Cho Kwang-rae

Cho Kwang-rae

Cho in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Cho Kwang-rae
Date of birth	(1954-03-19) 19 March 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Jinju, Gyeongnam, South Korea
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Youth career
1971–1973[1]	Jinju High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1977	Yonsei University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1979	POSCO FC
1980–1981	ROK Army (draft)
1982–1987	Daewoo Royals	44	(3)
International career
1976	South Korea B
1977–1986	South Korea	100	(15)
Managerial career
1987–1992	Daewoo Royals (assistant)
1992	South Korea (assistant)
1992–1994	Daewoo Royals
1995–1997	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (assistant)
1999–2004	Anyang LG Cheetahs
2007–2010	Gyeongnam FC
2010–2011	South Korea
Medal record Men's football Representing  South Korea (as player) FISU World University Championships 1976 Uruguay[2] Team[3] Asian Games 1978 Bangkok Team 1986 Seoul Team AFC Asian Cup 1980 Kuwait Team Representing  South Korea (as manager) AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qatar Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cho Kwang-rae
Hangul	조광래
Hanja	趙廣來
Revised Romanization	Jo Gwang-lae
McCune–Reischauer	Cho Kwang-rae

In this Korean name, the family name is Cho.

Cho Kwang-rae (Korean: 조광래, born March 19, 1954) is a former South Korean football player and manager. He is the current director of Daegu FC.

International career

Cho was selected for the university students' national team for the 1976 World University Football Championship in Uruguay. South Korea advanced to the final after defeating Brazil, Chile and the Netherlands in the championship. In the final against Paraguay, he won a crucial penalty, and Paraguay gave up the match after two Paraguayan players who didn't accept the judgement were sent off for hitting the referee.[4]

Cho played for the senior national team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Cho contributed to South Korea's draw by providing an assist against Bulgaria, but he scored a fatal own goal in the last match that South Korea lost 3–2 to Italy.

In the 1986 Asian Games, Cho consecutively scored team's first goals in the semi-finals and the final. South Korea won a gold medal in the tournament and Cho selected the final match against Saudi Arabia as the best match in his international career.[5]

Style of play

Nicknamed "The Computer" for his tactical acumen, Cho is regarded as one of the greatest South Korean central midfielders of all time.

Managerial career

Cho began his coaching career in the K League after his retirement, winning the league with the Anyang LG Cheetahs and turning a young Gyeongnam FC side, known as "Cho's Kindergarten", into title contenders.[6]

Cho assumed the South Korean national team head coach position after the 2010 FIFA World Cup and Huh Jung-moo's resignation. He tried to implement tiki-taka on the Korean squad, which backfired badly. After losing to Lebanon in a 2014 World Cup qualifier, Cho was sacked.[7]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	1977	20	2
	1978	15	3
	1979	5	4
	1980	16	4
	1981	11	0
	1982	10	0
	1985	13	0
	1986	10	2
Career total		100	15

Appearances and goals by competition

Competition	Apps	Goals
Friendlies	14	0
Minor competitions	40	7
Asian Games	14	4
AFC Asian Cup qualification	2	0
AFC Asian Cup	5	0
Summer Olympics qualification	6	4
FIFA World Cup qualification	16	0
FIFA World Cup	3	0
Total	100	15

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Cho Kwang-rae

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 July 1977	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	9	Indonesia	2–0	5–1	1977 Pestabola Merdeka
2	26 July 1977	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	10	Burma	3–0	4–0	1977 Pestabola Merdeka
3	12 July 1978	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	24	Japan	1–0	4–0	1978 Pestabola Merdeka
4	10 December 1978	Bangkok, Thailand	29	Bahrain	1–0	5–1	1978 Asian Games
5					2–0
6	8 September 1979	Seoul, South Korea	38	Sudan	6–0	8–0	1979 Korea Cup
7	16 September 1979	Incheon, South Korea	40	Bangladesh	4–0	9–0	1979 Korea Cup
8					6–0
9					9–0
10	22 March 1980	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	44	Japan	2–0	3–1	1980 Summer Olympics qualification
11					3–0
12	31 March 1980	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	47	Brunei	1–0	3–0	1980 Summer Olympics qualification
13	3 April 1980	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	48	Indonesia	1–0	1–0	1980 Summer Olympics qualification
14	3 October 1986	Seoul, South Korea	99	Indonesia	1–0	4–0	1986 Asian Games
15	5 October 1986	Seoul, South Korea	100	Saudi Arabia	1–0	2–0	1986 Asian Games

