Choi Eun-sung
Choi Eun-sung (born 5 April 1971) is a South Korean former professional footballer who last played for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. He spent 15 seasons as the goalkeeper with Daejeon Citizen.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Choi Eun-sung | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Hanam, Gyeonggi, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1996 | University of Incheon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995 | Kookmin Bank | ||
| 1995–1996 | Sangmu FC (military service) | ||
| 1997–2011 | Daejeon Citizen | 352 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 68 | (0) |
| Total | 420 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2002 | South Korea | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
| Choi Eun-sung | |
| Hangul | 최은성 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 崔殷誠 |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Eun-seong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe ŭn-sŏng |
He played for the South Korea national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
He was the first goalkeeper to score in the AFC Champions League, in a match against Monte Carlo on 9 October 2002. Daejeon Citizen went on to win the match 5–1.
In February 2012, just before the 2012 league campaign, Choi requested to extend his contract with Daejeon for one more year, but the board rejected his proposal and he was forced to leave the club and become a free agent. On 23 March 2012, Choi joined Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on a one-year deal. While at Jeonbuk, Choi sportingly scored an own goal on purpose during a match against Seongnam, after team-mate Lee Dong-gook accidentally scored while attempting to return the ball to Seongnam's goalkeeper; Seongnam won the match 2-1.[1]
Club career statistics
- As of 23 March 2012
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 1997 | Daejeon Citizen | K League 1 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | - | |||||
| 1998 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 1999 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2000 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2001 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2002 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 2003 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | - | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | - | 40 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |||||||||||
| Career total | 352 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
National team
References
- "12 footballers who scored (or threatened) deliberate own goals - and why". FourFourTwo. FourFourTwo. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
External links
- Choi Eun-sung – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- National Team Player Record (in Korean)
- Choi Eun-sung at National-Football-Teams.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kim Jung-Su |
Daejeon Citizen captain 2003-2006 |
Succeeded by Kang Jung-Hoon |
| Preceded by Kim Gil-Sik |
Daejeon Citizen captain 2009 |
Succeeded by Hwang Ji-Yoon |
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