Cho Byung-deuk

In this Korean name, the family name is Cho.

Cho Byung-deuk (Korean: 조병득, born May 26, 1958) is a South Korean former football player and goalkeeper coach.

Cho Byung-deuk

Personal information
Full name	Cho Byung-deuk
Date of birth	(1958-05-26) 26 May 1958 (age 67)
Place of birth	Ganghwa, Gyeonggi,[1] South Korea
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1972–1974	Seoul Physical Education Middle School
1975–1977	Seoul Physical Education High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1980	Myongji University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978	POSCO FC
1981–1986	Hallelujah FC	62	(0)
1987–1990	POSCO Atoms	72	(0)
Total		134	(0)
International career‡
1977[2]	South Korea U20
1978[3]	South Korea B
1979–1989	South Korea	44	(0)
Managerial career
1997–1998	Hallelujah FC
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's football Asian Games 1986 Seoul Team AFC Asian Cup 1980 Kuwait Team 1988 Qatar Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 May 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 May 2009

Playing career

Cho played for South Korea in 1980 AFC Asian Cup, 1986 Asian Games, 1988 Summer Olympics and 1988 AFC Asian Cup.^[4] He conceded 29 goals in 44 international matches and won the 1986 Asian Games.^[4] He was also selected as a member of South Korean squad for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, but was pushed to the bench by his rival Oh Yun-kyo. He couldn't appear in the World Cup.^[5]

Style of play

Cho is regarded as one of the greatest South Korean goalkeepers of all time.^[6][7] He had a supple and nimble body, and showed accurate goal kicks.^[5][7] He is the first goalkeeper to provide an assist in the K League.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

Source:^[8]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
POSCO FC	1978	Semipro League	?	?	?[a]	?	?[b]	?	?	?
Hallelujah FC	1981	Semipro League	?	?	?[a]	?	?[b]	?	?	?
	1982	Semipro League	?	?	?[a]	?	?[b]	?	?	?
	1983	K League	15	0	—		—		15	0
	1984	K League	28	0	—		—		28	0
	1985	K League	19	0	—		—		19	0
	1986	Semipro League	?	?	?[a]	?	?[b]	?	?	?
	Total		62	0	?	?	?	?	62	0
POSCO Atoms	1987	K League	18	0	—		—		18	0
	1988	K League	6	0	?[a]	?	—		6	0
	1989	K League	25	0	?[a]	?	—		25	0
	1990	K League	23	0	—		—		23	0
	Total		72	0	?	?	—		72	0
Career total			134	0	?	?	?	?	134	0

1. Appearance(s) in Korean National Championship
2. Appearance(s) in Korean President's Cup

Honours

Myongji University

• Korean National Championship runner-up: 1979^[9]

Hallelujah FC

• K League 1: 1983^[9]

POSCO Atoms

• K League 1: 1988^[9]

South Korea

• Asian Games: 1986^[10]
• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1980, 1988^[11][12]
• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1987^[13]

Individual

• Korean FA Best XI: 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988^{[14][15][16][17][18]}
• K League 1 Best XI: 1983^[19]
• K League 1 Best Goalkeeper: 1983, 1987^[19][20]
• K League '80s All-Star Team: 2003^[21]