Choi Soon-ho

Choi Soon-Ho
최순호

Personal information
Full name	Choi Soon-Ho
Date of birth	(1962-01-10) January 10, 1962
Place of birth	Cheongju, Chungbuk, South Korea
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Manager (Former Forward)
Youth career
1981–1982	Kwangwoon University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1982	POSCO FC (Semi-professional)	?	(?)
1983–1987	POSCO Atoms	55	(21)
1988–1990	Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso	28	(2)
1991	POSCO Atoms	16	(0)
1992–1993	Rodez AF	18	(2)
Total		117	(25)
National team‡
1979–1981	South Korea U-20	10	(6)
1980–1991	South Korea	97	(30)
Teams managed
1992	POSCO Atoms (Coach)
1999–2000	Pohang Steelers Reserve
2000–2004	Pohang Steelers
2006–2008	Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
2009–2011	Gangwon FC
2016–	Pohang Steelers
Honours Representing  South Korea Men's football Asian Games 1986 Seoul Team 1990 Beijing Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 Aug 2007

Choi Soon-Ho (최순호; born January 10, 1962 in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do) is a South Korean football manager and former professional football player. He is known as one of the prominent players in Korean soccer history.

Club career statistics

International career

His international career was started in 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was the top scorer of the 1980 AFC Asian Cup with 7 goals. He was only 18, which makes him the youngest top scorer in the Asian Cup history.

Choi scored 2 goals against Italy U-20 in 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship. The game ended 4-1 for Korea.

In the 1986 World Cup, he scored a goal against the defending champions Italy.

International career statistics

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International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
August 25, 1980	Chuncheon, South Korea	Indonesia	1 goal	3-0	1980 President's Cup
August 27, 1980	Daejeon, South Korea	Thailand	1 goal	3-2	1980 President's Cup
September 16, 1980	Kuwait City, Kuwait	Malaysia	1 goal	1-1	1980 AFC Asian Cup
September 19, 1980	Kuwait City, Kuwait	Qatar	1 goal	2-0	1980 AFC Asian Cup
September 21, 1980	Kuwait City, Kuwait	Kuwait	2 goals	3-0	1980 AFC Asian Cup
September 24, 1980	Kuwait City, Kuwait	United Arab Emirates	3 goals	4-1	1980 AFC Asian Cup
April 24, 1981	Kuwait City, Kuwait	Thailand	2 goals	5-1	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
March 21, 1982	Seoul, South Korea	Japan	1 goal	3-0	Korea-Japan Annual Match
May 10, 1982	Bangkok, Thailand	Indonesia	1 goal	2-0	1982 King's Cup
June 11, 1982	Gwangyang, South Korea	Bahrain	1 goal	3-0	1982 President's Cup
November 21, 1982	New Delhi, India	South Yemen	2 goals	3-0	1982 Asian Games
June 6, 1985	Daejeon, South Korea	Thailand	1 goal	3-2	1985 President's Cup
June 8, 1985	Gwangju, South Korea	Bahrain	2 goals	3-0	1985 President's Cup
June 15, 1985	Seoul, South Korea	Iraq	2 goals	2-0	1985 President's Cup
July 30, 1985	Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	1 goal	4-1	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
December 14, 1985	Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico	Algeria	1 goal	2-0	1985 Mexico Tournament
June 10, 1986	Puebla, Mexico	Italy	1 goal	2-3	1986 FIFA World Cup
September 20, 1986	Busan, South Korea	India	1 goal	3-0	1986 Asian Games
October 3, 1986	Seoul, South Korea	Indonesia	2 goals	4-0	1986 Asian Games
June 19, 1988	Suwon, South Korea	Zambia	1 goal	4-0	1988 President's Cup
October 26, 1988	Tokyo, Japan	Japan	1 goal	1-0	Korea-Japan Annual Match
May 27, 1989	Seoul, South Korea	Malaysia	1 goal	3-0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honors

References

External links

• Choi Soon-ho – K League stats at kleague.com
• Choi Soon-ho – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
• Choi Soon-ho – FIFA competition record (archive)
• Choi Soon-ho at National-Football-Teams.com
• International Appearances & Goals