Cho Jae-jin
Personal information
Full name Cho Jae-jin
Date of birth (1981-07-09) 9 July 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1997–1999 Daeshin High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 16 (0)
2002–2003 → Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo (draft) 31 (3)
2004–2007 Shimizu S-Pulse 101 (45)
2008 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 26 (8)
2009–2010 Gamba Osaka 35 (10)
Total 209 (67)
International career
1999–2000 South Korea U20 5 (3)
2003–2004 South Korea U23 28 (11)
2003–2008 South Korea 40 (10)
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
AFC Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Indonesia/Malaysia
/Thailand/Vietnam		 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Cho Jae-jin
Hangul
조재진
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJo Jae-jin
McCune–ReischauerCho Chaejin

Cho Jae-jin (Korean: 조재진; born 9 July 1981) is a former South Korean football player.

Playing career

Cho emerged as a national star when he played for South Korean under-23 team in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] He scored two goals in a 3–3 draw with Mali, helping his team advance to the quarter-finals.

Cho showed impressive performances including 45 goals in 101 J1 League appearances while playing for Shimizu S-Pulse from 2004 to 2007. He was also selected for South Korean national team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and played three World Cup matches as a powerful target man. David Pleat, an expert of The Guardian at the time, selected him as one of six talents outside the Premier League after the World Cup.[2]

After his successful stint at Shimizu, Cho tried to join a Premier League club, and received offers from Newcastle United, Fulham, Portsmouth and West Ham United. However, he signed for K League club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors after failing to negotiate with them.[3][4]

Cho has congenital hip dysplasia, and started to suffer from pain when he was 22. He had relied on the drug to continue playing football, but eventually announced his retirement on 18 March 2011.[5]

Personal life

Cho is a close friend of Kim Dong-jin, who was also a member of South Korean Olympic team.

Cho appeared in advertisements for Adidas, Cosmopolitan and clothing brand "ASK" in South Korea.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2000 K League 5 0 ? ? 0 0 ? ? 5 0
2001 K League 3 0 ? ? 0 0 ? ? 3 0
2004 K League 8 1 0 0 0 0 — 8 1
Total 16 1 ? ? 0 0 ? ? 16 1
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo (draft) 2002 Semipro League ? ? ? ? ? ? — ? ?
2003 K League 31 3 2 1 — — 33 4
Total 31 3 2 1 ? ? — 33 4
Shimizu S-Pulse 2004 J1 League 12 7 1 0 1 1 — 14 8
2005 J1 League 29 9 3 2 7 3 — 39 14
2006 J1 League 32 16 2 1 3 0 — 37 17
2007 J1 League 28 13 1 0 3 1 — 32 14
Total 101 45 7 3 14 5 — 122 53
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2008 K League 26 8 2 1 5 2 — 33 11
Gamba Osaka 2009 J1 League 25 10 3 0 1 0 6 1 35 11
2010 J1 League 10 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 16 2
Total 35 10 4 2 2 0 10 1 51 13
Career total 209 67 15 7 21 7 10 1 255 82

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[7][8]
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 2003 7 2
2004 3 1
2005 3 0
2006 14 5
2007 10 2
2008 3 0
Career total 40 10
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Cho Jae-jin
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 September 2003 Incheon, South Korea  Vietnam 2–0 5–0 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2 24 October 2003 Muscat, Oman    Nepal 1–0 7–0 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3 19 December 2004 Busan, South Korea  Germany 3–1 3–1 Friendly
4 1 February 2006 Hong Kong  Denmark 1–0 1–3 2006 Lunar New Year Cup
5 26 May 2006 Seoul, South Korea  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–0 2–0 Friendly
6 6 September 2006 Suwon, South Korea  Chinese Taipei 5–0 8–0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7 7–0
8 11 October 2006 Seoul, South Korea  Syria 1–0 1–1 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
9 5 July 2007 Seoul, South Korea  Uzbekistan 1–0 2–1 Friendly
10 2–0

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Note(s) Ref.
2021 Kick A Goal Season 1 Himself [9]
2021–2022 Kick A Goal Season 2 Himself
2022–2023 Kick A Goal Season 3 Himself
2022 The Fishermen and the City Season 4 Himself Episode 12

Honours

Player

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo

Shimizu S-Pulse

Gamba Osaka

South Korea

Television personality

List of awards and nominations received by TV personality Cho Jae-jin
Award ceremony Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
SBS Entertainment Awards 2022 Leader of the Year Award[a] Kick A Goal Won [16]
  1. ^ Shared with Ha Seok-ju, Kim Byung-ji, Kim Tae-young, Choi Jin-cheul, Choi Sung-yong, Lee Eul-yong, Hyun Young-min, Lee Young-pyo, Oh Beom-seok and Baek Ji-hoon[15]

References

  1. ^ 한국올림픽축구대표팀 명단 (in Korean). Busan Ilbo. 19 July 2004.
  2. ^ "Six top talents made for the Premiership". The Guardian. 29 June 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. ^ 조재진, 멀고 험한 프리미어리그 진출 (in Korean). OhmyNews. 30 December 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  4. ^ 조재진 전북 현대 입단 “잉글랜드 진출 꿈은 계속” (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  5. ^ 조재진, 은퇴 선언 '충격'…부상으로 선수생활 불가능 (in Korean). Korea Economic Daily. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  6. ^ Cho Jae-jin – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean) Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ "Cho Jae-jin at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  8. ^ Cho Jae-jin at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. ^ Yoo, Kyung-sang (12 October 2022). 골때녀’ 새 감독 조재진, 아나콘다 8연패 원인? “체력”. Naver.com (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  10. ^ a b Lee, Seung-soo; Trevena, Mark (8 April 2020). "South Korea – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  11. ^ Fujioka, Atsushi; Halchuk, Stephen; Stokkermans, Karel (25 March 2020). "Asian Champions' Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  12. ^ Fujioka, Atsushi (21 July 2002). "Asian Super Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  13. ^ Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  14. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (7 February 2019). "Asian Nations Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  15. ^ Lee, Min-ji (17 December 2022). 골때녀 잔칫날’ 감독진 11명, 올해의 리더상 [2022 SBS 연예대상] [Leader of the Year Award [2022 SBS Entertainment Awards], 11 directors]. Naver.com (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  16. ^ Lee, Seung-gil (18 December 2022). 유재석, 감격의 '대상' 영예…통산 19번째 트로피 품었다 [2022 SBS 연예대상] (종합) [Yoo Jae-seok had the honor of the "Grand Prize"...won his 19th trophy in his career [2022 SBS Entertainment Awards] (comprehensive)]. Naver.com (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved 18 December 2022.

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