Choi Moon-sik

Choi Moon-sik (born 6 January 1971) is a South Korean football coach and former player. He is considered one of the greatest creative technicians in South Korean football history, and his nickname was also the "Technician" during his playing career.^[2] He was a participant in the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Choi Moon-sik

Choi in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Choi Moon-sik
Date of birth	(1971-01-06) 6 January 1971 (age 54)
Place of birth	Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1998	Pohang Steelers	127	(26)
1996–1997	→ Sangmu FC (draft)
1999–2000	Jeonnam Dragons	48	(8)
2001	Oita Trinita	9	(2)
2001	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	12	(0)
2002	Bucheon SK	20	(2)
Total		216	(38)
International career
1988[1]	South Korea U20
1991	South Korea U23	4	(3)
1993–1997	South Korea	38	(9)
Managerial career
2011	Jeonnam Dragons (assistant)
2012	South Korea U17
2012–2013	South Korea U20 (assistant)
2013–2015	South Korea U23 (assistant)
2015–2016	Daejeon Citizen
2017	Yanbian Funde (assistant)
2023	Kelantan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Choi Moon-sik
Hangul	최문식
Hanja	崔文植
Revised Romanization	Choe Mun-sik
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Mun-sik

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			League cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pohang Steelers	1989	K League	17	6	—		17	6
	1990	K League	20	2	—		20	2
	1991	K League	18	1	—		20	2
	1992	K League	24	5	7	1	31	6
	1993	K League	11	2	2	3	13	5
	1994	K League	19	6	0	0	19	6
	1995	K League	0	0	6	1	6	1
	1998	K League	18	4	18	2	36	6
	Total		127	26	33	7	160	33
Sangmu FC (draft)	1996	Semipro League	?	?	?[a]	?	?	?
	1997	Semipro League	?	?	?[a]	?	?	?
	Total		?	?	?	?	?	?
Jeonnam Dragons	1999	K League	26	5	7	2	33	7
	2000	K League	22	3	10	1	32	4
	Total		48	8	17	3	65	11
Oita Trinita	2001	J2 League	9	2	4	0	13	2
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2001	K League	12	0	0	0	12	0
Bucheon SK	2002	K League	20	2	7	1	27	3
Career total			216	38	61	11	277	49

1. Appearance(s) in Korean Semi-professional Championship

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[3]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	1993	17	4
	1994	3	0
	1996	4	1
	1997	14	4
Career total		38	9

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Choi Moon-sik

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 May 1993	Beirut, Lebanon	India	2–0	3–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	15 May 1993	Beirut, Lebanon	Hong Kong	3–0	3–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	5 June 1993	Seoul, South Korea	Hong Kong	1–0	4–1	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	27 September 1993	Seoul, South Korea	Australia	1–0	1–0	Friendly
5	5 August 1996	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Guam	9–0	9–0	1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6	22 February 1997	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2–0	2–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	2 March 1997	Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	3–1	3–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	12 June 1997	Seoul, South Korea	Egypt	3–1	3–1	1997 Korea Cup
9	14 June 1997	Suwon, South Korea	Ghana	3–0	3–0	1997 Korea Cup

Managerial statistics

As of match played 1 April 2023

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record					Ref.
			Pld	W	D	L	Win %
Daejeon Citizen	27 May 2015	30 October 2016	70	20	15	35	028.57	[citation needed]
Kelantan	12 January 2023	4 April 2023	6	1	1	4	016.67	[citation needed]
Career total			76	21	16	39	027.63

Honours

Pohang Steelers

• K League 1: 1992
• Korean League Cup: 1993
• Asian Club Championship: 1997–98

Sangmu FC

• Korean Semi-professional League (Autumn): 1996, 1997
• Korean National Championship: 1996

Jeonnam Dragons

• Korean League Cup runner-up: 2000+

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

• Korean League Cup: 2001
• Asian Club Championship: 2000–01
• Asian Super Cup: 2001

Individual

• Korean President's Cup top goalscorer: 1996^[4]
• Korean National Championship Best Player: 1996^[5]
• K League All-Star: 2000^[6]
• K League '90s All-Star Team: 2003^[7]