Cho Byung-kuk (Korean: 조병국; born July 1, 1981) is a South Korean international football manager and former football player. He is currently an assistant coach for Jeju SK.
Playing career
Cho began his professional career in 2002 with K-League club Suwon Samsung Bluewings. He moved to Chunnam Dragons at the end of the 2004 season in a swap deal which saw Kim Nam-Il move to Suwon.[1] In August 2005, he joined Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.
He was part of the South Korea football team in 2004 Summer Olympics, who finished second in Group A, making it through to the next round, before being defeated by silver medal winners Paraguay.
In May 2010, he left team to do military service.
On 10 January 2014, Cho transferred to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Greenland Shenhua and becomes the first ever South Korean player in history of the Chinese club.[2]
Club statistics
- As of December 31, 2013
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Korea Republic | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2002 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | K League 1 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 2003 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2004 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2005 | Jeonnam Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2008 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2010 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2011 | Vegalta Sendai | J1 League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Júbilo Iwata | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 6 | ||
| 2013 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| China PR | League | FA Cup | CSL Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2014 | Shanghai Shenhua | Chinese Super League | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Country | Korea Republic | 189 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 253 | 10 | |
| Japan | 72 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 7 | ||
| China PR | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Total | 289 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 363 | 17 | ||
International goals
- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 February 2004 | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea |  Lebanon |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
See also
References
- ^ Suk Moo, Lee (January 12, 2005). "김남일↔고종수·조병국 '초대형 빅딜'(Kim Nam-il ↔ Ko Jong-su and Cho Byung-kuk 'Super Big Deal')". Mydaily.
- ^ "申花官方宣布签约曹秉局". sports.sohu.com. January 10, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
External links
- Cho Byung-kuk – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Cha Du-ri – National Team stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Cho Byung-kuk – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Cho Byung-kuk at National-Football-Teams.com
- Cho Byung-kuk at Soccerway
- Cho Byung-kuk at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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