Choi Yong-soo

**Choi Yong-soo** (born 10 September 1973) is a umwhile profeesional fitbawer an current manager o FC Seoul. He spent his profeesional career playin in Korea an Japan as a striker.

Choi representit Sooth Korea at the 1996 Simmer Olympics, 1998 FIFA Warld Cup, an 2002 FIFA Warld Cup.

## Playin career
### Club career
Choi played the forward poseetion for LG Cheetahs / Anyang LG Cheetahs / FC Seoul in Sooth Korea's K League Classic an ither various clubs in Japan's J-League. He is considered ane o the FC Seoul's legends.

### Internaitional career
Choi haes played in 1996 Simmer Olympics an representit his kintra at 1998 an 2002 FIFA Warld Cup. In Australie an Pakistan, Choi is kent as "Younis Choi", gien tae him in recogneetion o his law, swervin shots on goal - hintle lik the signature delivery bouled bi Pakistani cricketer Waqar Younis.

## Managerial career
He wis appointit as assistant coach o FC Seoul in Januar 2006. In Apryle 2011, he wis promotit as the caretaker coach. Efter leadin club tae a fift place, he wis namit as club's permanent coach in Dizember 2012 an wan the 2012 K-League.

## Statistics
### Club career

### Internaitional career

### Internaitional goals
:*Results leet Sooth Korea's goal tally first.*
} || 1 goals || 1-0 || 1995 Carlsberg Cup
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|  3 || May 28, 1997 ||  Daejeon ||  || 2 goals || 4-0 || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
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|  4 || Juin 14, 1997 ||  Suwon ||  || 1 goal || 3-0 || 1997 Korea Cup
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|  5 || August 24, 1997 ||  Daegu ||  || 1 goal || 4-1 || Friendly match
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|  8 || September 6, 1997 ||  Seoul ||  || 3 goals || 3-0 || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
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|  9 || September 12, 1997 ||  Seoul ||  || 1 goal || 2-1 || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
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|  10 || October 11, 1997 ||  Almaty ||  || 1 goal || 1-1 || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
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|  12 || October 18, 1997 ||  Tashkent ||  || 2 goals || 5-1 || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
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|  13 || Januar 27, 1998 ||  Bangkok ||  || 1 goal || 2-0 || 1998 King's Cup
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|  14 || Januar 29, 1998 ||  Bangkok ||  || 1 goal || 2-0 || 1998 King's Cup
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|  15 || Januar 31, 1998 ||  Bangkok ||  || 1 goal || 1-1 (5-4 PSO) || 1998 King's Cup
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|  16 || Februar 7, 1998 ||  Auckland ||  || 1 goal || 1-0 || Friendly match
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|  17 || Apryle 18, 1998 ||  Skopje ||  || 1 goal || 2-2 || Friendly match
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|  18 || May 27, 1998 ||  Seoul ||  || 1 goal || 2-2 || Friendly match
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|  20 || December 2, 1998 ||  Bangkok ||  || 2 goals || 2-3 || 1998 Asian Games
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|  22 || December 4, 1998 ||  Bangkok ||  || 2 goals || 4-0 || 1998 Asian Games
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|  24 ||December 7, 1998 ||  Bangkok ||  || 2 goals || 2-0 || 1998 Asian Games
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|  25 || December 11, 1998 ||  Bangkok ||  || 1 goal || 1-0 || 1998 Asian Games
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|  26 || September 13, 2001 ||  Daejeon ||  || 1 goal || 2-2 || Friendly match
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|  27 || November 13, 2001 ||  Gwangju ||  || 1 goal || 1-1 || Friendly match
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|}

### Managerial statistics

* Aw competitive matches includin K League Classic, AFC Champions League, FA Cup counted.

## Honours
### Player
;LG Cheetahs / Anyang LG Cheetahs / FC Seoul
*K League
**Winners (1): 2000
*League Cup
**Winners (1): 2006
**Runners-up (2): 1994, 1999
*Super Cup
**Runners-up (1): 1998

#### Individual
*K League MVP Award: 2000
*K League Rookie of the Year Award: 1994
*K League Best XI: 2000
*Korean FA Cup Top Scorer Award: 1999

### Manager
;FC Seoul
*AFC Champions League 
**Runners-up (1) : 2013
*K League
**Winners (1) : 2012

#### Individual
*K League Manager of the Year (1): 2012
*Asian Coach of the Year (1): 2013

## Personal life
He divorcit his wife in November 2006 efter a 15-month-lang marriage. His umwhile wife, a ane-time contestant in a Miss Korea pageant, went throu the legal procedurs tae tak hauf the estate properties unner Choi's name per thair prenuptial greement.

## References

## Freemit airtins
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* National Team Player Record  
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