Choi Tae-uk

Choi Tae-uk
Hangul	최태욱
Hanja	崔兌旭
Revised Romanization	Choe Tae-uk
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe T'ae-uk

Choi Tae-uk
	Choi in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Choi Tae-uk
Date of birth	13 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Incheon, South Korea
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1997–1999	Bupyeong High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2003	Anyang LG Cheetahs
2004	Incheon United
2005	Shimizu S-Pulse
2006–2007	Pohang Steelers
2008–2010	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2010–2013	FC Seoul
2014	Ulsan Hyundai
Total
International career
1998–2000	South Korea U20
2000–2004	South Korea U23
2000–2012	South Korea
Managerial career
2018–2022	South Korea (assistant)
Medal record
Representing South Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Choi Tae-uk (Korean: 최태욱; born 13 March 1981) is a South Korean football coach and former player who is assistant coach of South Korea.

Club career

Choi is a natural winger well known for his great speed. He was identified as a very promising talent in his childhood, and was selected by Anyang LG Cheetahs in the 2000 draft following his graduation from Bupyeong High School. Despite his early promise, his professional career at Anyang was particularly successful, playing as a wing-back together with then-teammate Lee Young-pyo.

After short spells playing for Incheon United and J1 League side Shimizu S-Pulse, Choi joined Pohang Steelers. Although one of the better paid players at Pohang, Choi was not given much of a chance under Brazilian coach Sergio Farias. This was largely because the Steelers concentrated on midfield play rather than the sidelines, with playmaker Andrezinho (known as Tavares in South Korea) playing a significant role. Choi was usually fielded as a substitute. Following the conclusion of the 2007 season, he transferred to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

Choi retired from football in 2015 due to an injury.

International career

At international level, Choi was part of the South Korean Olympic football team in 2004. At the Olympics, South Korea finished second in Group A, making it through to the next round, but was defeated by eventual silver medal winners Paraguay.^[1]

Choi was also a member of the South Korean World Cup team in 2002, but spent most of the tournament on the bench.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Anyang LG Cheetahs	2000	K League	12	1	2	0	4	0	2	0	20	1
	2001	K League	26	0	1	0	5	0	2	1	34	1
	2002	K League	22	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	24	2
	2003	K League	36	3	1	0	—		—		37	3
	Total		96	6	4	0	9	0	6	1	115	7
Incheon United	2004	K League	23	5	0	0	0	0	—		23	5
Shimizu S-Pulse	2005	J1 League	25	5	4	1	8	3	—		37	9
Pohang Steelers	2006	K League	21	1	1	0	4	1	—		26	2
	2007	K League	13	0	5	2	6	1	—		24	3
	Total		34	1	6	2	10	2	—		50	5
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2008	K League	18	4	2	0	8	0	—		28	4
	2009	K League	28	9	2	0	4	0	—		34	9
	2010	K League	12	2	0	0	3	0	6	1	21	3
	Total		58	15	4	0	15	0	6	1	83	16
FC Seoul	2010	K League	16	6	0	0	0	0	—		16	6
	2011	K League	13	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	16	1
	2012	K League	28	2	1	0	0	0	—		29	2
	2013	K League 1	10	0	2	0	—		4	0	16	0
	Total		67	8	4	0	0	0	6	1	77	9
Ulsan Hyundai	2014	K League 1	1	0	0	0	—		2	0	3	0
Career total			304	40	22	3	42	5	19	3	388	51

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[2]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	2000	4	2
	2001	6	1
	2002	10	1
	2003	5	0
	2005	2	0
	2009	2	0
	2012	1	0
Career total		30	4

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Choi Tae-uk
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 April 2000	Seoul, South Korea	Mongolia	3–0	6–0	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2	7 April 2000	Seoul, South Korea	Mongolia	6–0	6–0	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3	10 November 2001	Seoul, South Korea	Croatia	1–0	2–0	Friendly
4	20 April 2002	Daegu, South Korea	Costa Rica	2–0	2–0	Friendly