Choi Sang-kook

Choi Sang-Kook
최상국

Personal information
Full name	Choi Sang-Kook
Date of birth	February 15, 1961
Place of birth	Chungju, Chungbuk, South Korea
Playing position	Manager (Former Forward)
Club information
Current team	Seoul United FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983-1991	POSCO Atoms	149	(31)
National team^‡
1983-1989	South Korea	16	(8)
Teams managed
1992-2003	Cheongju University
2004-2013	Howon University
2014-present	Seoul United FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2014. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2008

Choi Sang-Kook (born February 15, 1961) is a South Korea football manager and former footballer who plays as a forward. He played only for POSCO Atoms.

Career

Sang-Kuk was the top scorer in the 1987 K-League season and he was also the top assister. He broke Piyapong Piew-on's record in the 1985 K-League season. He is the last man that was the top scorer and assister in the same season . He was part of the South Korea national football team. He played at 1984 AFC Asian Cup, 1986 Asian Games, 1988 Summer Olympics and many of South Korea's matches. He played at the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification, but he failed to join the final squad.

Club career statistics

All-Time Club Performance

Club	Season	League			League Cup			AFC Champions League			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assts	Apps	Goals	Assts	Apps	Goals	Assts	Apps	Goals	Assts
POSCO Atoms	1983	16	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	2	4
	1984	23	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	4	1
	1985	20	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	2	2
	1986	9	1	3	10	1	1	-	-	-	19	2	4
	1987	30	15	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	30	15	8
	1988	11	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	2	1
	1989	8	2	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	2	0
	1990	19	3	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	3	0
	1991	13	0	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	0	2
	Total	149	31	21	10	1	1	-	-	-	159	32	22
Career Totals		149	31	21	10	1	1	-	-	-	159	32	22

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
October 4, 1984	Seoul	Cameroon	3 goals	5-0	Olympic Stadium opening anniversary
October 13, 1984	Calcutta	Pakistan	1 goal	6-0	1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification
June 12, 1987	Busan	United States	1 goal	1-0	1987 President's Cup
December 17, 1987	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	1 goal	1-0	1987 Merdeka Cup
May 25, 1989	Seoul	Nepal	2 goals	9-0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification

External links

• Choi Sang-kook – K League stats at kleague.com
  
• FIFA Player Statistics
• Choi Sang-kook at National-Football-Teams.com