Cho Byung-kuk

Cho Byung-Kuk
조병국
Personal information
Full name	Cho Byung-Kuk
Date of birth	July 1, 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Ulsan, South Korea
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Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
2000–2001	Yonsei University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2004	Suwon Bluewings
2005–2010	Seongnam Ilhwa
2011	Vegalta Sendai
2012–2013	Júbilo Iwata
2014	Shanghai Shenhua
2015	Chonburi
International career‡
2003–2004	South Korea U-23
2003–2011	South Korea
Medal record
	Representing South Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2014; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of Jan 10, 2014

Cho Byung-Kuk (Hangul: 조병국; born July 1, 1981) is a South Korean international football.

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 2005, he joined Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.

He was part of the 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 Shanghai Greenland Shenhua.^[1]

As of December 31, 2013

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Korea Republic			League		FA Cup		K-League Cup		Asia		Total
2002	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	K-League	18	2			5	1
2003			29	0	0	0	-		-		29	0
2004			14	1	0	0	0	0	-		14	1
2005	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma		12	0	1	0	0	0	-		13	0
2006			28	0	1	0	12	0	-		41	0
2007			25	0	0	0	1	1	9	2	35	3
2008			18	0	1	0	7	0	-		26	0
2009			19	2	3	0	7	0	-		29	2
2010			26	0	2	0	4	0	11	1	43	1
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Asia		Total
2011	Vegalta Sendai	J. League Division 1	28	0	1	0	4	0	-		33	0
2012	Jubilo Iwata		23	6	0	0	0	0	-		23	6
2013	Jubilo Iwata		21	1	0	0	3	0	-		24	1
China PR			League		FA Cup		CSL Cup		Asia		Total
2014	Shanghai Shenhua	Chinese Super League	28	0	2	0	-		-		30	0
Country	Korea Republic		189	5	8	0	36	2	20	3	253	10
	Japan		72	7	1	0	7	0	0	0	80	7
	China PR		28	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
Total			289	12	11	0	43	2	20	3	363	17

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
February 18, 2004	Suwon	Lebanon	1 goal	2-0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Cho Byung-kuk – K League stats at kleague.com
National Team Player Record (Korean)
FIFA Player Statistics
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