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31 / South Korea · 1975–1986

Cho Young-jeung

CB
Caps · South Korea
109
Goals · South Korea
1
Life
1954
Clubs
Portland Timbers, Chicago Sting, FC Seoul
#31
Editorial rank of 33 for South Korea
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

A sweeper by trade, he scored in six consecutive K League matches in 1984, a run that stood until Hwang Sun-hong broke it in 1995, and in 1982 he had already made the NASL All-Star first team with the Portland Timbers. Career record: 109 caps and 1 goals for South Korea; club career at Portland Timbers, Chicago Sting, FC Seoul.

Career sourcesCareer dates · checked 4 October 2026
Identity and career · Wikidata Q486041

Career record

1977–1981Industrial Bank of Korea
1978–1980Sangmu
1981–1982Portland Timbers
1983–1983Chicago Sting
1984–1987FC Seoul
South Korea109 caps, 1 goals

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Around Young-jeung in the almanac

One rank above: Park Kyung-hoon at #30.

One rank below: Kim Jin-su at #32.

South Korea's editorial top five: Son Heung-min · Cha Bum-kun · Park Ji-sung · Hong Myung-bo · Kim Min-jae.

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