Full name Yoo Byung-Soo Weight 76 kg Name Yoo Byung-soo Career start 2009 | Playing position Role Football player Number 10 Height 1.83 m Education Hongik University | |
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Date of birth (1988-03-26) 26 March 1988 (age 27) | ||
Football manager 2015 teraktor sazi vs al jaish qat golo de yoo byung soo 69 minutos
Yoo Byung-Soo (Korean: 유병수, born 26 March 1988) is a South Korean football striker who plays for Gimpo Citizen FC. He is known as "Ronaldo of Wolmido", because of his spinless free-kick that resembles that of Cristiano Ronaldo's. (Wolmido is a small park in Incheon city, where he started his professional career).
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- Football manager 2015 teraktor sazi vs al jaish qat golo de yoo byung soo 69 minutos
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- Youth career
- Incheon United
- Al Hilal
- Rostov
- International career
- Club career statistics
- As a player
- References
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Youth career
Yoo entered Dunchun Middle School, scoring at least one goal in nearly every match he played in. Then he entered Unnam High School, winning the top scorer award in a couple of national competitions. After graduating from high school, he decided to enter Hong-Ik University, winning the top assists award in National University Competition. Thus having grabbed the attention of many scouts, he joined K-League side Incheon United.
Incheon United
In the pre-season, Incheon sold its franchise star striker Bang Seung-Hwan to Jeju United. This transfer worried many Incheon fans as they had already sold another striker Dženan Radončić to Seongnam Ilhwa. However, Incheon's newly appointed manager Ilija Petković said that Yoo Byung-Soo could be the replacement, and he can develop into a new franchise star for Incheon.
On 3 March 2009, Yoo scored in his senior debut match against Busan I'Park. In his debut season in K-League, he was widely regarded as one of the best candidates for the Rookie of the Season award but eventually Gangwon FC's forward Kim Young-Hoo grabbed the award. In November 2009, he was linked with Premier League side Bolton Wanderers.
In the 2010 K-League season, he scored 22 goals in 28 appearances, and was named 2010 K-League top scorer, Yoo signed a contract extension with Incheon United, running until 2013.
Al Hilal
In July 2011, Yoo signed a new contract with the Asian club of the century, Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia, running until 2014. He scored a total of 16 goals while playing 44 league matches in two seasons for the Riyadh-based team.
Rostov
On 22 June 2013, Al Hilal announced that Yoo had agreed on a transfer to a Russian Premier League side FC Rostov.
International career
On June 3, 2009, he played his first senior game against Oman national football team, as a second-half substitute. Yoo was selected to take part in the Asian Cup 2011 in Qatar.