Honours

Player

Yonsei University

• Korean National Championship runner-up: 1974[9]

ROK Army

• Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1980[10]
• Korean President's Cup runner-up: 1980[11]

Daewoo Royals

• K League 1: 1984, 1987[12]
• Korean League Cup runner-up: 1986[13]
• Asian Club Championship: 1985–86[14]

South Korea B

• FISU World University Championships: 1976[15]

South Korea

• Asian Games: 1978, 1986[16]
• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1980[17]

Individual

• Korean FA Best XI: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
• Korean FA Most Valuable Player: 1981[22]
• K League 1 Best XI: 1983[26]
• K League '80s All-Star Team: 2003[27]

Manager

Anyang LG Cheetahs

• K League 1: 2000[12]
• Korean League Cup runner-up: 1999[13]
• Korean Super Cup: 2001[13]
• Asian Club Championship runner-up: 2001–02[14]

Gyeongnam FC

• Korean FA Cup runner-up: 2008[13]

South Korea

• AFC Asian Cup third place: 2011[17]

Individual

• K League 1 Manager of the Year: 2000[28]

References

1. '영원한 진주 축구인' 파란만장 인생이야기 (in Korean). Gyeongnam Ilbo. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
2. "Football". FISU. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
3. 축구대표1陣 보강 2陣6명 편입┈대학선발군도 뽑아 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 1 July 1976.
4. 한국 축구 첫 세계 제패는 1976년이었다 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 27 September 2010.
5. 조광래는 누구인가? 축구 인생 '하이라이트 5선' (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. 21 July 2010.
6. 경남을 누가 ‘조광래 유치원’이라 했나 (in Korean). Segye Ilbo. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
7. [뉴시스아이즈]미완성으로 끝난 조광래 '만화축구' (in Korean). Newsis. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
8. "Cho Kwang-rae at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
9. 全國蹴球폐막 高大,3년만에 覇權 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 2 December 1974.
10. 실업축구 충의·서울시청 공동우승 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 24 March 1980. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
11. 大統領杯 전국축구 延大 강호忠義꺾고 우승 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 15 May 1980. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
12. Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
13. Lee, Seung-soo; Trevena, Mark (8 April 2020). "South Korea - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
14. Fujioka, Atsushi; Halchuk, Stephen; Stokkermans, Karel (25 March 2020). "Asian Champions' Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
15. "Universiade 1976". RSSSF. 14 November 2003.
16. Stokkermans, Karel (6 September 2018). "Asian Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
17. Stokkermans, Karel (7 February 2019). "Asian Nations Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
18. 趙榮增 최우수選手로 新聞·通信 蹴球기자 선정 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 26 December 1977.
19. 최우수선수 金在漢 蹴球베스트11 선정 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 16 January 1979.
20. 최우수選手 朴成華 체육기자단 蹴球11 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 26 December 1979.
21. 80最優秀선수 李榮武 蹴球기자단 選定…27일표창 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 21 January 1981.
22. 축구 최우수선수 趙廣來 뽑혀 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 8 January 1982.
23. 축구「베스트11」선정 축구 記者團. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 17 January 1984. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
24. 85축구 베스트11 선정. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 22 January 1986. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
25. 축구「올해의 베스트11」선정. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 17 December 1986. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
26. 축구記者團 GK 趙炳得등 베스트11 선정 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 26 September 1983.
27. [프로축구]80년대 vs 90년대 축구 왕별들 뜬다…15일 OB 올스타전 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
28. [프로축구 시상식] 최우수선수에 최용수 (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. 26 December 2000.

External links

• Cho Kwang-rae – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Cho Kwang-rae – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Cho Kwang-rae at National-Football-Teams.com