Choi Yong-son
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-10-10) 10 October 1972 (age 51)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Pyongyang Athletics College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Pyongyang[2]
International career
1991 Korea U20 4 (0)
1990–1993 North Korea 29 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Choi Yong-son
Chosŏn'gŭl
최영선
Revised RomanizationChoe Yeongseon
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Yŏngsŏn

Choi Yong-son (Korean: 최영선; born 10 October 1972) is a North Korean former footballer. He represented North Korea on at least twenty-nine occasions between 1990 and 1993, scoring ten goals.[3] He also represented the unified Korean team at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.[4]

Career statistics

International

National team Year Apps Goals
North Korea 1990 7 0
1991 1 1
1992 6 1
1993 15 8
Total 29 10

International goals

Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each North Korea goal.
List of international goals scored by Choi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 October 1991 RFK Stadium, Washington, United States  United States 2–1 2–1 Friendly
2 24 August 1992 Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China  South Korea 1–1 1–1
3 19 January 1993 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India  Bolivia ?–? 2–1
4 31 January 1993  Finland 1–0 3–2
5 2–0
6 9 April 1993 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Vietnam 2–0 3–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 13 April 1993  Indonesia 2–0 4–0
8 3–0
9 26 April 1993 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Singapore 2–0 3–1
10 3–1

References

  1. ^ 통일축구 北韓선수단 얼굴 [North Korea men's team at unification football match 2]. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 1990-10-21. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  2. ^ Choi Yong-son at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Choi Yong-son at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ "FIFA World Youth Championship Portugal 1991™ - Korea Republic". fifa.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.


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