Choi Tae-Uk is a
South KoreaSouth Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often simply referred to as Korea, is a country in East Asia, located on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. Its capital is Seoul, the second largest...
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footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
player who played for
K-leagueThe Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's only fully professional football league.At the top of the South korean football league system, it is the country's highest and most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 15 clubs.-Establishment:The K-League was...
current winner
Pohang SteelersFor the American football team, see Pittsburgh Steelers. For other uses, see Steelers .Pohang Steelers are a South Korean football club based in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do...
. In the 2008 season, he will play for
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club are a professional football club based in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea. They won the AFC Champions League title in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since the AFC Champions League was launched in its current format in 2003...
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Choi is a natural winger well known for his great speed. He became a very promising talent from very early years, and selected by Anyang in 2000 draft right after his graduation from Bupyeong High School, which Feyenoord member
Lee Chun-SooLee Chun-Soo is a football player from South Korea, who currently plays for Saudi Professional League club Al-Nassr. He was a key member of his national team during the 2002 World Cup and the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Football career:...
also attended. Nevertheless, his professional career in Anyang was not as successful, playing as a wingback together with then-teammate
Lee Young-PyoLee Young-Pyo is a South Korean football player, currently playing for Saudi Professional League club Al-Hilal and Korea Republic national football team. He is also known to be a devout Christian, evident as he once said that a greater number of Christians on a team would make it better.Lee is...
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Choi Tae-Uk is a
South KoreaSouth Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often simply referred to as Korea, is a country in East Asia, located on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. Its capital is Seoul, the second largest...
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footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
player who played for
K-leagueThe Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's only fully professional football league.At the top of the South korean football league system, it is the country's highest and most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 15 clubs.-Establishment:The K-League was...
current winner
Pohang SteelersFor the American football team, see Pittsburgh Steelers. For other uses, see Steelers .Pohang Steelers are a South Korean football club based in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do...
. In the 2008 season, he will play for
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club are a professional football club based in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea. They won the AFC Champions League title in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since the AFC Champions League was launched in its current format in 2003...
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Career
Choi is a natural winger well known for his great speed. He became a very promising talent from very early years, and selected by Anyang in 2000 draft right after his graduation from Bupyeong High School, which Feyenoord member
Lee Chun-SooLee Chun-Soo is a football player from South Korea, who currently plays for Saudi Professional League club Al-Nassr. He was a key member of his national team during the 2002 World Cup and the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Football career:...
also attended. Nevertheless, his professional career in Anyang was not as successful, playing as a wingback together with then-teammate
Lee Young-PyoLee Young-Pyo is a South Korean football player, currently playing for Saudi Professional League club Al-Hilal and Korea Republic national football team. He is also known to be a devout Christian, evident as he once said that a greater number of Christians on a team would make it better.Lee is...
. After short spells playing for Incheon and J-League side Shimizu, he joined Pohang Steelers.
Although he was one of the most well paid players in Pohang, he was not given much of a chance under Brazilian coach Sergio Farias. This was mostly because the Steelers concentrated on midfield rather than the sidelines, with a great role by playmaker
André Luiz "TAVARES"Andrezinho, real name André Luiz Tavares, mostly called Tavares in Korea is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an Attacking midfielder for Internacional. His previous clubs are Flamengo and Pohang Steelers...
, and Choi usually played as a substitute. At the end of the 2007 season, he transferred to Jeonbuk in a swap deal with
Kwon JipKwon Jip is a South Korean football player who since 2008 has played for Daejeon Citizen .- Club career statistics :|-...
and
Kim Jung-Kyum Kim Jung-Kyum is a South Korean football midfielder, who plays for Pohang Steelers in South Korean K-League. He was former played for Chunnam Dragons and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.- Club career :...
. (Centerback
Kim Sung-KeunKim Sung-Keun is a South Korean football player who since 2008 has played for Suwon Samsung Bluewings .- Club career statistics :|-...
was with Choi.)
He was part of the South Korean 2004 Olympic football team, who finished second in Group A, making it through to the next round, before being defeated by silver medal winners
ParaguayParaguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay , is one of the two landlocked countries which lie entirely within the Western Hemisphere, the other being Bolivia, both in South America....
. He was also a member of the 2002 World Cup Korea squad but spent most of the tournament on the bench.
Club career statistics
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Incheon UnitedIncheon United is a professional Korean football team currently playing in the K-League. The team's home town is Incheon, the third biggest city in the country, and the team's home stadium is the Incheon Munhak Stadium, one of the ten venues built in Korea for the 2002 FIFA World...
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2005The J. League 2005 season is the 13th season of the J. League. The league fixture began on March 5, 2005 and ended on December 3, 2005. The J. League Promotion/Relegation Series 2005 took place on December 7 and December 10, 2005.-Promotion and relegation:...
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Shimizu S-Pulseis a professional Japanese football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J. League Division 1 . Formed as recently as 1991, S-Pulse are one of the youngest professional teams in Japan, but are among only six to have competed in Japan's top...
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Pohang SteelersFor the American football team, see Pittsburgh Steelers. For other uses, see Steelers .Pohang Steelers are a South Korean football club based in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do...
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Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsJeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club are a professional football club based in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea. They won the AFC Champions League title in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since the AFC Champions League was launched in its current format in 2003...
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International
- Asian Youth (U-20) Championship (2000)
- Summer Olympics 2000
The football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 20th official Olympic Games football tournament. A women's tournament was held for the second time.-Medal Winners:-Venues:*Olympic Stadium, Sydney*Football Stadium, Sydney...
- 2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as hosts by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia...
Korea/Japan
- Summer Olympics 2004
The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...
International goals
- Results list Korea Republic's goal tally first.
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| April 7, 2000 |
KOR Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, it is one of the world's largest cities. The Seoul National Capital Area, which includes the major port city of Incheon and most of Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million...
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| November 10, 2001 |
KOR Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, it is one of the world's largest cities. The Seoul National Capital Area, which includes the major port city of Incheon and most of Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million...
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2-0 |
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| April 20, 2002 |
KOR Daegu Daegu , also spelled Taegu, and officially called the Daegu Metropolitan City, with over 2.5 million people, is the fourth largest city in South Korea after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon...
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2-0 |
Friendly match |
See also
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