Choi Soon-ho Facts for Kids

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Quick facts for kids
Choi Soon-ho

Choi in 2015

Personal information

Date of birth

10 January 1962 (age 62)

Place of birth

Cheongju, Chungbuk, South Korea

Height

1.85 m

Playing position

Striker, attacking midfielder

Youth career

Cheongju Commercial High School

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps^†

(Gls)^†

1980–1987

POSCO Atoms

(21)

1988–1990

Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso

(2)

1991

POSCO Atoms

(0)

1992–1993

Rodez

(2)

Total

117

(25)

National team

1979–1981

South Korea U20

(6)

1980–1991

South Korea

103

(30)

Teams managed

2000–2004

Pohang Steelers

2006–2008

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard

2009–2011

Gangwon FC

2016–2019

Pohang Steelers

Honours

Men's football

Representing South Korea
Asian Games
Gold	1986 Seoul	Team
Bronze	1990 Beijing	Team
AFC Asian Cup
Silver	1980 Kuwait	Team
AFC Youth Championship
Gold	1980 Thailand	Team

Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

Choi Soon-ho
Hangul	최순호
Hanja	崔淳鎬
Revised Romanization	Choe Sun-ho
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Sun-ho

Choi Soon-ho (Hangul: 최순호; Hanja: 崔淳鎬; born 10 January 1962) is a South Korean football manager and former player.

International career
Style of play
Career statistics
- Club
- International
Honours
- Player
- Manager
See also

International career

Choi was named in South Korean squad for the 1980 AFC Asian Cup. He scored seven goals including two goals against Kuwait, and a hat-trick against United Arab Emirates in the group stage. South Korea met Kuwait again in the final, but they lost this time. Choi became the youngest ever player to be the top scorer in the AFC Asian Cup at age 18.

In 1981, he led South Korean under-20 team to the 1980 AFC Youth Championship title by scoring four goals. He also played FIFA World Youth Championship matches as the Asian champion in the same year. He defeated Italy 4–1 in the first game by having two goals and two assists. However, South Korea was eliminated in the group stage after losing to Romania and Brazil.

Choi was selected for the South Korean squad for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He contributed to more than half of the team's 17 goals by having one goal and eight assists in eight games of the qualification. He scored a goal outside the penalty area in a group match against Italy. He finally provided two assists as well as scoring a goal in the World Cup, proving his abilities outside Asia.

Serie A club Juventus was interested in Choi after the World Youth Championship. Its interest lasted until the end of the 1986 World Cup, but his team POSCO consistently rejected its offer.

Style of play

Regarded as one of the most technically gifted forwards in South Korea, Choi was proficient at controlling the ball with various skills including shot, dribble, touch, and pass. He also showed good speed, wide vision and supple body, having hardly any weak point. He normally played as a striker, but he could also play as an attacking midfielder to create chances.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Club	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
POSCO Atoms	1980	Semipro League	?	?	?	?	—		?	?	?	?
	1981	Semipro League	?	?	?	?	—		?	?	?	?
	1982	Semipro League	?	?	?	?	—		?	?	?	?
	1983	K League	2	2	?	?	—		?	?	2	2
	1984	K League	24	14	—		—		—		24	14
	1985	K League	5	2	—		—		—		5	2
	1986	K League	8	1	—		1	0	—		9	1
	1987	K League	16	2	—		—		—		16	2
	Total		55	21	?	?	1	0	—		56	21
Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso	1988	K League	11	1	?	?	—		—		11	1
	1989	K League	9	0	?	?	—		—		9	0
	1990	K League	8	1	—		—		—		8	1
	Total		28	2	?	?	—		—		28	2
POSCO Atoms	1991	K League	16	0	—		—		—		16	0
Rodez	1992–93	French Division 2	18	2	?	?	—		—		18	2
Career total			117	25	?	?	1	0	?	?	118	25

International

The KFA is showing the list of Choi's 96 international appearances in its official website.

The RSSSF is claiming 103 appearances about Choi's international career by recognising eight more appearances against Malaysia B, Thailand B, Bahrain B (in 1980 Korea Cup), NIAC Mitra (in 1982 King's Cup), Indonesia (in 1983 Korea Cup), Czechoslovakia XI (in 1988 Korea Cup), the Soviet Union Olympic and Argentina Olympic (in 1988 Summer Olympics), and excluding one appearance against United States (in 1983 Korea Cup).

