Cho_Jae-jin
Cho Jae-jin
South Korean footballer (born 1981)
Cho Jae-jin (Korean: 조재진; born 9 July 1981) is a former South Korean football player.
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | 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) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | South Korea U20 | 5 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | South Korea U23 | 28 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2008 | South Korea | 40 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
| Cho Jae-jin | |
| Hangul | 조재진 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Jae-jin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Chaejin |
Cho emerged as a national star when he played for South Korean under-23 team in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3][4]
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.[5]
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.
Club
| 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
| 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.
| 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 |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kick A Goal Season 1 | Himself | [9] | |
| 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 |
Player
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
- Korean League Cup: 2000, 2001[10]
- Korean Super Cup: 2000[10]
- Asian Club Championship: 2000–01[11]
- Asian Super Cup: 2001[12]
Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo
- Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 2002[13]
- Korean Semi-professional Championship runner-up: 2002
Shimizu S-Pulse
- Emperor's Cup runner-up: 2005
Gamba Osaka
South Korea
- AFC Asian Cup third place: 2007[14]
Television personality
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBS Entertainment Awards | 2022 | Leader of the Year Award[lower-alpha 1] | Kick A Goal | Won | [16] |
- Shared with Ha Seok-ju, Kim Byung-ji, Kim Tae-young, Choi Jin-cheul, Choi Sung-yong, Lee Eul-yong, Hyun Young-min, Lee Young-pyo, Oh Beom-seok and Baek Ji-hoon[15]
- 한국올림픽축구대표팀 명단 (in Korean). Busan Ilbo. 19 July 2004.
- "Six top talents made for the Premiership". The Guardian. 29 June 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- 조재진, 멀고 험한 프리미어리그 진출 (in Korean). OhmyNews. 30 December 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- 조재진 전북 현대 입단 “잉글랜드 진출 꿈은 계속” (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- 조재진, 은퇴 선언 '충격'…부상으로 선수생활 불가능 (in Korean). The Korea Economic Daily. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- Cho Jae-jin – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- "Cho Jae-jin at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- Cho Jae-jin at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yoo, Kyung-sang (12 October 2022). 골때녀’ 새 감독 조재진, 아나콘다 8연패 원인? “체력”. Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- Lee, Seung-soo; Trevena, Mark (8 April 2020). "South Korea – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- Fujioka, Atsushi; Halchuk, Stephen; Stokkermans, Karel (25 March 2020). "Asian Champions' Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- Fujioka, Atsushi (21 July 2002). "Asian Super Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- Stokkermans, Karel (7 February 2019). "Asian Nations Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- Lee, Min-ji (17 December 2022). 골때녀 잔칫날’ 감독진 11명, 올해의 리더상 [2022 SBS 연예대상] [Leader of the Year Award [2022 SBS Entertainment Awards], 11 directors]. Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- Lee, Seung-gil (18 December 2022). 유재석, 감격의 '대상' 영예…통산 19번째 트로피 품었다 [2022 SBS 연예대상] (종합) [Yoo Jae-seok had the honor of the "Grand Prize"...won his 19th trophy in his career [2022 SBS Entertainment Awards] (comprehensive)]. Naver (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- Cho Jae-jin – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Cho Jae-jin – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Cho Jae-jin – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Cho Jae-jin at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)