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Cha Gi-Suk (26 December 1986 – 13 July 2021) was a South Korean professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Cha Gi-Suk

Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-12-26)26 December 1986
Place of birth	Pohang, South Korea
Date of death	13 July 2021(2021-07-13) (aged 34)
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	Jeonnam Dragons	0	(0)
2009	Gyeongju Citizen	12	(0)
2009–2010	Bucheon FC 1995	17	(0)
Total		29	(0)
National team
2002–2003	South Korea U-17	17	(0)
2003–2005	South Korea U-20	22	(0)
2004	South Korea	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cha was a member of South Korea U-17 and South Korea U-20. He had chronic kidney disease since 2006. Because of this, he never played in Chunnam. In 2006, he received a kidney transplant from his father and 2008 May, after two years, he received kidney again from his uncle.[1] He decided to retire from playing in 2010.[2] He worked as a goalkeeper coach at Yonsei University before quitting after another kidney transplant.[2]

He died on 13 July 2021, aged 34, of AIDS after receiving a donor kidney infected with HIV.[2]

References

External links

• FIFA Player Statistics
• Cha Gi-suk – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)

На других языках

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- [en] Cha Gi-suk

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[it] Cha Gi-suk

Cha Gi-suk[1] (Pohang, 26 dicembre 1986 – 13 luglio 2021[2]) è stato un calciatore sudcoreano, di ruolo portiere. È morto nel 2021 per AIDS.

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