Name Choi Yong-soo Position Manager Years Team Weight 71 kg | Height 1.84 m Role Footballer Date joined 1994 | |
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Date of birth (1973-09-10) September 10, 1973 (age 42) Playing position Spouse Jeon Yun-jeong (m. 2007), Im Nam-hui (m. 2005–2006) Similar People Hwang Sun‑hong, Seo Jung‑won, Senol Gunes, Kim Chi‑woo, Ki Sung‑yueng | ||
Choi Yong-soo (born September 10, 1973) is a former professional footballer. He spent his professional career playing in Korea and Japan as a striker.
Contents
- Club career
- International career
- FC Seoul
- Jiangsu Suning
- International goals
- Managerial statistics
- Player
- Manager
- Personal life
- References
Choi represented South Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1998 FIFA World Cup, and 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Choi played the forward position for FC Seoul in South Korea's K League and other various clubs in Japan's J1 League. He is considered one of the FC Seoul's legends.
International career
Choi has played in 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship and 1996 Summer Olympics and also represented his country at 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup. In Australia and Pakistan, Yong-soo 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.
FC Seoul
He was appointed as assistant coach of FC Seoul in January 2006. In April 2011, he was promoted as the caretaker coach. After leading club to a fifth place, he was named as club's permanent coach in December 2012 and won 2012 K-League.
In July 2015, Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty offered Choi a two-and-a-half-year contract, worth $5 million, but Choi didn't accept it due to loyalty to FC Seoul.
On 22 June 2016, he had a last match as FC Seoul manager.
Jiangsu Suning
On 21 June 2016, he was officially appointed as Jiangsu Suning manager.
International goals
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.Managerial statistics
As of 22 June 2016Player
Manager
Player
Manager
Personal life
He 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.