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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)
Playing position 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)
National team
1999–2000 South Korea U20 5 (3)
2003–2004 South Korea U23 28 (11)
2003–2008 South Korea 40 (10)
Honours
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
AFC Asian Cup
Bronze 2007 Indonesia/Malaysia
/Thailand/Vietnam
Team
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
Cho Jae-jin
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Revised Romanization Jo Jae-jin
McCune–Reischauer Cho Chaejin

Cho Jae-jin (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. 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.

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.

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.

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
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
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
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

  • Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 2002
  • Korean Semi-professional Championship runner-up: 2002

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 Kick A Goal Won

See also

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