Choi Sung-yong (born 25 December 1975) is a former South Korean football wing-back and midfielder. Known for his good stamina and concentration, Choi was noted for his ability for man-to-man defense.[2] He performed a role to concentrate on marking Hidetoshi Nakata, considered the best Asian player at the time, when South Korea played against Japan in the late 1990s and early 2000s.[2][3]
![]() Choi in 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1975-12-25) 25 December 1975 (age 46) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Masan, Gyeongnam, South Korea | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Wing-back, midfielder | |||||||||||||||
College career | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
1994–1996 | Korea University | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Sangmu FC (draft) | |||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Vissel Kobe | 51 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2001 | LASK Linz | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2002–2006 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 78 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Yokohama FC | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2007 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Thespa Kusatsu | 48 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Total | 226 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
1990 | South Korea U17 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
1993 | South Korea U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
1994–1996 | South Korea U23[1] | 44 | (0) | |||||||||||||
1995–2003 | South Korea | 65 | (1) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Choi Sung-yong | |
Hangul | 최성용 |
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Hanja | 崔成勇 |
Revised Romanization | Choe Seong-yong |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Sŏng-yong |
He played for South Korean national team as a right-back in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He was also selected for the national team for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but didn't appear on the field at that time.[1] After the 2002 World Cup, he joined Suwon Samsung Bluewings and helped his club to win the K League title.
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vissel Kobe | 1999 | J1 League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
2000 | J1 League | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
Total | 51 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
LASK Linz | 2000–01 | Austrian Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
2001–02 | Erste Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Total | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2002 | K League | 11 | 0 | ? | ? | — | 11 | 0 | |
2003 | K League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
2004 | K League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
2005 | K League | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
2006 | K League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
Total | 78 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 105 | 1 | ||
Yokohama FC | 2006 | J2 League | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 2007 | K League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Thespa Kusatsu | 2008 | J2 League | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |
2009 | J2 League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
2010 | J2 League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 51 | 0 | |||
Career total | 226 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 265 | 2 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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South Korea | 1995 | 3 | 0 |
1997 | 12 | 0 | |
1998 | 24 | 1 | |
1999 | 2 | 0 | |
2000 | 5 | 0 | |
2001 | 8 | 0 | |
2002 | 8 | 0 | |
2003 | 3 | 0 | |
Career total | 65 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 4 March 1998 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1998 Dynasty Cup |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Yokohama FC
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
South Korea
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Preceded by | Suwon Samsung Bluewings captain 2005 |
Succeeded by |