Cho Young-jeung

Personal information
Full name	Cho Young-jeung
Date of birth	(1954-08-18) 18 August 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth	Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Sweeper
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1977	Chung-Ang University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977	Korea First Bank
1978–1979	ROK Navy (draft)
1980	Korea First Bank
1981–1982	Portland Timbers	50	(3)
1981–1982	Portland Timbers (indoor)	15	(5)
1982–1983	Chicago Sting (indoor)	39	(6)
1983	Chicago Sting	27	(1)
1984–1987	Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso	50	(13)
Total		181	(28)
International career
1973–1974	South Korea U20
1975–1986	South Korea	113	(1)
Managerial career
1994–1996	LG Cheetahs
1998–2000	South Korea U20
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's football Asian Games 1978 Bangkok Team 1986 Seoul Team AFC Asian Cup 1980 Kuwait Team AFC Youth Championship 1973 Iran Team[1] 1974 Thailand Team[2]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cho Young-jeung (born 18 August 1954) is a South Korean former footballer who played as a defender. He won two Asian Games, and participated in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Cho was allowed to participate in tryouts for North American Soccer League (NASL) clubs by the Korea Football Association when the national team left for Los Angeles to train in February 1981.^[3] He joined Portland Timbers after having offers from four clubs.^[4] He played both football and indoor soccer for Portland Timbers, becoming the first Asian to play indoor soccer.^[5] In 1982, he made the cover of Kick, the official magazine of the NASL,^[6][7] and was selected for the first team of the NASL all-stars. He returned to his country after the K League was founded in 1983.

Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso was a newly-formed weak team in the K League when Cho joined it in 1984, and so he played as a forward or midfielder in unfamiliar positions if necessary.^[8] However, he scored nine goals in the 1984 season, and was selected as the Exemplary Award winner and one of the K League Best XI.^[9] He also scored in six consecutive games, becoming a record holder until Hwang Sun-hong broke the record in 1995.^[10]

Style of play

Cho was one of the best centre-backs in South Korea and the United States during the 1980s. He didn't have rapid pace and great stamina, but he was noted for his prediction, positional sense and team play. He also had a burly physique and so was skilled in tussle and tackle.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

International

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Cho Young-jeung

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 February 1977	Manama, Bahrain	28	Bahrain	3–0	4–1	Friendly

Honours

Player

ROK Navy

• Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1978^[13]
• Korean President's Cup: 1979^[14]

Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso

• K League 1: 1985^[13]

South Korea

• Asian Games: 1978, 1986^[15]
• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1980^[16]
• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1987^[17]

Individual

• Korean FA Best XI: 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986^{[18][19][20][21][22][23]}
• Korean FA Most Valuable Player: 1977^[19]
• NASL All-Star First Team: 1982; Second Team: 1983^[24]
• K League 1 Best XI: 1984, 1986^[25][26]

Manager

LG Cheetahs

• Korean League Cup runner-up: 1994^[14]