 Choi in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 December 1975 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Masan, Gyeongnam, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Wing-back, midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Korea University | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Sangmu FC (draft) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Vissel Kobe | 51 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | LASK Linz | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 78 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Yokohama FC | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Thespa Kusatsu | 48 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 226 | (2) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | South Korea U17 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993 | South Korea U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | South Korea U23[1] | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–2003 | South Korea | 65 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (caretaker)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
| Choi Sung-yong | |
| Hangul | 최성용 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 崔成勇 |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Seong-yong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Sŏng-yong |
Choi Sung-yong (Korean: 최성용; born 25 December 1975) is a former South Korean footballer who played as a wing-back or midfielder. Known for his good stamina and concentration, Choi was noted for his ability for man-to-man defense.[3] He performed a role to concentrate on marking Hidetoshi Nakata, considered the best Asian player at the time, when South Korea played against Japan in the late 1990s and early 2000s.[3][4]
Choi played for the South Korea national team as a right-back in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He was also selected for the national team for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but didn't appear on the field at that time.[1] After the 2002 World Cup, he joined Suwon Samsung Bluewings and helped the club win the K League title.
