釜山アイパーク
On December 20, 2018 Cho was announced as the new manager of K League 2 side Busan IPark replacing Choi Yun-kyum for the 2019 season. Cho Deok-je was already considered a club legend for Busan IPark after playing over 213 games over 8 years when they were known as Daewoo Royals.