Cho Byung-kuk


Cho Byung-kuk is a South Korean international football manager and former football player. He is currently an assistant coach for Jeju SK.

Playing career

Cho began his professional career in 2002 with K-League club Suwon Samsung Bluewings. He moved to Chunnam Dragons at the end of the 2004 season in a swap deal which saw Kim Nam-Il move to Suwon. In August 2005, he joined Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.
He was part of the [South Korea national under-23 football (soccer)|football team|South Korea football team] in 2004 Summer Olympics, who finished second in Group A, making it through to the next round, before being defeated by silver medal winners Paraguay.
In May 2010, he left team to do military service.
On 10 January 2014, Cho transferred to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Greenland Shenhua and becomes the first ever South Korean player in history of the Chinese club.

Club statistics

International

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 February 2004Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea2–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification