Cho Kwang-rae

Cho Kwang-rae is a former South Korean football midfielder and manager. He is the current director of Daegu FC.

International career

Cho was selected for the 1976 World University Football Championship in Uruguay. South Korea advanced to the final after defeating Brazil, Chile and the Netherlands. In the final against Paraguay, he won a crucial penalty and Paraguay forfeited the match after two players who did not accept the judgement were sent off for hitting the referee.
Cho played for the senior national team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Cho contributed to South Korea's draw by providing an assist against football team|Bulgaria], but he scored a fatal own goal in the last match that South Korea lost 3–2 to Italy.
In the 1986 Asian Games|1986 Asian Games], Cho consecutively scored team's first goals in the semi-finals and the final. South Korea won a gold medal in the tournament and Cho selected the final match against Saudi Arabia as the best match in his international career.

Style of play

Nicknamed "The Computer" for his tactical acumen, Cho is regarded as one of the greatest South Korean midfielders ever.

Managerial career

Cho began his coaching career in the K League after his retirement, winning the league with the Anyang LG Cheetahs and turning a young Gyeongnam FC side, known as "Cho's Kindergarten", into title contenders.
Cho assumed the South Korean national team head coach position after the 2010 FIFA World Cup and Huh Jung-moo's resignation. He tried to implement a tiki-taka-esque style of play on the Korean squad, which backfired badly. After losing to Lebanon in a 2014 [FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|2014 World Cup qualifier], Cho was sacked.

Career statistics

International

Competition	Apps	Goals
Friendlies	14	0
Minor competitions	40	7
Asian Games	14	4
AFC Asian Cup qualification	2	0
AFC Asian Cup	5	0
Summer Olympics qualification	6	4
FIFA World Cup qualification	16	0
FIFA World Cup	3	0
Total	100	15

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 July 1977	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	9		2–0	5–1	1977 Pestabola Merdeka
2	26 July 1977	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	10		3–0	4–0	1977 Pestabola Merdeka
3	12 July 1978	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	24		1–0	4–0	1978 Pestabola Merdeka
4	10 December 1978	Bangkok, Thailand	29		1–0	5–1	1978 Asian Games
5	10 December 1978	Bangkok, Thailand	29		2–0	5–1	1978 Asian Games
6	8 September 1979	Seoul, South Korea	38		6–0	8–0	1979 [President's Cup Football Tournament\|1979 Korea Cup]
7	16 September 1979	Incheon, South Korea	40		4–0	9–0	1979 Korea Cup
8	16 September 1979	Incheon, South Korea	40		6–0	9–0	1979 Korea Cup
9	16 September 1979	Incheon, South Korea	40		9–0	9–0	1979 Korea Cup
10	22 March 1980	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	44		2–0	3–1	[1980 Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournaments\|1980 Summer Olympics qualification]
11	22 March 1980	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	44		3–0	3–1	1980 Summer Olympics qualification
12	31 March 1980	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	47		1–0	3–0	1980 Summer Olympics qualification
13	3 April 1980	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	48		1–0	1–0	1980 Summer Olympics qualification
14	3 October 1986	Seoul, South Korea	99		1–0	4–0	1986 Asian Games
15	5 October 1986	Seoul, South Korea	100		1–0	2–0	1986 Asian Games