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 midfielder and manager. He is the current director of Daegu FC.

Cho Kwang-rae

Cho in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Cho Kwang-rae
Date of birth	(1954-03-19) 19 March 1954 (age 71)
Place of birth	Jinju, Gyeongnam, South Korea
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Attacking 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

International career

Cho was selected for the 1976 World University Football Championship in Uruguay. South Korea advanced to the final after defeating Brazil, Chile and the Netherlands. In the final against Paraguay, he won a crucial penalty and Paraguay forfeited the match after two players who did not 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 midfielders ever.

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 a tiki-taka-esque style of play 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]
• K League All-Star: 2004^[29]