K League title, receiving the K League MVP Award. He is considered one of the FC Seoul's legends.[1]

Choi also played for the South Korean national team in 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Managerial career

Choi was appointed as the assistant coach of FC Seoul in August 2006, and was promoted as the caretaker manager in April 2011. He was finally named a permanent coach after leading Seoul as a caretaker manager during the 2011 season. He led his team to the 2012 K League title and the 2013 AFC Champions League Final. They drew all two matches of the Champions League final against Guangzhou Evergrande, a Chinese club led by Marcello Lippi, but couldn't get the title due to the away goals rule. Nevertheless, Choi was named the AFC Coach of the Year.

On 21 June 2016, he was officially appointed as the manager of a Chinese club Jiangsu Suning. He finished as runner-up in the Chinese Super League and the Chinese FA Cup. On 1 June 2017, he officially resigned from Jiangsu Suning.

On 11 October 2018, Choi was officially reappointed as the manager of FC Seoul, which was being threatened with relegation. On 9 December 2018, Choi won the relegation playoffs against Busan IPark, successfully keeping Seoul in the K League.[2] On 30 July 2020, he resigned from Seoul due to his poor results in the 2020 season.[3]

On 17 November 2021, Choi started to manage Gangwon FC. On 14 June 2023, Choi was replaced by Yoon Jong-hwan at Gangwon FC.

Personal life

Choi divorced his wife in November 2006 after a 15-month-long marriage. His former wife, a one-time contestant in a Miss Korea pageant, went through the legal procedures to take half the estate properties under Choi's name per their prenuptial agreement.[4]

In Australia and Pakistan, Choi is known as "Younis Choi", given to him in recognition of his low, swerving shots on goal – much like the signature delivery bowled by Pakistani cricketer Waqar Younis.

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Anyang LG Cheetahs 1994K League 299—61—3510
1995K League 219—72—2811
1996K League 1641061—235
1999K League 20123572—3019
2000K League 2510??94213615
Total111444535102115260
Sangmu FC (draft) 1997Semipro League ????——??
1998Semipro League ????——??
Total ????——??
JEF United Ichihara 2001J1 League 26213452—3427
2002J1 League 23164310—2819
2003J1 League 24170020—2617
Total 73547782—8863
Kyoto Purple Sanga (loan) 2004J2 League 332010——3420
Júbilo Iwata 2005J1 League 151001042203
FC Seoul 2006K League 200000—20
Career total 2341191212441263296146

    International
    Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    South Korea 199551
    19971511
    19982413
    200050
    200162
    200280
    200360
    Career total6927
    Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
    List of international goals scored by Choi Yong-soo
    No.DateVenue CapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1
    		31 January 1995Hong Kong 1 Colombia1–01–01995 Lunar New Year Cup
    2 28 May 1997 Daejeon, South Korea 7  Hong Kong 2–0 4–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
    3
    		3–0
    4
    		14 June 1997Suwon, South Korea 9 Ghana2–03–01997 Korea Cup
    5
    		24 August 1997Daegu, South Korea 12 Tajikistan2–04–1Friendly
    6 6 September 1997 Seoul, South Korea 14  Kazakhstan 1–0 3–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
    7 2–0
    8
    		3–0
    9
    		12 September 1997Seoul, South Korea 15 Uzbekistan1–02–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
    10
    		11 October 1997Almaty, Kazakhstan 18 Kazakhstan1–01–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
    11 18 October 1997 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 19  Uzbekistan 1–0 5–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
    12
    		3–0
    13
    		27 January 1998Bangkok, Thailand 21 Egypt1–02–01998 King's Cup
    14
    		29 January 1998Bangkok, Thailand 22 Thailand2–02–01998 King's Cup
    15
    		31 January 1998Bangkok, Thailand 23 Egypt1–11–1 (a.e.t.)
    (5–4 p)    		1998 King's Cup
    16
    		7 February 1998Auckland, New Zealand 24 New Zealand1–01–0Friendly
    17
    		18 April 1998Skopje, Macedonia 30 North Macedonia2–12–2Friendly
    18
    		27 May 1998Seoul, South Korea 34 Czech Republic2–22–2Friendly
    19 2 December 1998 Bangkok, Thailand 39  Turkmenistan 1–0 2–3 1998 Asian Games
    20
    		2–0
    21 4 December 1998 Bangkok, Thailand 40  Vietnam 2–0 4–0 1998 Asian Games
    22
    		4–0
    23 7 December 1998 Bangkok, Thailand 41  Japan 1–0 2–0 1998 Asian Games
    24
    		2–0
    25
    		11 December 1998Bangkok, Thailand 43 Kuwait1–01–01998 Asian Games
    26
    		13 September 2001Daejeon, South Korea 54 Nigeria2–22–2Friendly
    27
    		13 November 2001Gwangju, South Korea 55 Croatia1–01–1Friendly

    Managerial statistics
    As of 14 June 2023
    Managerial record by team and tenure
    Team From To Record
    PWDLWin %
    FC Seoul[lower-alpha 1] 26 April 2011 22 June 2016 266 138 70 58 051.88
    Jiangsu Suning 1 July 2016 1 June 2017 42 19 8 15 045.24
    FC Seoul[lower-alpha 1] 18 October 2018 30 July 2020 63 22 15 26 034.92
    Gangwon FC 17 November 2021 14 June 2023 63 21 14 28 033.33
    Total 434 200 107 127 046.08
    1. Includes K League, Korean League Cup, Korean FA Cup and AFC Champions League

    Honours

    Player

    FC Seoul

    Sangmu FC

    South Korea U20

    South Korea

    Individual

    Manager

    FC Seoul

    Jiangsu Suning

    Individual

    Notes
    1. Includes ten appearances and seven goals in non-international matches (nine appearances and seven goals against non-national teams, one appearance against another KFA team).

    References
    1. '독수리' 최용수, FC 서울 둥지 복귀 (in Korean). FC Seoul. 30 January 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
    2. Ha, Sung-ryong (18 December 2018). 간신히 1부 잔류한 FC서울…최용수 감독 "잠도 못 잤다" [FC Seoul, barely staying on the K-league Classic, coach Choi Yong-soo said, "I couldn't sleep."] (in Korean). SBS.
    3. 최용수 FC서울 감독, 성적 부진 '자진사퇴' (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
    4. ‘독수리’ 최용수，결혼 15개월 만에 파경. Naver.com (in Korean). 24 November 2006.
    5. "Choi Yong-soo at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
    6. Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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    8. Di Maggio, Roberto; Garin, Erik; Jönsson, Mikael; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel (22 November 2018). "Asian U-19/U-20 Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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    10. 「적토마」고정운 MVP영예. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 20 November 1994.
    11. "Asian Player of the Year". RSSSF. 18 January 2018.
    12. 패기의 상무 2연패 가을철 실업축구연맹전. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 17 September 1998. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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