The RSSSF recognised his appearances in the 1984 Summer Olympics qualification, but it is not recognising his two goals against Bahrain and New Zealand in the competition.

In 1999, Choi was inducted into the AFC Century Club, the selection of AFC players to win 100 or more caps, with 113 caps by the standard of the time.

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	1980	8	8
	1981	4	2
	1982	11	4
	1983	6	0
	1984	6	2
	1985	12	7
	1986	9	4
	1987	4	0
	1988	4	2
	1989	10	1
	1990	18	0
	1991	4	0
Career total		96	30

Appearances and goals by competition
Competition	Apps	Goals
Friendlies	14	2
Minor competitions	33	9
Asian Games	13	5
AFC Asian Cup	6	7
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations	1	0
Summer Olympics qualification	5	2
Summer Olympics	1	0
FIFA World Cup qualification	18	4
FIFA World Cup	5	1
Total	96	30

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Choi Soon-ho
No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 August 1980	Chuncheon, South Korea	1	Indonesia	1–0	3–0	1980 Korea Cup
2	16 September 1980	Kuwait City, Kuwait	3	Malaysia	1–0	1–1	1980 AFC Asian Cup
3	19 September 1980	Kuwait City, Kuwait	4	Qatar	2–0	2–0	1980 AFC Asian Cup
4	21 September 1980	Kuwait City, Kuwait	5	Kuwait	2–0	3–0	1980 AFC Asian Cup
5	21 September 1980	Kuwait City, Kuwait	5	Kuwait	3–0	3–0	1980 AFC Asian Cup
6	24 September 1980	Kuwait City, Kuwait	6	United Arab Emirates	1–0	4–1	1980 AFC Asian Cup
7					2–0
8					3–0
9	24 April 1981	Kuwait City, Kuwait	11	Thailand	1–0	5–1	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	24 April 1981	Kuwait City, Kuwait	11	Thailand	5–1	5–1	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
11	21 March 1982	Seoul, South Korea	16	Japan	2–0	3–0	Friendly
12	11 June 1982	Gwangyang, South Korea	20	Bahrain	3–0	3–0	1982 Korea Cup
13	21 November 1982	New Delhi, India	21	South Yemen	2–0	3–0	1982 Asian Games
14	21 November 1982	New Delhi, India	21	South Yemen	3–0	3–0	1982 Asian Games
15	19 April 1984	Singapore	31	Bahrain	1–0	1–0	1984 Summer Olympics qualification
16	22 April 1984	Singapore	32	New Zealand	2–0	2–0	1984 Summer Olympics qualification
17	6 June 1985	Daejeon, South Korea	40	Thailand	1–0	3–2	1985 Korea Cup
18	8 June 1985	Gwangju, South Korea	41	Bahrain	1–0	3–0	1985 Korea Cup
19	8 June 1985	Gwangju, South Korea	41	Bahrain	2–0	3–0	1985 Korea Cup
20	15 June 1985	Seoul, South Korea	42	Iraq	1–0	2–0	1985 Korea Cup
21	15 June 1985	Seoul, South Korea	42	Iraq	2–0	2–0	1985 Korea Cup
22	30 July 1985	Jakarta, Indonesia	44	Indonesia	2–0	4–1	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
23	14 December 1985	Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico	47	Algeria	2–0	2–0	1985 Mexico Tournament
24	10 June 1986	Puebla, Mexico	50	Italy	1–1	2–3	1986 FIFA World Cup
25	20 September 1986	Busan, South Korea	51	India	2–0	3–0	1986 Asian Games
26	3 October 1986	Seoul, South Korea	55	Indonesia	2–0	4–0	1986 Asian Games
27	3 October 1986	Seoul, South Korea	55	Indonesia	4–0	4–0	1986 Asian Games
28	19 June 1988	Suwon, South Korea	62	Zambia	2–0	4–0	1988 Korea Cup
29	26 October 1988	Tokyo, Japan	64	Japan	1–0	1–0	Friendly
30	27 May 1989	Seoul, South Korea	67	Malaysia	1–0	3–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification